It is confusing, to say the least, for us outsiders. It’s difficult to tell what ‘Yes or No’ really infer. In my limited view, I think that Greece should leave the EU. They are not ready or collectively willing to live up to any terms of austerity, or making good on their debts. I get the impression many Greeks just expect the national debt to be ignored and by passed, as the U.S. did for Mexico years ago.
If they do that, they will not be able to import food, medicine, or oil, because they won’t have any money that foreigners will take.
They’ll have to eat goats and olives, burn wood, and use herbal infusions. This will be very unpleasant.
Unless it has been outlawed lately, it is not unusual for a “yes” to mean “no” and a “no” to mean “yes” where I have voted.
“I think that Greece should leave the EU. They are not ready or collectively willing to live up to any terms of austerity, or making good on their debts.”
I agree. The transition INTO the EU was a total fraud and it was perfectly predictable that a country with such a miniscule GDP could ever conform to the req’ments. But, the transition OUT of the EU will crush their economy and roil their society in very serious ways. It won’t be pretty, for the Greeks.