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In reply to the discussion: Varoufakis: On the Euro Summit’s Statement on Greece: First thoughts [View all]Igel
(35,356 posts)Have you walked in their shoes?
Have you lived the life Merkel has, been a politician in Germany, been in negotiations with Greece? Do you come from a former socialist country that was a basketcase, rising to the leader of the country that absorbed the basketcase and spent billions trying to bring it up to speed, restructuring, rebuilding, reinvigorating, and while that area is still not as prosperous as it should be forking over billions of euros to help others?
No? Perhaps they don't count as people then, whatever they look like.
It's a lopsided version of nihilism you have there, one that's very self-serving, denying everybody standing because there is no valid principle that can be invoked for judgment--while invoking the very same right for yourself as you sit in judgment.
Nihilism is really an all-or-nothing sort of game. In for a penny, in for a pound. Or in for a cent, in for a euro.