Undeserved slap in the face for government

The violent protests in Greece have struck a government that bears no responsibility for the country's misery, writes the daily Adevărul: "For years Greek governments on the Left and the Right flaunted their money and mocked the nation. They ruined the fledgling prosperity by stealing and squandering money when times where good. Back then no one saw politics as a ticking 'time bomb'. Everyone - from the unions to the hotel owners, olive growers and pizza sellers - willingly tasted the spoiled fruit of an unnaturally good life. ... In such a dramatic situation the worst thing the Greeks could do is spread the sort of chaos we're seeing now. They've called a general strike - clearly a national sport. ... In protest at what? At the first measures of a government that bears no responsibility for the current situation? That's like a patient slapping his doctor in the face."

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