I fear for a social explosion: Greeks can't take any more punishment ...
(...) Στο όνομα επίτευξης στόχου για μείωση του ελλείμματος έχουν ωθήσει την Ελλάδα στην οικονομική και κοινωνική καταστροφή. (...) '' In a democracy, they will never pass because people will resist them. The loan agreement may be voted through, just as our foreign lenders want, but it will be a hollow victory ," (...) "Despair is growing. We are soon going to see incredible scenes with everyone taking to the streets if these measures are applied. Something has to give, and at this point it has to come from Europe." I fear for a social explosion: Greeks can't take any more punishment Helena Smith, who has reported from Athens for more than 20 years, says the country is on the edge of a precipice Helena Smith Despair has enveloped Greece. This weekend the bankrupt nation, for that is what it is, began negotiating the latest act o a drama that many fear will end in catastrophe – financially, socially and politically...