MarxistWell, to be fair, virtually anybody they put in this position would come out the same way, Greece wants to restructure their entire debt deal with the EU, and the major players in the EU have 0 interest in allowing for that to happen lol. So the Greeks have to scam for time as much as possible, or Syriza will blow up their mandate, because, if no outside creditors can be found, they'll eventually have to renege on most of their campaign promises lol. They even went to Russia to talk to them about financial support - which is highly unlikely given Russia's precarious financial situation lol. Although some sources report that Gazprom and Greece are trying to cut a deal to get their very own oil pipeline (by way of the Black sea --- ) Turkey ---) Greece) which would provide *some* immediate investment.
Previous government was actually doing fine, after months of tough regulations the climb was slowly happening and things were definitely looking up. Then for some reason people think it's a good idea to go back to square one with extreme left and throw themselves under the bus. Yes the policy of "tough now, ez later" isn't any fun but sometimes it's just needed when things aren't going well... Poppulism. Now they can't keep their promises either way.
-protoso sad to see such a beautiful and history-rich country take a downward spiral like this. probably my favourite country ive visited. some of the nicest people in the world. hopefully things go up from here for greece and varoufakis.
Greece is an amazing country and I genuinely feel bad for their people, but things really aren't going to work out with their current leadership. The guy showed his middle finger to Germany and the EU, both on video and in his policies, when they're the ones who've been patient for years and lending you billions of euros. Don't bite the hand that feeds you?