Monday, July 6, 2015

2015-07-05 GREECE: Referendum results are in

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  • Stephen Doyle but I thought you don't believe in voting
    • Joseph Zernik Well, well, well... I claim an exception here... 
      Let's get biblical... Exodus, 21: 
      If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing... And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my mast
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    • Stephen Doyle So it's ok to vote anti-austerity in a referendum, but not to vote for an anti-austerity party in an election (even if you also agree with most of that party's other pledges too)? I'm sure something in Leviticus about that
    • Joseph Zernik This was a decision on enslavement v independence...
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    • Joseph Zernik Otherwise, I guess you still don't get me: I am not opposed to voting, or legistlation per se. My objection is to the view that if you can vote, it is a "democracy", or to the view that conditions in US, UK, or Israel, are likely to be corrected anyti...See More
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    • David Rojas I get you Joseph, I guess you know that just because our side won, that does not mean those fascist Europeans are just going to roll over and let Greece off the hook. Round two is just beginning. Without the help of the Brick Nations or Russia, Greece ...See More
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    • David Rojas As far as not believing in voting, it's the futility of the system that you seem to be against. Still you are one of the smartest and ecsentric people I know.
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  • David Rojas I'm glad the Greeks had the balls to vote NO. The big bankers are the cause of this. They should be shot.
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  • Joseph Zernik In today's resignation letter, the Greek finance minister says:" The referendum of 5th July will stay in history as a unique moment when a small European nation rose up against debt-bondage."
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    • Joseph Zernik He should have quoted the biblical "bored slave" phrase...
    • Stephen Doyle but do you see this would never have happened if people hadn't VOTED for syriza back in january?

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