European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 12 May | 61 comments (61 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Europe (none / 1)

When "help" is defined as destroying a country's economy and impoverishing its citizens, I have to admit Reagan was probably right

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat May 12th, 2012 at 03:56:32 AM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 0)

I'm still boggling from this...

Mr. Papandreou says that when he asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel for gentler conditions in 2010, she replied that the aid program had to hurt. "We want to make sure nobody else will want this," Ms. Merkel told him.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat May 12th, 2012 at 04:04:12 AM EST
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Re: Europe (4.00 / 2)

Of course it has to hurt. When the Mob realizes that you won't make your payday loan, it hurts you. Pour encourages les autres.

Where's the RAF when you need it?

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sat May 12th, 2012 at 04:36:48 AM EST
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Nice little country you've got there. Be a shame if something happened to it...

Now where are we going and what's with the handbasket?

by budr on Sat May 12th, 2012 at 10:37:22 AM EST
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That is, when the government is Reaganesque. nt (4.00 / 2)

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.