DiaNEOsis research on “What do Greeks believe”
In recent years Greece has been tested in economic, political, international and social terms. It is natural and natural that in times of great change, people’s mentality, temperament and beliefs change.
This is exactly what diaNEOsis’ research focuses on, examining over a period of time from the economic crisis onwards the mindset of Greeks and their feelings towards various socio-political issues such as international relations, the arrival of immigrants, as well as issues of religion and general beliefs. This research has been doing great work over the last 7 years because it draws important conclusions for Greek society.
But what are the conclusions drawn from this survey?
But what are the conclusions drawn from this survey?
In the first instance, Greeks now tend to question traditional values such as religion and its universality as well as the role of the state in society and as an “employer”. Moreover, the Greek no longer has such a strong sense of national consciousness and identity.
In a more general context, Greeks are taking steps towards a more liberal and pro-European society which claims from public policy its optimization and protectionism.
The emotional profile of citizens is dominated by insecurity with a percentage of 28.8%, followed by frustration (28.5%) and anger (12.1%)
With regard to the Covid19 vaccine, there is a general acceptance of it as a means of combating the pandemic (84.6% in favour of the vaccine and in favour with reservations)
The biggest threats, as highlighted by the survey are listed in the diagram below:
Our point of view
Starting from the fact that the explanatory limits of quantitative surveys are specific as mentioned in the above article, we come to question the objective purity of the survey responses.
Human beings find it difficult to see and act authentically when they feel under threat. And the previous six years (period of conducting the survey ) can stand satisfactorily as a basis but due to rapid and frequent and unprecedented developments (e.g. epidemic) it spreads insecurity and to a large extent the face-to-face attitude also acts as an obstacle to the survey. Even as a society, we will find that the term ‘modern’ cannot be applied if we start from its component, e.g. individual-family, etc., once we see intense insecurity, economic extinction, failure to meet basic needs, etc. We see the inevitable comparison of previous years when there were also potential wars, intense migratory wave, already existing political parties in power but with better quality of life at least in terms of basic goods ( food, energy) although not essential ( education, health). Also all this development ( counterevolution) works inhibitory and above all cumulative on the psychology of the Greek citizen and pushes him from isolation to the participation of the supposedly security motivated masses.
We have seen from time to time movements that have accumulated consciously and unconsciously, such as ‘I don’t pay, Macedonia is Greek, anti-vaccinationists, the Neo-Nazi movement, racist reactions’ etc., and all these not necessarily out of conviction but because the hope of security, the illusion of ‘I am not alone’, the expectation of any personal benefit, are sought in the mob.
The last possible dilemma brought about by the pandemic , finds society uninformed from a scientific point of view, at the mercy of journalistic contrapuntalism. There has been no official information from the world’s medical elite over the last two years, irrespective of the social policy that each country will pursue, which under normal circumstances should be in proportion to the medical dynamics of its offer to its citizens. Insecurity once again and obscurantism, on a sensitive issue such as health, with direct implications for human life. Inadequate psychological support adds psychological burden to an already burdened daily life, at least as far as the lower-middle urban strata are concerned. And although direct effects are seen strongly in all age groups and social strata, the worrying thing is perhaps yet to be seen and concerns the residual effects in pre-puberty- adolescence age ranges that we will see strongly before us in the years to come. Potentially anti-social and susceptible adults who will take the reins of the socio-political situation into their own hands, and will give us perhaps very bad results.
