http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/02/03/home-made-greek-cancer-treatment-causes-chaos/ Taking a different one on the news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:29:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/02/03/home-made-greek-cancer-treatment-causes-chaos/#comment-5929 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:07:40 +0000 http://www.theslant.co.uk/2007/02/03/home-made-greek-cancer-treatment-causes-chaos/#comment-5929 Underlying european Greek high culture there lies undisturbed by science or education a substratum of ancient peasant ignorance, cruelty and superstition it exists in every corner of the untouched Hellenic past, throw in the high cost of medical care and the fear of a slow painful death without your children to take for you because the cities have claimed them and you have a unique combination of hope and emotions. Of course there is a fair share of urban dwellers only a pebbles throw away from their ignorant peasant past who are taken in by the media ( especially the glossy magazines) and are ready and primed for exploitation ( just like the British and their penchant for healers and alternative therapists)! Don't blame the ignorant for wanting to be healthy and avoid pain and abandonment for as long as they can. Underlying european Greek high culture there lies undisturbed by science or education a substratum of ancient peasant ignorance, cruelty and superstition it exists in every corner of the untouched Hellenic past, throw in the high cost of medical care and the fear of a slow painful death without your children to take for you because the cities have claimed them and you have a unique combination of hope and emotions. Of course there is a fair share of urban dwellers only a pebbles throw away from their ignorant peasant past who are taken in by the media ( especially the glossy magazines) and are ready and primed for exploitation ( just like the British and their penchant for healers and alternative therapists)! Don’t blame the ignorant for wanting to be healthy and avoid pain and abandonment for as long as they can.

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