The newly elected Greek leader dipped into Greek mythology to hit back at Syriza’s doubters. Unfortunately, unlike Cassandra, he got it wrongDuring his victory speech on Sunday night, newly elected Greek leader Alexis Tsipras made a faux pas (you can hear it here at 6 mins 05 sec). Before an audience of thousands of supporters, he announced: “Friends, the new Greek government will prove all the Cassandras of the world wrong. [There will be] no mutually destructive clash … We have a great opportunity for a new beginning.”Tsipras is a total hero but the Cassandra story is in Myth 101 and he flubbed it. #schoolboyerrorIsn't it a mistake for Tsipras to knock Cassandra(s)? After all, she wasn't an idle doomsayer but someone who got it right Continue reading...
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