The many and the few

SYRIZA's argument that only it can represent the noble many against an evil minority highlights the confusion that reigns in Greece regarding who are the many and who the few, who are privileged and who are mere beasts of burden, what is progress and what is not.

It reveals a confusion of values, lazy thinking and a cynicism that we see not only in SYRIZA: There is a general trend toward oversimplifying complicated issues so that we can reinforce our own position and justify ourselves. Let us hope that SYRIZA's overexploitation of this trick - and its apparent failure - will show the need for honesty and serious arguments in our public debate.

How do we distinguish between the many and the few? When hundreds of thousands of citizens suffer needlessly because of sudden strikes and work stoppages by employees of the mass transit system, who are the many and who the few,...