The referendum debate has entered every family and every home – and there is a growing alarm that, no matter what the result, the divisions will not healFearful, angry, divided. This is Greece on the eve of a referendum that could define the country for generations to come. After five years at the centre of Europe’s eviscerating debt crisis, Greeks will have their rendezvous with history on Sunday – and many fear that they will live with the bitter legacy of the vote for decades.“We have a government in panic, people being called traitors and German collaborators, and a vote of despair,” said the prominent sociologist Aliki Mouriki. “I worry that if things go wrong, if more shortages of food and medicines appear, we’ll soon be looking at a situation where primitive instincts come to the fore.” Related: Greek referendum: Germany says it won’t leave Greece in the lurch Continue reading...
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