Monday, July 13, 2015

Greek Path

The whole Greek psycho-drama is not about a debt or an austerity. Everybody knows, that the large part of the debt will be erased. IMF says is quite clearly already now. People can't pay during generations for mistakes of their fathers. The question is different: Could Greece transform itself into a modern European state ? Liberal democracy & free market ? This is a necessary condition for staying in the same monetary union with others. Such transformation is a very difficult and painful exercise, with very uncertain result. Maybe it's too difficult and Greece should stay, where it is (and abandon Euro). Especially now, when Greece is governed by a radical marx-leninist group, who has a completely different aim. They want to build a kind of popular democracy. A real socialism, in other words. The system which has never worked, but they are sure that this time, it will.

Greece should decide what they want. They have three choices:

  1. Transform their state into modern European state, as in > 98% of Europe. And keep Euro.
  2. Build a "popular democracy" following Syriza neo-leninist ideology.
  3. Keep, what they are. Poor, but happy country :-)

(And starting a negotiation 2% against 98% by insulting everybody else is not very efficient way to get a good deal.)

The Syriza marx-leninist background explains, by the way, the crazy history of the Greek referendum. They called it a lesson of democracy.  This referendum was not organised to ask people a question. It was clear from the beginning that the result will be ignored. The only aim was the mobilization of the political consciousness (using the leninist terminology).

To see better, what is Syriza like:

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Greek Choice

The question is not "Will Greece pay all its debts ?". Everybody knows that Greece will not pay all its debts.

The question is "Does Greece want to become a modern and rich European country or does it want to stay a poor and mismanaged Balkan country ?". This should be the referendum question. And if the choice of the Greek people is the first alternative, they should perform all necessary reforms and keep Euro. Otherwise, they can go on as before, but on their own account. 2% of Europeans cannot blackmail all others.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Referendum on the Deck of the Titanic

The passengers of the Titanic have decided in a referendum, that there is no iceberg on the way. Full steam ahead.

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Welcome to Greece !

  • A country, which considers itself a birthplace of democracy - but is not able to create a functional state.
  • A country in a permanent economical collapse - gives the economical lessons to others.
  • A country, which has received the biggest economical help from EU and the best debt conditions - but keeps claiming that others are responsible of its problems.
  • A country with extreme socialist rhetoric - with one of the most un-equal societies in Europe.

Welcome to Greece !

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Staví, staví šibeničky

Na demostrace chodím velice zřídka, asi tak jednou za 20 let. Ale dokážu pochopit, že někdo cítí potřebu svůj názor, třeba na imigraci, vyjádřit na čerstvém vzduchu.

Ale trochu mi unikají myšlenkové pochody člověka, který si na takovou akci vyrobí malou šibenici.

Já si predstavuju, jak dopoledne manželce řekne "mámo, odpoledne deme na tu demošku, musíme si udělat nějakej pořádnej trasparent". Pak zajde do kůlny, vybere tam pár prkýnek, hrst hřebíků, starou prádelní šňůru a na zahradě začne stloukat šibenici. Na co při tom myslí ? To si představuje, jak na ní někoho věší ?