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I find that hard to believe. Those in power, which you classify as (more) intelligent, were afraid of their peer Yanis Varoufakis so much that they did everythi
by cm3 10y ago
I find that hard to believe. Those in power, which you classify as (more) intelligent, were afraid of their peer Yanis Varoufakis so much that they did everything to make him leave. They didn't understand his proposals (models) because the other finance ministers missed vital economic knowledge, or that's how it seems to me at least.
If I looked for it, I could name many not-so-intelligent and uneducated ministers all around the world. We can start by naming plagiarized PhDs in Germany, including (ironically) one education minister.
However, if by 'ruling class' you don't necessarily mean the government, then maybe you're right. If that's what you're saying, then the government would be ruled by the economy which would be controlled by those who were put on such a track at a young age.
- danieltillett 10y agoI am not suggesting that all of the ruling class are intelligent, but that almost none of the masses are these days. Anyone born into the masses with the talent and brains to challenge the rulers is brought into the ruling class via education.
- ajnin 10y agoThey were afraid of Varoufakis because he wanted to change the economic model of the EU. He wanted to change the status quo, which their job is to protect. You say they were "not-so-intelligent an uneducated", I say they did their job well and were pretty good at manipulating public opinion.
- tremon 10y agoAs I understood, he wanted to change the economic model of Greece only. It's the EU that didn't want economic pluriformity.