Decomposed> How are you feeling about what socialism did to Greece? Want that to happen here?
Zim> What is the latest on Greece?
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Jun. 21, 2015
Greece is confirming that Margaret Thatcher was right about socialist governments
Greece, from whose ancient playwrights Western drama descends, is in an absurdist melodrama about securing yet another cash infusion from international creditors.
This would add another boulder to a mountain of debt almost twice the size of Greece's gross domestic product. This protracted dispute will result in desirable carnage if Greece defaults, thereby becoming a constructively frightening example to all democracies doling out unsustainable, growth-suppressing entitlements.
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It cannot be said too often: There cannot be too many socialist smashups. The best of these punish reckless creditors whose lending enables socialists to live, for a while, off of other people's money.
The world, which owes much to ancient Athens' legacy, including the idea of democracy, is indebted to today's Athens for the reminder that reality does not respect a democracy's delusions.
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Entire article is at the link.
Zim.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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