Greek minister says Europe won't let Athens go under (Austerity measures="terrorizing")

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[Red in Blue PA]

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s finance minister accused creditors of trying to "terrorize" Greeks into accepting austerity, warning Europe stood to lose as much as Athens if the country is forced from the euro after a referendum on Sunday on bailout terms.

[Red in Blue PA]

WTF is up with these Greeks?

If their attitude is that they deserve a handout, let them all sink.

[sport]

From what I can understand, it is their attitude. It is similar to a large segment of the population of the United States.

[RetSignman]

(Austerity measures=”terrorizing”

0 and the demoncraps just found their new mantra.

[hal ogen]

Squirming socialists and other losers are pathetic. Let them all sink or swim on their own. Who cares? What difference does it make?

[TomGuy]

accused creditors of trying to "terrorize" Greeks into accepting austerity

HOW DARE THEY!!!!! How dare they say Greece has to live within a budget!!!! O the huge manatee!!!!

[/s]

Socialists DO like to spend money -- especially when it is other peoples' money.

[DAC21]

Der Helga should just cut them loose. I just can’t see the EU bailing them out. That just gives the likes of Spain, Portugal and Italy the green light all of whom are nearing Greek economics.

[servantboy777]

Right? Gimmiewannagottahave. Well gee wizz golly. Ya run up the debt in a socialist style handout gubbamint...some day, ya gotta pay the piper.

They’z payin. You can only hand out stuff for so long, then ya gotta lil pay back that must happen.

Austerity. Everyone loves gettin theirs, no one likes havin to trim when times are tough.

[BunnySlippers]

This is why the Elgin Marbles are best in London.

[ArcadeQuarters]

Those stingy 67-year-old German workers aren’t paying enough to support the 58-year-old Greek retirees.

[SharpRightTurn]

Dear Dad and Mom—send more money, no strings attached.

[VRW Conspirator]

From what I can understand, it is their attitude.

Nailed it. 1st world that has morphed into 3rd world. Gaming the welfare system is taught at the dinner table with a sense of righteous entitlement.

[fruser1]

It sucks when you start running out of other people’s money.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Where does Bernie Sanders stand on Greece?

[A Navy Vet]

" Greece’s finance minister accused creditors of trying to "terrorize" Greeks into accepting austerity,..."

Talk about hyperbole. Terrorize? Really? How about the Greeks give up their failed socialist system and DO accept some "austerity". Short term pain for long term gain.

[SunkenCiv]

They won't let us go under, they'll admit that making us pay our bills is terrorism and give us more money to pay themselves! /s Thanks Red in Blue PA.

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[Opinionated Blowhard]

"terrorize" Greeks into accepting austerity

Kinda like the way a parent terrorizes his or her 25 year old son into getting a job and moving out of the house.

[tbw2]

I can’t remember who said it, but it went along the lines of: socialism fails where the weather is nice, because welfare is more attractive when you can spend your days on the beach instead of stuck in an apartment in the snowy climes.
That was the reason why socialism went mostly bankrupt in South America and the Mediterranean but didn’t in the Nordic countries.