Over and above individuals and governments

Instead of celebrating the bicentennial of our independence from the Ottomans in the way we ought to and deserve, I wouldn't put it beyond us to find another pretext to divide us.

This could entail insults on social media and clashes over whether the struggle for independence was class-based or not, as well as acrimonious debates over the role of the Church and other such things. 

Unfortunately we are very prone to division. We proved this even during the years of the revolution. There were times when, while everything was literally hanging in the balance, we were poking each other's eyes out. Today it seems we want to believe that we would have nothing to lose from another round of division. 

The conditions favor a civil war over 1821. The public debate is unbearably toxic, with extreme voices dominating and setting the tone. The crisis and the demagogues that...