Greece - here come the lefties

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by nailer

As a Ukrainian old fart living in Kiev I wouldn't trust Moscow and I'd trust Berlin even less. Germany is still Germany. Germans still want their place in the Sun.

Hmmm...any territorial aspirations re Poland rearing their hoary head?

[nailer]

Sung to the tune of "Give Ireland Back to the Irish."

Give Danzig back to the Prussians
Let Danzig be Prussian again

Seriously though, as a 60 year old Pole living in Gdańsk Berlin might be a vacation destination for me. Russians are wolves.

[Dondilion]

The Greek leftists are on a diplomatic offensive:

http://america.aljazeera.com/article...debt-deal.html

[merrylander]

So if they (IMF and Angela) manage to completely destroy the Greek economy they still won't get their loans repaid. Just how bloody stupid can some people be?

[Boreas]

Watch Spain. Podemos is the next Syriza. Ireland could be the next one after Spain but their far left needs to coalesce into a credible political force... and distance itself from Sin Fein.

John

[nailer]

A problem with IMF austerity programs is that the austerity measures aren't directed at the people who created the conditions the IMF loans will allegedly address.

[piece-itpete]

I'd have more sympathy towards the Greeks if someone held a gun to their head and made them spend the money! It's always someone else's fault.

I'm uncertain the current ruling party in Germany can survive caving on Greece. Guess what that means?

Pete

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I'd have more sympathy towards the Greeks if someone held a gun to their head and made them spend the money! It's always someone else's fault.

I'm uncertain the current ruling party in Germany can survive caving on Greece. Guess what that means?

Pete

Not necessarily cave but yield something.

Germany as an heavy exporting country needs economically viable
states in Europe.

The Troika recipe is on the collection side, and not one to spur economic activity.

[Dondilion]

A look at the Greek leftists.

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinion...her-kings.html

[Dondilion]

A look at what informs German attitude re debt.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31369185