From now on it will become self-evident that neither government nor opposition can prevent austerity

Einstein said something along the lines of 'doing something over and over again expecting different results is the definition of insanity'. Neither - nor government nor opposition - are willing to do what needs to be done. At the first sign of adverse public reaction - whether real or fabricated by mass media - they immediate surrender and become divided, fragmented. With these attitudes, neither government nor opposition can be consistent. We could keep changing Prime Ministers or we could have a general election, and we would still be in the same situation.

We sense a feeling of apathy. The general public does not seem to be interestered in what is happening in politics. Ordinary folk seem to have given up and accepted it as a fait accompli. They have heard it all before. Apathy and fait accompli are now part of the status quo.