On 7/4/2015 8:11 AM, Paul Zarembka wrote:
Of course we are hearing how bad the bankers are. But the Syriza
leadership should have known that from the get-go and acted accordingly.
*Tsipras rattled his sabre until it was blunt – and for what?* [The
Guardian]
www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/10/tsipras-greek-economy-sabre-purpose
The most recent example, but it goes back much earlier: Why call for a
referendum on austerity, if you were not intending to follow the
instruction from the voters?
For the future, those MPs who voted 'no', abstained or were absent have
avoided being discredited; 17 were from Syriza, most of whom either
abstained or were absent. All 32 'no' votes, except 2 from Syriza
members, came from the Communist Party and fascist Golden Dawn.
Note: Few press summaries mention that Syriza's proposal includes
widespread privatizations of public assets in Greece (which would be
sold at fire-sale prices and have dire implications for the future).
Paul Zarembka
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