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60. Did you read the article? Tsipras called for the debt to be restructured, the IMF's own

Fri Jul 3, 2015, 02:57 PM

Jul 2015

economists said the debt would have to be restructured. Only the political leadership of the IMF refused to restructure the debt before the deadline. Why would any self-respecting economist continue to work for an IMF so clearly in the service of a neo-liberal economic agenda that it won't even do what its own economists tell it must be done???????

Fuck the Troika, fuck the Germans, fuck the ECB and fuck the EC. All doing their part to make their bankers whole, while real, live people suffer and, yes, die.

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The Automatic Earth: The Troika Turns Europe Into A Warzone [View all] GliderGuider Jul 2015 OP

A comment on the article by Nicole Foss GliderGuider Jul 2015 #1

In other words, this show is coming soon to a station near you. jtuck004 Jul 2015 #2

"The centre and the periphery are not determined geographically by lines on a map" phantom power Jul 2015 #4

Chilling comment, but undeniable and faultless. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #8

Can we reverse the process? GliderGuider Jul 2015 #9

Sounds like War is saddling up. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #11

I used to think War was only a distant possibility GliderGuider Jul 2015 #12

Famine and War? Expect Disease to gallop up the road any time then. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #13

It's getting harder every day to put on that happy face, isn't it? nt GliderGuider Jul 2015 #15

I'll try to enjoy the happy days while they last. n/t Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #16

The other two are not far behind. n/t FlatBaroque Jul 2015 #19

And, of course, with the level of environmental degradation that cancerous capitalism has tblue37 Jul 2015 #29

A poem by a very wise, old Turkish Commnist may help a little: KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #30

That is so beautiful. Especially the line "we must live as lf we will never die". When was this jwirr Jul 2015 #44

1948, while Hikmet was serving a prison term under a very brutal Turkish KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #52

Thank you. That is intersting - and sad. jwirr Jul 2015 #53

OT, but another one you may enjoy: KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #58

"to live one more day to spite the enemy." Wow. None of us is without a cause. jwirr Jul 2015 #61

Yeah, Hikmet has quickly vaulted to the top of my list of favorite poets. (Thanks to KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #62

I will never be able to write that kind of poetry either. But at least some have the gift. jwirr Jul 2015 #64

It's all connected GliderGuider Jul 2015 #32

But we do have the ability to change our ways before we totally self-destruct. jwirr Jul 2015 #46

Yes, the Horsemen is an archetypal metaphor. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #49

It would be very instructive to watch Greece closely FlatBaroque Jul 2015 #20

Socialist Revolution! Expropriate the means of production and place it KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #34

Pretty much. bemildred Jul 2015 #26

"Confessions of an Economic Hitman" (John Perkins). a must read. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2015 #3

"It�s insane to see even Greeks claim that this is Alexis Tsipras� fault..." Really? randome Jul 2015 #5

"De fides non est disputandum" GliderGuider Jul 2015 #10

Did you even bother to read the goddamned article? The IMF's own economists knew Greek KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #18

It�s pretty hard for people to understand something that conflicts with their deeply held beliefs. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #23

People lives are literally at stake and for anyone calling him- or herself a KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #27

It's not the first time a DU poster has shocked me that way. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #28

Same here. "Progressive" is quite a buzz word ... ananda Jul 2015 #31

There is a big sale on clues going on right now. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #35

Who will a Nazi or Soviet Greece go to war with? NT 1939 Jul 2015 #39

Greece wouldn't need to be one of the direct initiating parties. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #40

One big fear is that .. ananda Jul 2015 #42

Very astute analysis! GliderGuider Jul 2015 #43

Also, I can't help but wonder ... ananda Jul 2015 #45

May you live in interesting times... GliderGuider Jul 2015 #47

True society-wide liberalism is only possible in times of surplus and growth. IMO that is the jwirr Jul 2015 #50

No one is immune to the effects of the four horsemen. It either makes them the most likely jwirr Jul 2015 #48

Where did I sympathize with the IMF? Where? randome Jul 2015 #56

I'm not arguing with your opinions. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #57

Did you read the article? Tsipras called for the debt to be restructured, the IMF's own KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #60

I don't think he'd dispute that. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #63

I have NO deeply held beliefs that are not dependent on the situation, thank you. randome Jul 2015 #54

No, I can see that. Thanks for clarifying. nt GliderGuider Jul 2015 #59

Even if Greece implements... paleotn Jul 2015 #25

Sure, but who wants to throw good money after bad? randome Jul 2015 #55

These EU chiselers set up Tsipras to look bad. Greeks should stand by him, mock Troika to the world. ancianita Jul 2015 #6

I Agree. The only thing they should give to the banksters is a middle finger. n/t FlatBaroque Jul 2015 #22

The objective is to own the world. zeemike Jul 2015 #7

Very good example and like the IMF it was the banksters who were advising those farmers. jwirr Jul 2015 #51

This is about destroying a socialist political movement... blackspade Jul 2015 #14

It didn�t start out that way. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #21

Thank you GG for this important thread! nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #33

I've also wondered how much is politics. moondust Jul 2015 #24

Awesome analysis and judgment. Thanks for posting and also the post KingCharlemagne Jul 2015 #17

Yes. Igel Jul 2015 #36

I read something once, some time ago, sulphurdunn Jul 2015 #37

I did an analysis two years ago that was a bit more pessimistic than that GliderGuider Jul 2015 #38

That would be a global sulphurdunn Jul 2015 #41