Monday, 18 June 2012

Greeks' erratic voting, explained

Greece voted on Sunday 17th June (for yet another time this year) and the results(1) are revealing: majority to the conservative New Democracy led by a well-inspitalstentioned cretin, A. Samaras and runner up pseudo left-wing Syriza, led by con man wise-guy A. Tsipras. Syriza represents the politico-administrative mob in Greece.

The amazing result of 1 out of 4 Greeks voting for the mob is not as amazing as it seems at first.
This is what is happening:
  1.  the Greek mob's previous party cover was PASOK; as this party dwindled and with it, the support it gave to its hard-core patrons, originally known as the "Green Guards" (MPs, union leaders, activists, civil servants, purchasing departments in hospitals, etc). So, a chunk of its supporters moved lock stock & barrel to a new, revamped party called Syriza. The idea is good: you reposition yourself more to the left, the left being nostalgic chic in Greece, and the PASOK left colours having eroded completely. 
  2. Syriza already grouped all the starved "euro" left-wingers who, having bombed in all elections since WW-2 never had the chance to place a permanent hand in the till -- till now.
  • Thus moving, the PASOK "wise guys" join forces with Greece's wannabe wise guys and create the 2nd largest party -- the PASOK of the future.
  • So, Syriza is the party of the Greek "now is my turn to make my killing" mob.
 What is amazing is that 1 out of 4 Greeks believe that there is still time to make a quick kill -- even with the EU commission, the IMF & ECB breathing down their necks.


We must keep in mind that the runner up's pre-election slogans included, increasing the public sector payroll by recruiting another 100,000 civil servants, increase the salaries in the Public Sector (recently salaries in the public sector were cut -- as were pensions, unfortunately). He also vowed to tax business turn-over, to use individuals' bank deposits to finance all these changes and to change the course of the future for the European Union and the world at large...


The party has no concrete plans or strategy or tactics to offer, however!




In the face of such bullshit do the Syriza voters know something all the others do not?




















(1)Nea Democratia 29,66%,Syriza 26,89%, Pasok 12,28%, Independent Greeks (conservative) 7,51%, Chryssi Avgi (far right wing) 6,92%, Dimar (moderate left wing) 6,26%, KKE (communist party) 4,50%.

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