Presidential Elections in Greece:the triumph of personal expediency!

SO, what else is new? 

Greece's parliament (300 strong, for a population of ~10 million... not bad) voted 160 in favour of the presidential nominee. Not enough to instate a President.
Ridiculous people playing dangerous games: if Greece does NOT elect a President, general elections must be held.

All of this comes at a moment where the country is struggling to exit recession and move onto the tenuous path of recovery. Yet, Greece's members of Parliament and their entourage (media, advisers, cronies and the like) spend their time analysing and speculating -- not one giving paying attention or, at least, mentioning what would be good for the country for once.


Yet, when viewed from the point of view of Greek politicians', this lighthearted approach is understandable:
Greece's politicians and their cronies are well fed. Reportedly, many have amassed wealth and connections that guarantee further affluence. Most have no clue of how the world around them operates, what the market is and how business is conducted. Most have never held a proper job.

So, when a crisis like the present one hits them, they are blissfully unaware of the dangers or the repercussions of their actions; why should they, after all? They are comfortably off, their monetary needs are taken care of, they get a decent pension (better than decent: around  7k / month + extras) and... who cares if the Athens Stock Exchange dropped by 28% in just three days? They are not exposed and they do not understand what it is to be captive -- so they cannot feel it. They have no idea.

Their world is a theoretical world, or conceptual for those who have the gift to conceptualize, and nothing more; reality has to do with their home, their friends, their constituents and the favours they owe others...

Except for the actual wealth, the affluence: no theory here, that is one is for real. All public money.


Greece's politicians and their cronies: Never have so few owed so much to so many.