Maria Karystianou<\/b> attacks those who left Hope for Democracy<\/b>. <\/p>\n
Specifically, in a post, Maria Karystianou<\/b> makes extensive reference to the recent mass departures from her party. These departures are accompanied by accusations of a lack of serious political discourse, a lack of transparency, and the way the party leadership operates. <\/p>\n
In her Facebook post, Maria Karystianou<\/b> attacked those who left her party, accusing many of them of having vested interests, wanted leadership positions, and were expelling members from the party because of their ideology. She even claims that they were… blackmailing her. <\/p>\n
Of course, she doesn\u2019t name names in her accusations. No surprise there. <\/p>\n
She concludes her remarks on the departures by saying that her party is thus… purging itself and moving forward stronger. <\/p>\n
What\u2019s most interesting is the way she talks about herself: she claims to have\u2026 great purity of soul and chooses people of light, just as she tells us she herself is. <\/p>\n
This is more or less how she justifies herself, claiming that she didn\u2019t realize that many of those who approached her weren\u2019t actually all that\u2026 pure and enlightened. <\/p>\n
In short, Maria Karistianou<\/b> tells us that she holds the scepter of integrity and that the rest couldn\u2019t measure up to her. It\u2019s interesting because we\u2019ve heard this talk of purity and integrity before\u2014and from many populists, no less. <\/p>\n
Here is the relevant post:<\/b> <\/p>\n
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