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No compass, no future: it's time we changed course before it's too late

By Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis

Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant & Chartering Executive

A call to all political parties that want to matter in the future

Politics in Europe is drifting.
We’ve lost our bearings, our destination, and worst of all — our connection with the people on board.

Let’s be honest:
It’s not that people lost faith in politics. It’s that we stopped listening to them.

We must stop handing out titles and start handing back power

People don’t want more symbolic captains or decorative managers.
They want a real say — a role on deck.
If we truly believe in democracy, we must open up the bridge and share the compass.

 Our system is leaking — and we’re pretending it’s just rain

We’ve looked the other way for too long.
We tolerated closed networks, protected interests, and called it “realism”.

But now we face a choice:
Either we clean the deck — or we go down with it.

We don’t need to act like saviors. We need to rebuild the course correction  — together

Let’s drop the slogans and offer direction.
Clear, meaningful, collective direction — not another Public Relations voyage to nowhere.
People don’t want perfection. They want purpose.

Instead of pretending to be modern, we must become modern

Tech isn’t a band-aid.
Innovation means opening the system, sharing decisions, and being brave enough to lose control.
If we can’t do that, we’re not modern — we’re just updated versions of the same problem.

We don’t need a new paint job — we need a full rebuild

Let’s stop swapping faces and pretending it’s change.
If we keep patching a broken hull, we’ll sink all the same.
We need to redesign the whole structure — or prepare to be abandoned.

 We can’t afford to wait — and the tide won’t wait for us

When politics becomes a spectacle and tv show , people vote for chaos — or they stop voting at all.
Democracy isn’t a performance. It’s a shared vessel. And it won’t float without its crew.

If we don’t rewrite the map together, the journey ends here

We have to speak with honesty, act with courage, and lead with humility.
Not to gain power — but to return it to those who never truly had it.
That’s not idealism. That’s survival.

Future or fury?

We change course now — or we go down with the old world.
No one’s coming to rescue us. We either steer together, or we sink apart.

Disclaimer:
The views expressed in this article are purely personal and reflective of broader social and political observations. They are not directed at any specific political party, organization, or individual. This content is intended to provoke constructive thought, democratic dialogue, and public engagement. Any resemblance to actual events or persons is coincidental and not intentional. No defamatory or misleading claims are being made. Readers are encouraged to draw their own conclusions based on informed judgment.