6th of December 2009, one year has passed since the murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos which had started serious riots in Athens and in the rest of the Greek cities. According to the Press, it all started when two policemen clashed with a small teenage group of anti-authoritarian beliefs in a suburb of Athens called Exarhia which is home of people with alternative lifestyle beliefs. The policemen started to threaten the group swearing and after exchange of verbal abuse the teenagers expressed their reaction to the aggressiveness of the authority throwing stones to them. One of the policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas decided to fire with his gun and killed Alexandros. Witnesses say (people from the area who were watching the event from their balconies) no one of the policemen was harmed and the group only wanted to make them go away as they were very provocative. The two policemen were suspended and arrested. Continue reading »
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It is unbelievable what’s happening in the world now days. This is the year of 2009 and if you still cannot believe it? yes it is true. We came through wars, through dictatorships, we have suffered so much from the WWII, the consequence of the far right extremism that took place in Europe during the 30’s. Despite that this was one of the most destructive events the human race had to suffer there are still people who support nationalism (national conservatism) which is an integral part of the far-right ideology.
In previous posts especially in the “Artist and the Society” category we speak about the negative stereotypes the artists (especially those who are involved with modern arts) confront from the conservative society. I should clarify that the far right – nationalist supporters are the worst artist-haters in the world; they only appreciate the baroque-classical-romantic era musicians and support the idea of proudly preserving the ?pure? cultural background of each country. Unfortunately this is confirmed once again by taking the following example from Greece. Continue reading »
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When we hear the name Greece, two things come in mind. One is the rich ancient history and civilization with its huge offer to the modern world and the second is a sunbathed land, a beautiful island with wonderful beaches that makes everyone believe it is the perfect tourist destination. Nevertheless, what is the real image of modern Greece, not only regarding the music and arts but generally what is the contemporary Greek cultural background?
Thousands of years have passed since the end of the ancient glory. Many people believe that the modern Greeks are the direct descendants of the ancient geniuses but there are also others who support that the people of Greece of the 20th century have nothing to do with Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle etc as massive cultural and racial mixes occurred during the years of the Roman occupation, the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman occupation and after. There is no clear answer to that. It is common sense to reject that the evolution and human progress has to do with the DNA and other innate characteristics of a person or a group of people. The evolution is nothing more than the consequences of cultural interactions not only between people from different cultural backgrounds but even within the same social circle. The greatest cultural achievements do not belong to a specific society but they are part of the widespread human wisdom. You can call yourself wise if you have done something important, like a medical discovery, a musical invention, but you cannot call yourself civilized if you don’t understand that you have to share greatness. Continue reading »
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