Sunday, 1 December 2013

Ruins: chronicle of an HIV witch-hunt




I chose to chronicle this case because I believe it encompasses everything that is wrong with our country [Greece] in this time of deep crisis: our growing collective panic, the ineptitude of our institutions, the servility of our mass media to the presumed sanctity of authority, the self-righteousness of our politicians and our emerging police state.
 
More importantly, I believe that it reflects a fundamental deficit of empathy for those among us who have been hardest hit by austerity, the people roaming silently among the ruins of our society.




See also:



Amnesty International: forced HIV testing and harassment of transgender women in Greece
Cultural Synergy, 08.08.2013

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes.This is the true face of
Greece.It makes me want to puke.
m.elastigirl

Aris in Wonderland said...

I cannot but agree. And none of those responsible for the degrading and inhuman treatment of these women has been held accountable.