Onasagoras
Tragic comedic escapes, disconnections of solar panels, electricity from the occupied areas, a paramilitary organization that doesn’t recognize the state, and Yiannakis getting 18 trial postponements—these are just a few of the “entertaining” moments we’ve experienced in recent months. Honestly, we’ve had no shortage of drama and not a single moment of boredom.
This week, it was the hunters’ turn. They managed to embarrass the state and its institutions, with the police now “promising” that next time, “they’ll show them.” The moral of the story? Blocking roads with double-cab trucks and "foukous" is apparently the most effective way to get the government to shower you with promises, no matter how ridiculous your demands are—such as asking for a rabbit farm, as one of them did. Oh, little bunny, what a beating (and gunfire) you’ll get.
the representative of the Electricity Distribution System said, “No one forced consumers to install solar panels, and if they don’t like it, they can just remove them!”
In Parliament, the representative of the Electricity Distribution System said, “No one forced consumers to install solar panels, and if they don’t like it, they can just remove them!” Such absurd and unbelievable statements have been made in this country that nothing should surprise us anymore. But this? This takes audacity to a whole new level. I’ll leave it at that. The song lyrics that come to mind are those of Milionakis: “You’ll see, someday, they’ll call us monkeys, someday, they’ll call us fools.”
Now, let’s talk about a little “slip-up” from the United States. The U.S. military’s plans for an attack on Yemen accidentally found their way to a journalist. You might ask, why bring this up? Well, it’s to show that even the best of us make mistakes. Let’s all be a bit more lenient with our government’s “missteps.” Nobody is perfect, right?
Then there was the headline that looked like an April Fool’s joke, but we're still a week away from April 1st. It turns out that Yiannakis—yes, the infamous Yiannakis—was arrested to be forced into a trial, because otherwise, he probably would’ve retired before his case was ever heard.
And let’s not forget the recent protest organized by AKEL outside the Ministry of Finance over the cost of living. It’s true—the cost of living has skyrocketed, and no one can deny it. But AKEL, of all parties, is the last one that should be protesting, considering they were in charge when the country made its most disastrous economic mistakes. Still, not a single apology from them. Not one.
To end today’s column, here are some lyrics dedicated to the self-proclaimed “best of the best” in this country—who will always be timeless:
"They’ve got the posts, the fools,
They know it all by heart,
And they’ve come, they say, to save us,
Though they’ll never save us."
You’ll see, someday, they’ll call us monkeys; someday, they’ll call us fools.
*This article was translated from its Greek original
