Peter's Viewpoint

Athens Greece, the skies above are a sickly orange red color, the winds are steadily increasing due to the expanding fire that rages out of control for two days now bringing with them an increasing terror to people who have not lost their homes as yet.

Why has this happened?  The sad truth is that the modern Greek politicians place the value of their party above that of the people of Greece.

For years now with each and every change of the Greek government, the politicians failed not only to establish new works toward the progress of society but they also failed to update the existing infrastructure and framework of a country that has been criticized internationally for it’s procrastination.

I won’t single out any one political party because for me they are all at fault for the latest inability to restrict and stop the wildfires when they should have.  This failure has cost the people of Attiki, the area that encompasses Athens and suburbs, their homes and belongings.

Greece’s leaders have abandoned the country for years now in pursuit of personal financial rewards that are even more evident now with the case of Siemens personnel testifying that they have paid bribes to the three major parties of New Democracy (currently in power), Pasok, and the KKE (the communist party).

Poor management decisions effectively avoiding the inevitable are the main reason for many of the failures.  Avoidance is a method to hopefully guarantee that the politicians will not loose the votes of their constituents.  In the case of fires in Greece, many of these have to do with land ownership issues ranging from individuals to city areas to the Greek Orthodox Church claiming ownership of land and the failure of government to establish and effect a decision.  Other issues are “forgotten” until external forces put them into the international view such as that of the issue of Macedonia.

The current branding of the Greek Nation is that of corruption producing depravation and abusing a wealth of inheritance achieved by the Ancient Greeks.
If Greek politicians fail to do otherwise, the payment of future generations will be measured other than in Euros.

The Greek people must put aside their party fixation and force the creation of a new party that will be for the country, the people, and a progressive patriotic outlook not only to create a positive psychology but to actually earn prosperity.