Can't be neutral on a moving train

"Couch Revolution" is probably a genetically modified form of social resistance, essentially referring to inaction or to passive action at best. I think the term was born in modern-day Greece to describe the fact that despite all suppression and austerity of the last 8 years, no real social activism has been seen, no serious riots or other forms of massive protests have taken place, other than the bashing of the Government in the Social Media. Which are controlled by the Government itself to a great degree. And that, viewed from a different angle does not generate any social movement or any class change, essentially rendering any form of disagreement recorded rather mild. And this is a major change to the way the world has been operating and to the way societies were self-regulating issues of importance.

It does generate the prevailing impression though, as if all forms of social resistance have surrendered to the higher power of despair. People have been bombarded with taxes, levies and other impositions over the last three years in Greece, to an extent where everyone is affected by it one way or the other, to a greater or a lesser degree, yet the notion of fighting for even a faulty "status quo ante", seems to be lacking the driving engine and the plausible cause. And in this huge social crack and total absence of any form of resistance, the Government is unfolding its political agenda. And while the boundaries of reason have been pushed to their outer limits, and have magically somehow eliminated all civil disobedience, I am still hopeful that what we see right now is not the elimination of civil disobedience but its transformation, as per Howard Zinn's evolutionary theory on the subject. Howard Zinn believed that a protest beyond the law is not a departure from Democracy, but on the contrary it is absolutely essential to it. I am sure that there is truth in that statement that is yet to be realised here in Greece. I refuse to accept that society has surrendered to the forces of despair and I would like to think that the current civil calmness is due to the transformation process from the violent forms of protest of the past to a more refined and peaceful form of protest of the future.

But this begs the question at the same time of whether our society is ready for that. Or is it maybe just a phase of regrouping of the violent forces taking-on a stand-by position? No one really knows. But this ongoing suppression from above will essentially look for an outlet, violent or non-violent and once again it will regulate the situation, even if for a temporary period of time. I truly believe that developing societies are lagging far behind in the evolution chain, and it is more difficult to predict the course of things, even if these have been tested in more mature environments. All of the above analysis however, does not make away the fact that our current political staff is outdated in ideas, political vision and foresight. This has put us in the predicament we are today, yet an escape would still require skilful manoeuvring away from our current position. And there simply is no captain to do that. And in the absence of a captain, the situation is becoming worse, as we perceive ourselves either all as captains or all as self-proclaimed experts in every field of the public domain. In Greece we know first hand that "too many cooks spoil the broth". Be that as it may, another fact is, that when too many things are going wrong, maybe it is time to disappear. When the decline has reached levels that render the fixing difficult, you may want to give some thought to the idea of completely giving-up and surrendering to the forces of nature. Besides, the expression "rising from the ashes" must draw its meaning from somewhere, doesn't it?