By Major General (Ret.) K. H. Konstantinidis
5. In the Greek Language
The Greek language has been fragmented into numerous forms: Homeric Greek, Ancient Greek, Byzantine Greek, Katharevousa (the purist form of Modern Greek), Demotic Greek, the so-called “Malliari” (an extreme form of Demotic Greek), and, finally, the present-day linguistic form established by the authorities under the government of Konstantinos Karamanlis.
Although the Greek language is one and indivisible throughout its historical evolution, with words and expressions being added according to the needs of each era without necessarily abolishing earlier linguistic traditions, today the use of words and expressions from previous periods is being restricted through relevant regulations. This restriction has even been incorporated into language-checking software. In essence, this amounts to a form of “censorship,” which the author considers particularly harmful. Furthermore, the meanings of words have been altered to such an extent that people can no longer understand one another.
6. In Ideologies
The fragmentation of ideologies and their separation from one another have reached such a degree that one ideology is prevented from incorporating elements of another. As a result, within Marxist ideological frameworks, it was considered a crime for someone to express ideas that also contained elements derived from spiritual or philosophical ideologies.
7. In Human Thought and Perception
This excessive fragmentation has affected the brain and the thinking of modern human beings, rendering them incapable of grasping problems in their entirety, as the wise men of antiquity once did.
Such fragmentation can be observed in all human activities. The most characteristic example is environmental protection, an area in which humanity has failed to a considerable extent. On the one hand, people attempt to preserve the environment; on the other, they destroy it through some other, supposedly independent activity.
8. In the Economy and International Relations
An undeclared war is raging within the economy between the various social classes. These classes are clearly separated and entrenched, among other things, through state and community subsidies. Thus, when farmers go on strike by blocking roads, they harm other productive sectors. When transport workers strike, farmers are affected, along with other sectors such as tourism, and so on.
The various social classes, often encouraged by trade unionism, evidently struggle to defend and increase their own interests, yet ultimately end up harming one another. In this way, the pursuit of particular interests turns into a mutually undermining struggle, with consequences for society as a whole.
A similar undeclared war is also being waged between states, even in peacetime, with economic interests at its center.
This war is waged at the expense of weaker states, particularly when they resist the will of powerful nations seeking to plunder their wealth and resources. Indeed, the powerful do not hesitate to undermine even the broader interests of humanity, as demonstrated by the current crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
If states could cooperate for their mutual benefit, the world would be better, more humane and, above all, more peaceful.
THE FRAGMENTATION AND DIVISION OF SOCIETIES AND STATES DO NOT OCCUR BY CHANCE
Their purpose is to make the subjugation of peoples easier. This is the age-old doctrine of “divide and rule.”
When a people are united, no force can defeat them. Conversely, when they are divided, they become easy prey, even for forces inferior in strength.
That is why leaders and the global system of power keep peoples fearful, fragmented and, above all, uneducated.
EPILOGUE
The deepest cause of humanity’s decline lies in the loss of unity in thought, knowledge and moral values. The more human beings fragment knowledge, divide societies and subordinate morality to self-interest, the further they drift away from true civilization.
Scientific and technological progress, without spiritual cultivation and moral awareness, is no guarantee of advancement; instead, it can become a force of self-destruction.
Humanity will not be saved by greater power, but by greater wisdom; not by division, but by unity; not by domination over Nature, but by respect for life and Creation. This is the great challenge of our age and humanity’s ultimate responsibility toward future generations.
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Major General (Ret.) Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Author – Member of the Society of Greek Writers
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