What has become of us?

The speech by new House speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas underscored the desire for a different style of political discourse, beyond statements and counter-statements, beyond instant reactions on social media, unconditional attacks against political opponents, told-you-so quips and all such byproducts of the crisis.
It was a speech that was praised, analyzed and documented by observers. The speech of the new speaker, who was elected with a stunning majority, contained references to political and historical essays, and was laced with his literary background in a way that demonstrated that parliamentary deputies, political leaders and government officials have other ways of communicating their message than catchy soundbites.
It was also a reminder that all things which are happening to us today have been analyzed over the centuries. What changes is that each generation imposes...

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