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In reply to the discussion: Greek Prime Minister Warns of Societal Collapse Like Weimar Germany; Citizens Storm Defense Ministry [View all]JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)and the "bailout" plan, you are a perpetrator. You are doing the wrong thing.
(Would you give the same free ride to a President Romney after "only" four months?)
The misunderstanding here is perhaps due to the inordinate and false importance Americans place on individual figureheads. We seriously believe we vote for some lone hero rather than a program. In Greece as in most democratic countries, it's about the parties. ND is being the same ND as ever. The only difference is that the racism is more explicit so as to scapegoat immigrants in this time of crisis and take some of the wind out of Golden Dawn's sails. Samaras in no way represents a break with the ND who are primary perpetrators of the odious debt and the austerity measures. The old leadership would be doing exactly the same thing, and guess what? Most of them are still around. Switching heads is a necessary political maneuver, not a substantive change.
Or to keep it simple: He's kneeling to the banksters, throwing grandma out on the street, firing teachers and public servants, turning off the lights for households who can't afford their new taxes, and blaming the Pakistanis for it. Do you get it now?