Generally speaking, a national television station represents the image of the country. The official news broadcast program is extremely serious, and the host must wear formal attire every time he appears on camera.
Even local TV stations represent the official image and should not be careless. But recently, Greek TV stations have been quite unprofessional. They broadcast "educational" short films during prime time to teach people how to steal gasoline.
What's going on?
1. The weird Greek TV station
According to reports from Overseas Network, a Greek TV station broadcasts a short video in the evening to teach people how to steal gasoline.
In the short film, an automotive expert explains in painstaking detail how to extract gasoline from a car. Some high-end car fuel tanks have locks that cannot be opened secretly. You can also climb under the car and puncture the fuel tank through clever methods to obtain gasoline. The short film
had a strong impact. Some people commented on " Twitter ": Are you sure you are not mentally ill? Is this telling everyone how to steal?
The degree of freedom of Greek TV programs has always been relatively high, but because of the country's small influence, these programs are not well known to the public. However, it is precisely because the country's influence is relatively small that some programs can still attract the attention of the world, which shows the breadth of its programs.
For example, in a political commentary program in 2012, a member of the Greek far-right party fought two guests from the left-wing party because of disagreements with the program. In the West, and even in Japan and South Korea, which are similar to Western-style parliaments, fights are common, and it is not a big news.
Let’s not talk about whether you should hit someone on a TV show. This member of the far-right political party named Castialis, the two left-wing politicians he beat are both women, and the former is a retired special forces soldier.
This crushing power comparison can no longer be regarded as a fight, it is completely bullying by Castillas. Besides, this guy made the first move. The TV station fight caused an uproar. Some people commented: This is dragging Greece back 500 years.
After in-depth digging afterwards, it was discovered that Castialis was also suspected of armed robbery and seriously injured a master's student with a gun.
People with criminal records can still become congressmen and sit on TV stations to express their opinions openly. This is impossible in the United States. This also shows that far-right has an uncontrollable trend in Greece and even European countries.
Also in 2012, several left-wing supporters rushed into the TV station and threw eggs and yogurt at the live host. The reason was that the host invited pro-Nazi politicians for exclusive interviews.
It can be seen that the weirdness of Greek TV is not just superficial gags. Deeply, the so-called "freedom of the press" is too free. The Nazis, an organization that once committed great crimes, continue to rise in the contemporary era. . It's okay if
doesn't stop them. They still spread their views under the guise of "freedom of speech". This has nothing to do with freedom.
2. Greece’s dilemma
It is possible for such a country with “free speech” to popularize how to steal oil to the public, which also shows that the current situation in Greece is not optimistic.
According to relevant data from the European price tracking website, the current price of gasoline in Greece has reached 2.5 euros per liter, approximately RMB 17.6, and is still rising.
When we are lamenting that the domestic oil price is "breaking through 10", Greece has already taken the lead and will break through the 20 mark. It is no wonder that it is broadcasting "popular science" programs such as "Stealing Oil".
Greece is just a microcosm of EU countries. Due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, now in Europe, except for Russian oil and natural gas prices have not increased, other countries are rising.
Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and even countries like Hungary are all giving out subsidies. Through a series of subsidy policies, the increase in oil prices caused by the war was offset.A country like Greece has gone bankrupt five times in history, the most recent one being in 2009. The country simply has no extra money to deal with this energy price crisis.
What is even more exaggerated is that in April this year, Greece also detained a Russian oil tanker carrying Iranian crude oil without authorization and handed it over to the United States.
This move caused dissatisfaction among the two major oil-producing countries, Iran and Russia, and they retaliated against them. Iran backhandedly detained two Greek oil tankers. Greece had no choice but to ask domestic ships to avoid Iranian waters as much as possible.
Greece has closely followed the United States in imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran, but if something happens to its own family, the United States has no intention of helping.
Especially now that it has entered the peak season for oil consumption, the United States is eager to take advantage of the weakness of Russian oil to enter the European market. How can it have time to help the poor?
It can be said that Greece's oil crisis was entirely caused by itself. Not only did it have no money, it also had to imitate the poor work of others. Its domestic TV stations have no bottom line, using the excuse of "concerning people's livelihood" to teach people to steal oil. It is not difficult to understand why pro-Naziism is openly featured on news programs in this country.
