Eleven Moustachioed Daughters
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 11:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
caddymanAll this economic turmoil is very worrying, particularly the situation in Greece and the rest of the Mediterranean economies (plus, potentially Ireland and possibly France).
I know a number of people who know about these thingsTM and they worry that Greece is headed for a Euro exit that potentially leads to an EU exit, too. If Greece goes, there is little if anything to stop Italy, Spain and Portugal dropping out of the Eurozone shortly thereafter.
I can’t pretend to understand the economic niceties behind it all, but I must admit that curing vast levels of public debt by lending countries even more money, while their associated credit ratings are slashed all seems very suspicious. Without appreciating the maths behind it all, it just feels wrong.
If we add to that the fact that of all the members of the Eurozone, Greece is and always has been one of the most politically unstable, they are no stranger to the military coup –can we say ‘Colonels’ children? I think we can. It does seem rather bleak.
There was an article in yesterday’s Times that stated that in some circles, there had been speculation that while some quite drastic action might be needed within Greece to prevent capital leaving the country (faster than it already is), the Greek military might be deployed along the borders to prevent young Greeks escaping the country – without them, there can be no recovery, but there is no incentive for them to stay.
I fear the Greek military. Not as an international fighting force (though on a one to one basis, I would concede the right of a Greek soldier to order me about. A machine gun is still a machine gun, after all), but on the basis of their ceremonial uniforms. I mean mini skirts, tight leggings and pom poms plus automatic rifles and yet not in a good way. The Greeks have taken the teenage nerd dream and made it a thing to fear: goose stepping moustachioed cheerleaders with automatic rifles.
I know a number of people who know about these thingsTM and they worry that Greece is headed for a Euro exit that potentially leads to an EU exit, too. If Greece goes, there is little if anything to stop Italy, Spain and Portugal dropping out of the Eurozone shortly thereafter.
I can’t pretend to understand the economic niceties behind it all, but I must admit that curing vast levels of public debt by lending countries even more money, while their associated credit ratings are slashed all seems very suspicious. Without appreciating the maths behind it all, it just feels wrong.
If we add to that the fact that of all the members of the Eurozone, Greece is and always has been one of the most politically unstable, they are no stranger to the military coup –can we say ‘Colonels’ children? I think we can. It does seem rather bleak.
There was an article in yesterday’s Times that stated that in some circles, there had been speculation that while some quite drastic action might be needed within Greece to prevent capital leaving the country (faster than it already is), the Greek military might be deployed along the borders to prevent young Greeks escaping the country – without them, there can be no recovery, but there is no incentive for them to stay.
I fear the Greek military. Not as an international fighting force (though on a one to one basis, I would concede the right of a Greek soldier to order me about. A machine gun is still a machine gun, after all), but on the basis of their ceremonial uniforms. I mean mini skirts, tight leggings and pom poms plus automatic rifles and yet not in a good way. The Greeks have taken the teenage nerd dream and made it a thing to fear: goose stepping moustachioed cheerleaders with automatic rifles.
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