tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post8303483363799792569..comments2023-07-17T11:55:51.363+02:00Comments on ObservingGreece: If Greeks Are Bold and Wise, Then They Can Truly Be Rich!kleinguthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-1548284250584245792014-07-30T10:14:17.382+02:002014-07-30T10:14:17.382+02:00According to Mr. Zapiropoulos we could all live in...According to Mr. Zapiropoulos we could all live in Arcadia in our traditional Greek villages. Solar energy would power our air conditioners and other electrical appliances, and cars, for a thousand years to come. We could live from the abundant catch in the seas while watching the whales and dolphins frolicing around us. We could eat the diversity of biological vegetables grown on small Greek farms, while watching our unique topography. We could cover our insatiable appetite for imports with revenues from niche tourism. Rent bicycles to bikers, binoculars to bird watchers and sell statues of Alexander the Great (made in China) to cultural tourists. All the above we could have if it wasn't for the damned politicians (and their voters).<br />Like most Greeks he knows what he wants, but not how to get it. Like most Greeks he tells us very specifically what he doesn't want. A true visionary, a Greek Martin Luther King.<br />I understand Nikos Dimou better and better.<br />Lennard Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-76230032643106401632014-07-30T06:34:13.738+02:002014-07-30T06:34:13.738+02:00Pavlos Zafiropoulos is part of the problem. Whenev...Pavlos Zafiropoulos is part of the problem. Whenever I hear a Greek talking about solar energy I realize how clueless some people can be. The only thing going for Greece, when it comes to solar energy is the sun, Africa has sun; Arizona has sun, Spain has sun. Do Greeks thing they can compete with the Germans, Chinese and Americans? Where is the know-how? Do we have any big companies that produce or do solar panel R&D? In Spain and in Germany it's all about the subsidies and for Spain solar subsidies is part of the problem. The only thing he is right is the Greek politicians (voted by a clueless people). Finally, do not overestimate Greeks; look at the rankings of the Greek Universities and that will tell you what kind of human capital we are talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com