{"id":4421,"date":"2026-06-22T17:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/?p=4421"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:44:42","slug":"the-age-of-asynnenoisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/?p=4421","title":{"rendered":"THE AGE OF \u00a0ASYNNENOISIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Konstantinos Konstantinidis \u2013 Amphiktyon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Words have lost their meaning,<br>and modern people have lost their minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our politicians say one thing and do another;<br>at this rate they will drive us mad.<br>They say one thing and mean another,<br>fighting only for the ladle of power,<br>while caring little for the common good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While war in the East continues,<br>prices keep soaring.<br>The Greek mother no longer gives birth,<br>and the state does not support motherhood.<br>Meanwhile, some,<br>with arrogance mounted high,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">are the rulers of the world<br>and the masters of the media.<br>The mighty men of money,<br>with armies of parrots,<br>watch the bloodshed for amusement<br>and keep silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They toss the world&#8217;s problems into a sack.<br>Uncle Sam threatens daily,<br>and now behold Artificial Intelligence,<br>plunging into the deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The international community,<br>hesitant and timid,<br>struggles to keep pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These judges,<br>these policemen of the earth,<br>grant immunity to none.<br>Not even nurses are spared.<br>Doctors are killed,<br>as are representatives of the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peace approaches timidly,<br>while the Straits of Hormuz<br>open and close.<br>The whole world sighs,<br>yet the stock market continues<br>to distribute profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They cannot find a common language;<br>they drift aimlessly<br>and move backwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Israeli troops kill in Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They changed the words<br>and call things by different names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massacres become<br>\u201cminor incidents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The invasion and occupation<br>are called by the Turks<br>a \u201cpeace operation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An aggressive Turkish doctrine<br>is described by us merely as<br>\u201crevisionist policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The genocides<br>of Greeks, Pontic Greeks,<br>Greek Cypriots,<br>Armenians,<br>Assyrians,<br>Kurds and others<br>are presented as epic victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The destruction of Smyrna<br>is called \u201ccrowding at the waterfront,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and the \u201cBlue Homeland\u201d<br>is termed revisionism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fascist Islamic monster<br>is called<br>the \u201cTurkish Republic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leveling of cities<br>becomes a defensive action<br>against terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bombing of hospitals<br>becomes a mistake<br>in targeting coordinates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The criminal is now called<br>an \u201centrepreneur,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">while the fraudster\u2019s identity<br>is carefully concealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Names are omitted;<br>only age is mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the television screen<br>is filled with crimes,<br>robberies,<br>and scandals involving<br>European funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helpless stands the citizen<br>before the heavily armed criminal<br>and the profiteering importer<br>or exporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unprecedented price increases<br>have turned this place<br>into a paradise<br>for thieves and swindlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the trade in narcotics<br>never seems to end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What can the Police do<br>against the tsunami<br>of illegal migration?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Against overcrowded prisons<br>and the release of criminals<br>burdened with grave guilt?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps it is time<br>to protect the Police themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chief cause is partitocracy<br>and the endless struggle<br>for power and privilege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22\/6\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amphiktyon<br>Major General (Ret.) Konstantinos Konstantinidis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author<br>Member of the Society of Greek Writers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u0391\u03bc\u03c6\u03b9\u03ba\u03c4\u03cd\u03c9\u03bd \u2013 \u03a5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b5.\u03b1. \u039a\u03c9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u039a\u03c9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c2<br>\u03a3\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2 \u2013 \u039c\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u0395\u03bb\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u039b\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Amphiktyon Blog: http:\/\/www.amphiktyon.blogspot.com<br>Amphiktyon Official Site: http:\/\/www.amphiktyon.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konstantinos Konstantinidis \u2013 Amphiktyon Words have lost their meaning,and modern people have lost their minds. Our politicians say one thing and do another;at this rate they will drive us mad.They say one thing and mean another,fighting only for the ladle of power,while caring little for the common good. While war in the East continues,prices keep &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/?p=4421\" class=\"more-link\">\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c7\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;THE AGE OF \u00a0ASYNNENOISIA&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4422,"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4421\/revisions\/4422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amphiktyon.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}