Re:Yanis Varoufakis' first interview since resigning
by AnimalMuppet on Monday July 13, 2015 @03:10PM
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You wrote a long post in response to mhd, but you totally failed to address the point. To remind you:
> Germany's debtors back then thought that after the debt relief it would become financially stable on its own. And that doesn't seem to be the case now with Tsipras' Greece -- and Schäuble doesn't seem to be the only one with that opinion.
All this rhetoric about how evil Germany was in the wars (and, yes, they were), and how much damage they did (and, yes, they did) is not the point. Throwing around charges of economic warfare and claiming that "Germany is at it again" completely misses the point. Accusing Europe's leaders of being illegitimate and fascist misses the point. Once more, the point is this: If Greece were given the same help at this time, it seems very unlikely that Greece would become financially stable. The rest of Europe is unwilling to pay for what they perceive as low odds of success.
> Germany's debtors back then thought that after the debt relief it would become financially stable on its own. And that doesn't seem to be the case now with Tsipras' Greece -- and Schäuble doesn't seem to be the only one with that opinion.
All this rhetoric about how evil Germany was in the wars (and, yes, they were), and how much damage they did (and, yes, they did) is not the point. Throwing around charges of economic warfare and claiming that "Germany is at it again" completely misses the point. Accusing Europe's leaders of being illegitimate and fascist misses the point. Once more, the point is this: If Greece were given the same help at this time, it seems very unlikely that Greece would become financially stable. The rest of Europe is unwilling to pay for what they perceive as low odds of success.