(Every autumn, according to Plutarch, the Spartan ephors would pro forma declare war on the Helot population so that any Spartan citizen could kill a helot without fear of blood guilt. The kryptes were sent out into the countryside with only a knife to survive on their skills and cunning with the instructions to kill any helot they encountered at night and to take any food they needed.)

I’m impressed. Today the Greek Parliament decided to turn its whole populace into modern-day Helots. So we core European Nations — the Surplus Kings — can turn into modern-day Spartans and show up every autumn, during the crypteia, to kill Greek indentured laborers without fear of repercussion. Of course only financially and only on behalf of our master — our European zombie-banks.