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Jennifer R. Povey@ninjafingers.bsky.social |
Every time I see these people, I think of the time I accidentally (courtesy of a flight diversion) found myself in Athens, Greece, on the day of their general election in 1987. I was 14 years old. The junta ruled from 1967 to 1974. The current democracy in Greece was *younger than me*
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Jennifer R. Povey
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The Greek general election was not merely an expression of democracy, it was a celebration of it. Voting was mandatory and everyone seemed to think that was the way it should be. Every hotel and bar TV screen was turned to the count. Young men and women cruised around Athens...
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