{"id":12651,"date":"2026-06-24T18:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12651"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:58:00","slug":"nikos-plakias-takes-a-swipe-at-maria-karistianou-new-post-taking-a-swipe-at-empty-rhetoric-and-silences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12651","title":{"rendered":"Nikos Plakias Takes a Swipe at Maria Karistianou: New Post Taking a Swipe at \u201cEmpty Rhetoric\u201d and Silences"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post by Nikos Plakias<\/b> includes scathing commentary on resignations<\/b>, earlier confrontations <\/b>and the slogan associated with the Tembi<\/b> case, with barbs aimed at \u201cempty rhetoric\u201d and the silence of those who had spoken out publicly<\/b>.<\/p>\n

In a new public statement laden with barbs and insinuations<\/b>, Nikos Plakias<\/b> comments on the latest developments surrounding the Tembi train accident<\/b>, returning to an already tense public debate that includes resignations<\/b>, past clashes, and the controversial slogan associated with the tragic event<\/b>. At the center of his post <\/b>is Maria Karystianou<\/b>, with him making pointed remarks about the stance of individuals who had played a leading role in the public dialogue<\/b>, while today, as he implies, they appear to be distancing themselves<\/b> or avoiding their earlier positions, using particularly scathing language and references<\/b> to \u201csilences\u201d and \u201cempty rhetoric\u201d\u201d<\/b>.<\/p>\n

In a sharp yet vivid manner, Nikos Plakias<\/b> commented on Vasilis Kokotsakis\u2019s resignation <\/b>from Maria Karistianou\u2019s party \u201cHope for Democracy\u201d led by Maria Karystianou<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The scathing criticism<\/h3>\n

The father who lost his twin daughters and his niece in the train accident at Tempi, prompted by the resignation of expert witness V. Kokotsakis from Karystianou\u2019s party\u2014with whom he had clashed\u2014lashed out at the criticism he had faced all these years. To those who accused him, he charges that they did so… half-heartedly. <\/p>\n

Addressing Evangelos Vlachos, who lost his brother in the Tempi accident, Nikos Plakias asks pointedly: \u201cWho exactly was that slogan referring to? Do you think we were the Mafia? I\u2019m still confused,\u201d adding: \u201cAnd what about all those who were shouting it? A lot of Listerine was spilled\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

Plakias\u2019s post:
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\u201cAs I sit here @EvanVlacho and think about everything we\u2019ve been through over the past three and a half years, I still can\u2019t figure out when that slogan:
\u201cWe\u2019re with Maria, you\u2019re with the Mafia!\u201d!!
Who was that slogan actually referring to?
Do you think we were the Mafia?
I\u2019m still confused.
And what happened to all those who were shouting it?
A lot of Listerine was spilled.<\/p>\n

See the post <\/h3>\n
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As I sit here @EvanVlacho and thinking about everything we\u2019ve been through over the past three and a half years,
I couldn\u2019t figure out when that slogan came from:
\u201cUs with Maria, you with the Mafia!!\u201d!
Who was that slogan actually referring to?
Do you think we were the Mafia?
I\u2019m still confused.
And what\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Plakiasnikos (@PlakiasNikos) June 24, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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