Jede Menge chauvinistischer Griechenland-Witzelchen auf Twitter, aber Blogger können anders. Charlemagne zum Beispiel:
Yes, if you are Angela Merkel, you know all the sensible arguments about Germany benefitting from the ability to export goods to southern European countries that were captive markets because they could not devalue. You know that German banks hold Greek government debt worth tens of billions of euros, and will take a beating if Greece defaults. You know that contagion is spreading to Portugal and Spain. But deep down, you hear the plan outlined to you, and you must think: here I am, a democratic leader whose own voters hate this bailout, having to bail out a Greek government that needs the money to keep its own voters onside.
One democratic government, in other words, is being asked to fund another democratic government’s social contract, at the expense of its own. I see, Mrs Merkel must feel like saying: you want me to buy Greek voters for the Greek government. That is politically toxic.
Aber, wie gesagt, off topic; ich lasse mich gern eines Besseren belehren.
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