Inkwell Institute
European Desk
I try to help my readers stay up on the happenings around the world that could possibly involve the US….and on that note…..here comes history……. again…..
In my early years of being a world traveler I had a chance to visit Greece….that was in the days of the junta and the communist uprisings….both fighting to control the country……the US was not really too popular in those days for we were entrenched with the junta and the communist were determined that we pay for our loyalty….any way I take this trip down memory lane because I see something occurring in Greece that could be a replay of those days……
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency warned in a report that the tough austerity measures and the dire situation could escalate and even lead to a military coup, according to a report by Germany’s popular daily Bild. According to he CIA report, ongoing street protests in crisis-hit Greece could turn into escalated violence and a rebellion and the Greek government could lose control, said Bild. The newspaper said the CIA report talks of a possible military coup if the situation becomes more serious and uncontrolled.
Greece is under immense pressure owing to public debt that has swollen to 340 billion euros. The EU, IMF and European Central Bank are pressing Greece to step up a privatization program and get all political parties to approve more austerity and reform measures that have sparked violent protests, but emergency talks called by the president on Friday failed to make any headway, AFP reported.
Opposition parties have mostly refused to support the government in its quest to cut spending by trimming an overblown civil service and the sweeping privatization drive announced this week has attracted even stronger protests.
All this protests and demonstrations give some validity to the concerns….and the US will most likely return to the policy of supporting the junta, if it occurs….why? Economics, my friend, economics!
Well, yes. But what’s wrong with economics? Greece is in the situation it is, simply because the people have for decades refused to live anything close to within their means – but then Greece (like Portugal and Spain) is a socialist (and unnecessarily poor) state with all that implies in their outlook on life.
I ask, why WOULD those who “have” support those who “haven’t” and will not do what it takes to acquire more? I repeat – why WOULD they? How stupid would that make them? It’s a philosophical question really that involves the value of the human animal (which I don’t think is all that great, personally – any of us), but that’s a different debate.
However, that question aside – just because a few thousand, or even tens of thousands, of people wish they lived in some kind of dream world utopian communist state, doesn’t make it so, or even possible. The fact is, they DON’T and never CAN in the foreseeable future, so get real people – life is the way it is and the likes of the UK and Germany or NOT going to pay for your foolishness for the next century and more…
The only equality due to ANYONE that is PRACTICAL is equality of opportunity – we don’t have that, but being supported when people will not try to help themselves is not (and SHOULD not be) part of the deal.
I cannot disagree….I was only pointing to the fact that the violence from the 70’s and 80’s could return and thus driving Greece further into the ditch……..and if that happens they will need more cash to pull themselves out which we all will wind up paying…..that will only happen if there is a junta and there is my hook….I see another junta in the making.
Maybe, but I wouldn’t be too sure that the EU wouldn’t just cut them adrift and let them sink or swim on theri own!
That EU is just a swell bunch, huh?
Absolutely!