"It is true that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not of the few. But while there exists equal justice to all and alike in their private disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the reward of merit." Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration.
How do you find the quote above? Some of you might think it's elitist. Isn't democracy supposed to put all citizens equal opposite the law and the state? I know this may sound like a terribly scary slippery slope but I think not. Democracy only works if the people who vote are educated and can form an informed opinion about the matters of a state. Give power to a bunch of uneducated, oppressed, entitled idiots and what do you get? A disgustingly high percentage of a nazi party in Athens! The Greek media are fluffing about trying to make sense of it again. Some of them call it an "unfortunate surprise". My God, the word understatement was invented for a reason... They talk about people's anger against the older political system that needs to be channelled somewhere, or even people's financial uncertainty that turns them against immigrants etc. And I say: bullshit. Complete and utter bullshit. People do not deserve their vote, because voting should come with some obligations: go read a book, open your eyes, read a newspaper, educate yourself on what these people stand for and don't just sit there repeating the bullshit the media are feeding you. You don't like reading about stuff, no vote for you, then. You want to remain an ignorant idiot? No vote for you.
I am sick and tired of people talking about their "rights". In Athens, since we are taking the Athenian democracy as a model and an ideal, if you didn't participate in the open political discussions in the Agora, you lost your right to vote. Simple as that. If you cared only for the affairs of your "own house" (that is what being an "idiot" originally meant) then you could not vote. Being ignorant on political matters made you ineligible to vote, end of.
You call that elitism? Then Golden Dawn it is.
