tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671825.post114784884528495131..comments2023-10-18T19:06:42.671+04:00Comments on North Michigan Avenue: Political Positioning in Greece: A Market VoidΣτέφανος Αθανασιάδηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10198281071074837857noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671825.post-1148968435379023012006-05-30T09:53:00.000+04:002006-05-30T09:53:00.000+04:00The distinction is not meant to be normative, but ...The distinction is not meant to be normative, but descriptive. That is why I tried not to make any judgemental statements with negative-positive connotation for any part of the y-axis. It is just the way politicians can be perceived from the public as products, cannot be morally right or wrong.<BR/><BR/>But methodology aside, you definitely have a point, the politicians on the "patriotic" extreme currently tend to be moronic nationalists that can have no appeal to the most progressive, well-educated segment of the electorate. And this is exactly my point: there is a market void for politicians that do "get it" about the economy, but can also come across as patriots and thus inspire and motivate the people.<BR/>Personally I cannot see why not to have econonomic liberal politicians that are driven by their passion for Greece.Στέφανος Αθανασιάδηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198281071074837857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671825.post-1148656593063622062006-05-26T19:16:00.000+04:002006-05-26T19:16:00.000+04:00I dont think I would distiguih between patriots an...I dont think I would distiguih between patriots and cosmopolitans.<BR/><BR/>I guess all Greek politicians have to care about Greek interests. The distinction is more between pragmatists and fanatics. The former believe that a war would be disastrous, that our continuing differences with Turkey are damaging etc. The latter just want to see the Marmaromenos Vasilias wake up again :-)<BR/><BR/>Or you could distinguih between racist xenophobes and tolerant internationalists. The former want a "pure. homogeneous Greece" with a minimum of immigrants and a dominant Christian-Greek culture. The later want more immigrants and a more open culture...S Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494314043804907813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24671825.post-1148656489471299002006-05-26T19:14:00.000+04:002006-05-26T19:14:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.S Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494314043804907813noreply@blogger.com