Establishing Necropolitics Through Conditional Forgiveness and Political Discourse
摘要
ThisForgiveness chapter analyzes the intersection of Achille Mbembe’sMbembe Achille concept of necropoliticsNecropolitics and the doctrine of personal responsibility through a critical examination of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s political rhetoricRhetoric following two tragic events: the Tempi train disaster (28 February 2023) and the Pylos shipwreckPylos shipwreck (14 June 2023). It further explores the strategic invocation of forgivenessForgiveness as a rhetoricalRhetoric device, drawing on the theoretical insights of Jacques DerridaJacques, Derrida and Hannah ArendtArendt, Hannah. The analysis highlights how this discursive strategyDiscursive strategies employed by the Greek prime minister contributes to the constructionConstruction of a moralMoral hierarchy that implicitly distinguishes between lives deemed worthy of protection and those considered disposable.