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in order to understand what happened in "crisis ground zero" let's say there was tons of fearmongering by the ruling class and their media. staying in the euro means they get to keep their priviliges.
so by their systemic media, leaving the euro would be something like the destruction of pompiiee.
just saying that so you understand the climate where the public discussion took place in.
apart from that there have been 3 or 4 years of organized dismantling of social welfare in the health system in particular and of course the unemployment level skyrocketed. and employees rights have been seriously curtailed.
in the core of it, IMHO, lay two things: first, that the systemic media propaganda about the destruction of the country if it leaves the euro has soaked public awareness (but this is counteracted by everyday reality which shows that the country is suffering hugely as it is)
and second (and that is the most important thing IMO) that they have managed to persuade some people that they are incapable of ruling themselves, so to say, failry, justly, with transparence and accountability.
these two things are heaven sent for the ruling class.
there is a third completely honest I think feeling: that is that the average citizen really, really doesn't want to bare in his shoulders a possible dissolution of the eurozone and being himself to blame. (as he sees it)
many greeks being unsufferably self centered and self important are very pro-european too, they really do feel that's their "natural family" (with them of course being slightly better than everyone else).
all these are theoretical.
the pendulum lies on two extremes IMO: on on hand a belief that staying in the eurozone is the best thing greece can do, and on the other hand it's everyday reality. these two will decide the future.
syriza has said that the euro is not fetische. the prime concern is the welfare of the people.
in the coming euroelections it will gain lots of support. but on the same time, there is a concerted effort for various tax lessening moves and other stuff so the populace becomes temporarily pacified untill the euroelections pass and then the troika can return with even more impoveriching measures.
time will show, but it is not bonding well for the ruling class party.
in order to understand what happened in "crisis ground zero" let's say there was tons of fearmongering by the ruling class and their media. staying in the euro means they get to keep their priviliges.
so by their systemic media, leaving the euro would be something like the destruction of pompiiee.
just saying that so you understand the climate where the public discussion took place in.
apart from that there have been 3 or 4 years of organized dismantling of social welfare in the health system in particular and of course the unemployment level skyrocketed. and employees rights have been seriously curtailed.
in the core of it, IMHO, lay two things: first, that the systemic media propaganda about the destruction of the country if it leaves the euro has soaked public awareness (but this is counteracted by everyday reality which shows that the country is suffering hugely as it is)
and second (and that is the most important thing IMO) that they have managed to persuade some people that they are incapable of ruling themselves, so to say, failry, justly, with transparence and accountability.
these two things are heaven sent for the ruling class.
there is a third completely honest I think feeling: that is that the average citizen really, really doesn't want to bare in his shoulders a possible dissolution of the eurozone and being himself to blame. (as he sees it)
many greeks being unsufferably self centered and self important are very pro-european too, they really do feel that's their "natural family" (with them of course being slightly better than everyone else).
all these are theoretical.
the pendulum lies on two extremes IMO: on on hand a belief that staying in the eurozone is the best thing greece can do, and on the other hand it's everyday reality. these two will decide the future.
syriza has said that the euro is not fetische. the prime concern is the welfare of the people.
in the coming euroelections it will gain lots of support. but on the same time, there is a concerted effort for various tax lessening moves and other stuff so the populace becomes temporarily pacified untill the euroelections pass and then the troika can return with even more impoveriching measures.
time will show, but it is not bonding well for the ruling class party.
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