“The Greeks do not have a long history with democracy”
Sigh.
Yours is certainly an interesting perspective, but it perhaps blinds us to this alternate point of view:
The Greeks have a very long history with democracy, and of episodes where that democracy struck out at prominent leaders to its detriment.
The fates of many, including Thucydides, Themistocles, Alcibades, and, perhaps most dramatically, Hippocrates, show definite parallels to the current situation.
Nuts. The last name on that list should be “Socrates.” Sorry.
My last post should read:
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“The Greeks do not have a long history with democracy”
Sigh.
Yours is certainly an interesting perspective, but it perhaps blinds us to this alternate point of view:
The Greeks have a very long history with democracy, and of episodes where that democracy struck out at prominent leaders to its detriment.
The fates of many, including Thucydides, Themistocles, Alcibades, and, perhaps most dramatically, Socrates, show definite parallels to the current situation.