Greek Referendum on IMF/Troika deal

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Varoufakis: "I'll Resign If Greece Referendum Is 'Yes'"

Surely this is the most compelling case for a Yes yet?

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A pretty dark day for Greece. I can't imagine most No voters, mislead by a government of student union politicians, have any idea of what's going to happen now. Probably not a bad day for Europe though - we can excise a tumour.

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A pretty dark day for Greece. I can't imagine most No voters, mislead by a government of student union politicians, have any idea of what's going to happen now. Probably not a bad day for Europe though - we can excise a tumour.

Seriously, grow up.

Come next year, will we here in Ireland be allowed to choose a government for ourselves, or will we have you throwing another tantrum and demanding a "technocratic government" if FG/Lab aren't returned?

Obviously my answer to this will be "yes, if that was a viable option". I'm not a big fan of democracy.

But more seriously I haven't posted a sincere comment in a Greece thread since 2010. I suppose it's telling about the rhetoric on both sides that my comments are accepted at face value. Sorry.

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This guy reads the riot act to Tsipras, starring him in the eye. Tsipras seemed rather entertained by it all. We need a Constitutional amendment right now to make Verhofstadt eligible to be POTUS. We need him far more than Belgium does.

I hadn't seen this, thanks! That's terrific.