In the northern Greek city of Naoussa, the parents’ association of the schools has rejected a donation of heating oil from the Open Society Foundation of US billionaire George Soros. In northern Greece, many schools can’t be heated due to a lack of funding, and several have had to close temporarily during the current cold spell.
The web portal Protagon can’t understand the parents’ decision: “It seems the decision has its roots in a conspiracy theory frequently heard in Greece according to which ‘foreigners’ want to buy up the country. Soros is certainly no Mother Teresa. But in view of the proportions the Greek crisis has assumed, and given the fact that the international press is presenting this as a quasi-humanitarian crisis, it is hardly surprising that large organizations like Soros’s are also stepping in. There’s no reason to assume it is looking to turn a profit with this move. We should overcome our fears for a while.”
Source: http://www.protagon.gr, December 11
Who is it who said “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”? What a depressing story this is.