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The Chaos Within

The Chaos Within

19.5.09

The 'Prostitute-home-way-of-functioning' Syndrome



A Greek friend of mine told me to write a syndrome with this topic in mind so don't feel offended by the explicitness of the title. Actually the word in Greek - 'Bourdelo'- is less offensive since it is used more synonymously with everyday living. I'm not sure of the actual etymology of the word, but it definitely doesn't carry with it the same implications as is true of its English equivalent. Anyway, according to my friend's opinion -since I casually interviewed him for this piece- the single most intrinsically captivating word that encompasses the ins and outs of Greece's infrastructure and the methods in which things get done would have to be non other than 'Bourdelo.' If you try to picture in your mind what actually goes on in a prostitute home -in a Greek prostitute home- you can pretty much sum up the systemic conditions within every working sector/class as nothing more than deplorable - not that I've ever been in one(bourdelo), but I'm just saying it with the intent of having people use their mind's eye or the power of their imagination.
Take for instance the incendiary fires that keep cropping up almost every summer. It's funny how everybody will tell you the reason as to why these property-hungry arsonists will tear down thousands of acres of wildlife destroying oxygen rich air and entire ecosystems with their fire-frenzied demolition mentality, but on the other hand they'll sit back and not even lift a finger to do something about it. I guess they're content with the way things are and how "permissive" the government is in allowing it to happen. Perhaps they're waiting their turn to light a match and make their dream come true, while on the other hand, they unleash a nightmare that will leave a scar on the earth's surface and kill thousands of animals. But, who's to care? I assume they like living in their 'Bourdelo', without a conscious and without any accountability. All I wish is that those who start fires and burn things out of existence also burn and die in the same manner. That's just one aspect of the 'bourdelo' system here in Greece; there are countless more that I've mentioned before and will soon bear to light.

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