«Do you know who I am? I am the state.».
If certain actions were words, they would say, «I am the state.» Translated, this means, in my interpretation:
«Laws don't affect me, and I protect my own.» Tempi, OPECEPE, wiretapping, the Cretan mafia, etc., the owners of the state will make sure that the «big guys» get off lightly. It's all the fault of some low-level stationmaster, some frappe maker, some butcher, etc.
– «I am above the law.» They can cut down trees that block their view, open roads in nature reserves, verbally bully (whenever they feel like it) and, if necessary, pick up the phone and talk to their «close friend» the minister, member of parliament, party leader, or union leader, to «take care of my business.».
«I determine the use of public spaces.» Events can be stopped if the organizers raise their heads and challenge their authority. They can remove photographs they don't like from public buildings because symbols are important. We simply inform them that it's not a good idea for «someone» to go and take down the photograph from the new location where it was posted...
«I am the boss in the village, on the island, in the country.» They are on good terms with all kinds of authority, they do their bidding, and the «system» reciprocates. Basically, they want to be «the boss,» to control everything. Especially when it comes to «unruly locals» who challenge their authority, they want to crush them and will seek to do so by any means necessary.
Article 120…
Fine. They are the state, or so they think. What are we going to do?;
Article 2 of the Constitution states: «Respect for and protection of human dignity are the primary obligation of the State.» Article 4, paragraph 2 also states: «Greek men and women have equal rights and obligations.» Finally, Article 120(4) clarifies: «Compliance with the Constitution is entrusted to the patriotism of the Greek people»... The latter is the old Article 114 (for those who are familiar with it)...
In other words:
- The state is not you, it is all of us, and we are all equal. Besides, those of us who want the state to function democratically are far more numerous... Fortunately, the latter group includes many voters of the ruling party, who are indifferent to the fact that in the past they voted for those who are now breaking their pre-election promises.
2) It is our constitutional duty to put an end, once and for all, to those who usurp whatever power they have to impose their views and practices on other citizens.
3) It is our duty to resist, and we will do so. That is why we will defend those who are in the eye of the storm. No one is alone in this fight for democracy.
Simply because we are «old hands» at these matters, we inform the «local frappe makers» that when the «system» is threatened, it «burns» the second-class citizens. So let them not feel that «they are the state»; they are expendable...
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One of this summer's films, in the spirit of equality, justice, and solidarity, that is worth seeing is a Spanish film set in undemocratic times for the country, ”The 47th.".