Disturbing news from Greece

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Countries like England, France and Germany and all European countries will never put down their nationality for the common good ;) Simply put imperialism is alive and well in Europe thus the economic crisis...England was able to keep its own currency...Greece was not given that choice...Does this tell ya somethin'??

You guys made the deal with Germany. It has not worked out because of your mismanagement not theres. Given the legal agreements you guys have signed up to you do not really have a leg to stand on when it comes to seeking recompense.

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Well, they already have the Socialism. That's half the equation.

Pretty stupid for the author to call them right wing extremists. Sorry, no such thing as a libertarian authoritarian

Right wing = libertarian? Extremist = authoritarian?

For me rightwing has Christian traditional government combined with regulated neo-Liberalism. So Authoritative libertarian is a better label. You cannot exclude the rule of law from market economics or you get Crony capitalism.
 
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You guys made the deal with Germany. It has not worked out because of your mismanagement not theres. Given the legal agreements you guys have signed up to you do not really have a leg to stand on when it comes to seeking recompense.

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The scandal ridden government of ours does not qualify for "us" as it is not the people who did the bargain BUT the leaders...Go and find them and get them to pay... Leave the innocent out of the dirty deal...
 
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On the contrary my dear friend; Neo Liberalism has a field day in corrupt countries. Neo Liberalism demands small and weak governments in order to conduct their business without regulatory hindrance.

You did not watch Katastroika! The problem with your replies is based on the classic "I hate "......" and therefore I will not listen.

One can blame an abstraction which one misunderstands or one can take responsibility for things that one is able to change.

The documentary was communist drivel and so boring I fell asleep during it. It looks for global conspiracies to hide the facts of national mismanagement.

NEO LIBERALISM IS CRONY CAPITALISM. After all one only needs to correlate the frequency of global economic crises with the application of Neo Liberalism.-----

Two things the all political systems bar neo liberalism have in common are "REGULATIONS" and "National Sovereignty". Neo Liberalism is the enemy of all nations. -------

But don't be surprised if you have a rude awakening. You may support Goldman Sachs and their like but they don't give two hoots about you nor your country.------

NEO LIBERALISM caused this and previous economic crises simply because that is how they make their money. Destroy the value of anything then buy it cheap and then sell it for a hefty profit. Well I have news for you:

This is ideological nonsence. Most countries where neo-Liberal policies have been successfully applied e.g. USA, UK, Australia have very strong senses of national sovereignty and of the rule of law.

Goldman Sachs is an irrelevance here. If there was accounting malpractice in the way they handled their client (the Greek governments) books then they should suffer the legal and market consequences for this. But this process needs to be evidence based rather than wild emotional Greek Communists pointing the finger at anyone who looks rich enough to blame for their recent woes.

As for German war reparations you are constantly turning a blind eye to the other debt Germany owes Greece; That of the FORCED LOAN. Germany emptied Greece's coffers as a loan that she never repaid.

Various legal agreements and other deals have been made between the Greek government and the Germans regarding reparations over the last 60 years and you and the international courts are bound by these agreements. This has only become an issue in the last 5 years because of the consequences of Greek mismanagement.

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In Greece we have a movement where from ultra right wing to far left are joining forces to fight NEO LIBERALISM.

Do you honestly think that a social revolt in Europe will not affect you? Do you think that when Spain defaults it will not affect you?

WE REFUSE TO EAT CAKE!!!!

Well sounds like you guys will very soon not be able to afford cake. No doubt you will blame everybody else for that except yourselves. It is sad but those who want to cannot help someone who does not understand the reality of his situation cause he assumes that even the help is an effort at manipulation.
 
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The scandal ridden government of ours does not qualify for "us" as it is not the people who did the bargain BUT the leaders...Go and find them and get them to pay... Leave the innocent out of the dirty deal...

The Greeks elected these guys and never complained when they rained down their borrowed largesse on them. Its only now that the proverbial excrement has hit the fan that people have started complaining about these arrangements.
 
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The Greeks elected these guys and never complained when they rained down their borrowed largesse on them. Its only now that the proverbial excrement has hit the fan that people have started complaining about these arrangements.
To our Northern European friends who have sided with Germany; I have this to say: Thank you for making it clear on whose side you are on. The 4th Reich will surely take care of you all so long as you stoop and bow to your German masters.

Neo Liberalism will knock on your door and when it does you can ask the Germans for your bicycles back but it will be still on the other side!
 
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So you're saying Greek soldiers aren't paid a thing? Go on - pull another one.
Also - if Greece had any honor left, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Greece would be saying: "Yeah.....we lived above our means...time to pay up"
Misinformed and ignorant and media victims are three words I can use to define people like yourself but I will not stoop so low as to respond. Time is on our side and we shall see who cries in the end!
Soon to come to the northern countries:
Knock knock.... Whose there?..... Neo Liberalism...... So?...... Congratulations you have just joined the club of economically assassinated countries.

At least we fought the Germans and we did not ally ourselves as slaves to the 3rd Reich. Also We did not MAKE SOAP OUT OF HUMANS!

We may not have money but we have patience! By the way summer is here and I have over 1600 islands to choose from.

Photo taken from my sisters house.
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By the way you better correct your MISQUOTING my post as I wrote no such thing.
 
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Further more the two Germanys should have never be joined into one..:(

After the war they should have broken the Reich back up into it's respective Nations: Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemburg, the Rhineland to name a few.

You cannot remove the principality behind Germany with bullets. It will keep manifesting.
 
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At least we fought the Germans and we did not ally ourselves as slaves to the 3rd Reich. Also We did not MAKE SOAP OUT OF HUMANS!.

Noone is mocking Greeks for fighting Nazis and British blood was also shed in the defence and liberation of your country from these monsters and thereafter in the fight against Communism.
 
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Let me guess the mortgage is with Goldman and Sachs ;-)
Nope! bought and paid for by years of hard work! She owns 3 such houses on the caldera and she does not owe any taxes nor any bank instalments. This may come as a surprise to you but we Greeks work on average more hours than our EU counterparts and the ones who do not pay taxes are mostly the rich. Employees and workers cannot avoid taxes as all taxes and insurance is retained from the salary before it is paid.

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No grey northern sea here! :cool:
 
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Nope! bought and paid for by years of hard work! She owns 3 such houses on the caldera and she does not owe any taxes nor any bank instalments. This may come as a surprise to you but we Greeks work on average more hours than our EU counterparts and the ones who do not pay taxes are mostly the rich. Employees and workers cannot avoid taxes as all taxes and insurance is retained from the salary before it is paid.

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No grey northern sea here! :cool:

We can agree she has much to be thankful for. Which makes me wonder why you would be an atheist with such left wing opinions on things. What real difference will it make to your sister if she rents her houses out with Drachmas or Euros? In such an idyllic place the government and politics would seem merely annoyingly intrusive I suspect.
 
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We can agree she has much to be thankful for. Which makes me wonder why you would be an atheist with such left wing opinions on things. What real difference will it make to your sister if she rents her houses out with Drachmas or Euros? In such an idyllic place the government and politics would seem merely annoyingly intrusive I suspect.
Good point! I am glad that you brought it up. If we revert to a new currency then a new problem arises; Inflation of prices and deflation of the currency. We will within one year need wheelbarrow full of banknotes in order to buy a loaf of bread. The currency will constantly be devalued in order to service the loans which will be paid in "Hard currency".

It will take decades for us to recover if ever. We are stuck in a catch 22 situation and the financial industry has us by our bullocks.

The only way out is for Germany to leave the Euro and the EU and allow the rest to devalue the Euro and move forward towards a Federation. After all Switzerland, Germany and the US are federations. If not then Europe will splinter and become prey to emerging giants like China, Russia, etc.

Either we stand together or be devoured alone!
 
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