tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post213061332873143730..comments2023-07-17T11:55:51.363+02:00Comments on ObservingGreece: Joschka Fischer - An Elderly Leftist Reflects on SYRIZAkleinguthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-40949276327539263272015-05-01T16:45:13.405+02:002015-05-01T16:45:13.405+02:00The problem with all those "realist" ana...The problem with all those "realist" analysts is that they're missing the point (this critique is completely theoretical, to the point of delusion). Let's see: what's J. Fischer proposing Syriza should do? Sign off a further slash of pensions (particularly for poorer pensioners)? Sign off further VAT increases? Sign off further corrupt privatizations (with one bidder, usually member of the families ruling Greece for the past 50 years)? Or sign off throwing people in street because they took a mortage 10 years ago and did not "rationally foresee" that the State would go bankrupt a few years later and unemployment would soar? Etc. Hiding behind theoretical arguments is not exactly a smart critique - as it doesn't state what the critics of Syriza would do in their place. But then, would J. Fisher argue that's what he would do if he was in Tsipras' place? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-49322247238186245182015-04-30T16:08:46.339+02:002015-04-30T16:08:46.339+02:00I uphold my theory that in reality Tsipras and Var...I uphold my theory that in reality Tsipras and Varoufakis only bluffed, first their voters and second the Eurogroup, by pretending that they intend to avoid Grexit.<br /><br />Under this assumption their behavior makes sense, otherwise one must come to the devastating conclusion like J. Fischer and many others.<br /><br />H.Trickler<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com