SYRIZA and the People

We don't need elections to hear the people's mandate, they speak through Alexis Tsipras. That, at least, is what he would like us to believe. Unlike the Pythia, who liked to confuse those who appealed to Apollo for prophesies, the prime minister's message is clear as day: The people and SYRIZA are one and the same, SYRIZA does not stem from the people nor does it represent a percentage of them; this duo is indivisible and one in essence.
"The Greek people surged to power through their stand and their activism against austerity policies and in demand of greater democracy, and also with their vote in the electoral contests of 2015," the prime minister told Parliament yesterday, during the debate on constitutional reform. To make himself even clearer, Tsipras addressed the leader of the opposition directly. "The Greek people did not come to the fore only to withdraw again after...