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Good choice on making Greek voters make the call. It is still amazing to me that with all our technology, we aren't going to the people more to make decisions.
by IndianAstronaut 11y ago
Good choice on making Greek voters make the call. It is still amazing to me that with all our technology, we aren't going to the people more to make decisions.
- r0naa 11y agoExcept that this is just a manoeuvre from Tsipras to gain time and put the blame on the rest of the EU when they are forced to leave the Eurozone. The referendum is planned for July 5th while Greece's obligations to pay their debts are on June 30th. It's clear in the eyes of everyone that it's a political move. Tsipras has been feeding lies to the Greek people. He is a populist. The following scenario is likely to happen on June 30th: - The European Central Bank will maintain ELAs to their current level, it means that Greek banks will have to default. - The Greek government will have to refill their bank and nationalize them. Since they have no power over the euro, they will start printing their own money which will be worth very little.
- gonvaled 11y agoTsipras does not have mandate to do the opposite of what he promised during the election. He can still do it, but for this important turning around in the promised politics, and for this important decission for the greek people, asking them in a referendum makes sense.
- Confusion 11y agoHardly any citizen can make an informed decision about this topic. We elect leaders, who decide to trust certain experts, precisely so we do not have to be informed about every subject under the sun. The Greek government should decide and accept the blame for the consequences. Calling for a referendum is farcical.