First, please don't downvote people who you simply disagree with. That's just bad style. > Also It is never ridiculous to let the people of a country decide es

First, please don't downvote people who you simply disagree with. That's just bad style. > Also It is never ridiculous to let the people of a country decide especially on hard questions after the facts on the ground have changed. "After the facts have changed". Sorry but I have no idea what you are talking about. The facts have been on the table for about five years now, in plain sight for everyone. > You seem to believe that there never was the possibility to reach a mutually beneficial agreement to begin with, and Greece should simply roll over and let their economy contract another 25% after it has already contracted 25% in the last years. There was that possibility but Greece just simply didn't have any real leverage in the discussions. Tsipras mislead his own people in that regard and now he needs to face reality. And yes the Greek economy will contract. But never was real to begin with. It was all just built on other people's money and it wasn't built to sustain itself after that flow of money dries up. So of course, what's not sustainable will deflate.