Why are we turning our backs on our fellow Greek workers?

[LBJDemocrat]

The Grecophobia on this discussion forum is astounding. We should be rallying to support the Greek people. There are some people on here who are saying, "Greece deserves what it's getting for promising services that it couldn't pay for." Well; why couldn't it pay for it? What segment of society are these services supposed to benefit and what segment is supposed to pay for it? What segment of society is going to suffer most from the austerity and what segment is going to suffer least?

Let me break it down for you closet Teabaggers here on DU: The proper role of a democratic government is to, at the very least, balance out the inequality that results from the capitalist system. It is natural for those at the bottom end of society to receive more from the government than they put in because IT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR SACRIFICES AND THE EXPLOITATION OF THEIR OWN LABOR THAT THOSE ON TOP HAVE MADE IT TO THE TOP.

When a crisis comes, it used to be assumed that the government would step in to cushion the blow for those most adversely affected. What is instead going on is that those who are LEAST in need, those who happen to have caused the crisis, who are rescued, while the social safety net, instead of being there for the poor, is being withdrawn from the poor.

This is backwards, entirely and disgustingly backwards.

28bil Euros are going to Greece bail out the Greek banks. That's about equivalent to 10% of Greece's 2008 GDP.

This is modern capitalism: When a crisis comes, bail out those on top and teach the workers a valuable lesson - that from now on, they'll be expected to work harder for less.

If you continue with your Grecophobia ("Oh, these Mediterranean folks are such lazy bastards. Lounging in the sun all day while I'm working. F--- 'em, f---ing tax cheats and freeloaders"), what will you say to the next country that encounters such a crisis? Will you expect any solidarity from the rest of the world when it's your ass on the line?