A crisis in our justice system

Greek society is plagued by a general sense of injustice and this malaise is the cause of many ills. Our democracy provides us with freedoms that most people on the planet can only envy, but the deep-rooted belief that we are not all equals, that justice serves the mighty and those who have access to them, confines us to juvenile political behavior and leads us to bankruptcy: When many feel that they are being cheated, they try to get as much as they can for themselves and will follow any politician who panders to this need, while no one cares about the cost to the state nor the division of the body politic. Even so, despite knowing about our justice system's weaknesses, the latest revelations are cause for surprise and alarm.

Unwittingly, by revealing the depth of the problem, the government has benefited the country. The childish effort to exploit the Novartis...