The gap and the jump

Greece's progress does not depend only on the ambition, the plans and the actions of the government but also on the magnitude of the reaction and on society's support or indifference. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government have moved quickly and decisively, trying to create a set of faits accomplis before the wave of protest swells, before the opposition parties get organized, before the joy of victory among ruling party members gives way to concerns for the political cost of change. However, speed, aside from being necessary, also poses the risk of our underestimating the gap between the government's intentions and the result.
After decades in which the political system's priority was to serve the interests of various powerful groups and, secondly, those of the social whole, it is natural that every government will face a climate of generalized cynicism as well...