Posted on 08/12/2010 7:59:43 AM PDT by gjmerits
Democracy could ‘collapse’ in Greece, Spain and Portugal unless urgent action is taken to tackle the debt crisis, the head of the European Commission has warned.
In an extraordinary briefing to trade union chiefs last week, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso set out an ‘apocalyptic’ vision in which crisis-hit countries in southern Europe could fall victim to military coups or popular uprisings as interest rates soar and public services collapse because their governments run out of money.
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Greece, Spain and Portugal might become military dictatorships?
I wouldn’t be surprised. That’s pretty much their default state.
Well that is sure gonna calm the markets! :D
Screw them... let the keep and eat wookie woman.
LLS
Democracy is what caused the problems in the first place.
translation, EU chief aware of history of europe fears being lined up against wall.
I am sure the king of Spain that Michelle just met is licking his chops.
I was consciously noticing Monday that Greece, Spain and Portugal have not been in the news for a while. I strongly doubted that everything was just fine. :)
That would please the 'socialists'!
We need a bumper sticker that just says EWW.
!!!!!!!!!! Great idea!
LLS
Greece, Spain and Portugal might become military dictatorships?
I wouldn’t be surprised. That’s pretty much their default state.
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For all three, their sounder periods of government in the last century were autocratic.
Respect the political culture, I say. Democracy, at least in its populist form, is a catastrophe in all three countries.
These are just the EU big shots trying to save the euro by cutting off body parts.
There are eurosnobs who were trying to force Greece back to the dracma until Greece said if that is done then they will leave the euro based debt to the EU.
That’s hilarious, as if they had democracy right now.
The funny part is that this problem arises because of a lack of democracy and responsible leadership. Instead their leaders think they are elites, and as such are above the laws of economics.
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