Thankfully, Greece has finally seen the error of its ways. Surely now, the Euro and the current monetary system, that has 'served' us all so well, will now be saved. Well done, citizens of Greece!
Austerity, as dictated by the 'wise' and mighty will surely now win the day.
ITV, in the spirit of 'informative', and 'open' political reporting, has helped to clarify the situation (17/06/2012). Please, allow me to recap on some of the basics to date. These are:
1. That Greece's poorest families- some of them- have been forced to give away their own children, due to the already imposed measures and because austerity has dictated that this is a price worth paying to save the system that, in a slightly altered form, brought about the crisis we are currently mired within in the first place.
2. That several of Greece's more affluent citizens, driven to flee the country, in order to salvage much of the fortune that they managed to acquire under the aforementioned system, are decidedly of the opinion that 'lesser' citizens giving away their own children is a price that 'society' needs to accept.
Thanks to weloveunicorns
Incidentally, these refugees from Greece, who enthusiastically voted upon their now-more-distant country's future, have driven up some of London's property prices by as much as 15%. So, thanks for that folks. There we have it, both sides of the argument?
'Our' David was able to offer some informed insight into this situation (also ITV 17/06/2012). An ITV reporter prepared the ground by explaining that 'astute' Dave C. was about to explain why Greece could not afford to delay any longer, before adopting these 'essential' austerity measures, in order to to save the Euro.
I have to paraphrase a tad here, but I'm certain that I've precisely captured the gist of the brief exchange.
Interviewer: What are the dangers of any delay, in adopting these austerity measures?
Dave: The dangers? The dangers are that the Greek people who have now voted for the parties that want to implement these austerity measures, and want to see these measures implemented... Greece needs to adopt these measures without delay. Any delay is always dangerous...
Thus, the interview, as broadcast upon the ITV news, ended.
Thanks also to Salihan
Well, thanks Dave, that's clarified the whole deal; it's all so much clearer now, thanks to your well-articulated and concise grasp of the economic situation.
Certainly, ITV presented this brief soundbite as if all the grey had instantly been brightly coloured in.
Really? Surely it can't just be me, can it?
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