Indifference

The underwhelming performance of Greek students in the latest PISA (the acronym stands for Program for International Student Assessment) competition organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development likely did not come as a surprise. 

The barrage of information regarding the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, when and how the lockdown might be gradually lifted, and government assistance to businesses and individuals affected by the crisis appears to have overshadowed the tragic reality that over 1,000 lives have been lost.

Athens is seriously starting to resemble a city that has surrendered, especially after yesterday's events in the downtown area. 

The rampage on Ermou Street was a vivid reminder that there is no one to protect the properties and livelihoods of the country's citizens, no one to uphold law and order, against the destructive rage of a small yet very determined group of punks.