tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post8896748518798453805..comments2023-07-17T11:55:51.363+02:00Comments on ObservingGreece: Should Greece look for alternative (and perhaps better) friends?kleinguthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-40604793820273966292012-09-15T14:08:46.552+02:002012-09-15T14:08:46.552+02:00The answer is given to offer, what asked.
Impecca...<br />The answer is given to offer, what asked.<br /><br />Impeccable, incredible, unmistakable perfect citizens of a perfect society, which are who Klaus? <br />You are Austrian, I am Greek.<br />From which country come from evaluate and showing off real zest and caring but only mention as the center of all the problems --- Greece? <br />A fake self-exceptionalism defines all these but assesses reality with a selective perception.<br />It’s very kind hearted to be given a role and rank in Greece and attaching alternatives.<br />You do accept those alternatives Klaus as rational. Right?<br />When people approach the idea of a common Europe deal with a number of problems not related only with economy. The progress made in each and every country depended also from geography, good representations, efforts, analytical appreciation and planing for a better and more productive future. <br />This course was not linear, there were obstacles internal and external in each case. <br />Describing a model -as a possible alternative-which main idea is a kind of seclusion, commission or relegation, is a viable policy, to retain a sum of different countries united, under a common currency, if still a target? <br />Its not only Greece, its Italy, Spain, Portugal and tomorrow maybe France, even if Greece is special case. All these countries do have a different level of understanding obligations and many reforms implemented from years before compared to Greece, but they do have the same kind of problems.<br />People in Greece although in difficult position vote in favor of Europe's way of acting and the continuation of effort already made, even if protesting. But it is quite clear for many what to change specifically.<br /> Greece may I add was liberated and because many foreigners fight against Ottomans (Navarino etc ). They do it intentionally; it is great to have friends who help you offering everything.<br />Byzantines were diplomats .<br /><br /><br />PS 1 : It's totally different to say that many need to change from zero and quite different to categorize. Even Germany need time in 2000 to force lighter reforms near to those made for several years.<br />Almost all my posts in this blog written to criticize -heavily I think- the mistakes, wrong mentality and people responsibilities-obligations never taken into consideration in Greece. But I think I do it objectively without in most cases insulting people, different countries, and mainly without an empathy addressed to one and common burden- Greece.<br />Public administration is a real problem to Greece like many other. Probably when all we do understand that changes will benefit us, with or without TQM in public management, as part of a maturing process of reforms, then reality would be better. But grudge does not exist to a large extend.<br />PS 2: Truly Klaus I was surprised. These scattered notes, are incoherent, full of biased beliefs and comparisons only to challenge about some irrelevant facts.<br />I do believed in your rational arguments and good disposition. However, maybe I was mistaken about disposition.<br /><br /><br />MSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-23100514143259808312012-09-14T15:39:00.369+02:002012-09-14T15:39:00.369+02:00You can live inside or outside the EU, but ultimat...You can live inside or outside the EU, but ultimately the issue is that as long as in the EU each state has sovereignty, "what is the plan"? If the plan is "continue to function in a byzantine way", then inside or outside makes little difference; if anything maybe the EU institutions could have a say in correcting some of the lunacies(though this has not worked for 30 years, and certainly is not working with the troika, why would it work from now on? This is like accepting that one is mentally challenged and unable to function, in which case you cannot demand freedom and a standard of living). If the plan is "become an efficient, well-run state", then again this can be done either inside or outside the EU. There are (insane) things that the EU forces its member states which are a hindrance to being well-run and efficient(namely various "do as we say, but you are responsible for the outcome", e.g. in terms of defence, immigration etc), but also opportunities because you have a larger market.<br />In my view the only issue is finding the people to run it and getting them to power. Yes, there are things a well-run state would want to do and for which the EU is a hindrance, but by for the vast majority of the issues, the EU does not interfere, i.e. you can create an efficient state in 99% of the cases and probably find a way around the remaining 1%, perhaps not fully compliant with EU rules, but at that point you decide. So in my view this is not a major issue:<br />If I have fixed the 99% that I can fix within the EU and the remaining 1% is important and I cannot do it within the EU, I exit. But before fixing the 99%, it makes no sense to ask this question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com