>>17736092Karamanlis’ dream and the promise of Europe was indeed the integration of Greece to the Western sphere of influence. The whole reason this never worked out were the socialist influences leftover in politicians (ΠΑΣΟΚ) and in the people that voted for them. And when I say socialist, I don’t mean Norway, I mean Brazil and Argentina. Greece actually IS the favela of Europe, on a meta-level.
You may think that your issues with public servants that can’t get fired, or with politicians that brazenly steal your money and laugh you out are uniquely Greek. Indeed, a German would never understand you. But a Brazilian or Argentinian would.