Greece

[rain_gryphon]

Watching the ongoing ferment in Greece, I can't help but reflect that 148 seats and the support of the Army is a much more solid legislative majority than 151 seats without the Army.

Comments

[ben-mouse.livejournal.com]

A pretty clear indicator of the political problems with a standing, professional army if you ask me. We pretty much need one in this day and age, but you can see why the U.S. founding fathers didn't want one.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I think it's a problem only if you accept that having a democratic form of government is an end in itself, rather than a means to an end.