Varoufakis outside, Katrougalos inside: The systemic propaganda continues unabated and that's good news!
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The latest
attack by the banking-media establishment in Greece was launched
against the Alternate Minister of Administrative Reform, George
Katrougalos, who appeared signing “contracts up until January
the 27th 2015 - two days after SYRIZA's election win - which would
see him paid commissions via his former law firm for securing the
re-hiring of suspended public employees.”
(http://www.thetoc.gr/eng/politics/article/katrougalos-denounces-plan-to-undermine-government)
The target
was not picked accidentally. Katrougalos was always expressing his
clear position on the side of those public employees who have lost
their jobs, as troika demanded under previous governments in Greece.
The banking-media establishment was always hostile against
Katrougalos and other SYRIZA MPs who were referred to the mass
layoffs as being unconstitutional.
Through his
new position, Katrougalos will re-examine the layoffs and
re-establish justice and constitutionality, giving a chance to public
employees return to their jobs. Therefore, the target was carefully
picked.
The
establishment senses a serious threat by the new Greek government,
especially after the decision to form a committee to audit public
debt
(http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2015/03/greece-forms-commission-to-audit-public.html).
Many scandals will be revealed and the possibility for Greece to
write off a significant amount of the debt through international law,
would be another nightmare for the local and European oligarchs. This
would be another major defeat against their plans to impose permanent
neoliberal and austerity conditions in eurozone, as many other
countries may follow the Greek example to succeed a relief from
unbearable debt and change course towards growth, public investments
and spending on social benefits.
As previous
governments - directly connected with the banking-media establishment
and the local oligarchs - have been involved in numerous scandals,
they lost reliability and, therefore, much of their strength. The
only hope for the establishment to throw SYRIZA from power and bring
another government-puppet, is to start presenting it as being
corrupted too.
Abroad, an
operation is in process by the system, and especially by the German
side, to throw Yanis Varoufakis from his position as Finance Minister
(http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2015/03/the-system-launches-another-major.html),
probably because he is considered another barrier to Merkel's plans
to implement a Treuhand type operation in Europe, starting from
Greece
(http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2014/04/official-merkel-wants-treuhand-for.html).
Apart from the humoristic side, the war by the media is targeting
Varoufakis' reliability.
Meanwhile,
Alexis Tsipras showed in his latest meeting with Angela Merkel, that
he is not willing to retreat from the basic red lines put by his
government. During the common announcement and answering to
journalists' questions, Tsipras clearly pointed that the troika
program has failed, referred again to the disaster through the GDP
shrinking, debt rising, unemployment reaching unprecedented figures, inequality. A recent study proves that the middle class
in Greece has been much more heavily taxed and lost income, compared to the
upper class during the crisis
(http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-20/shocking-austerity-greece%E2%80%99s-poor-lost-86-income-rich-only-17-20).
Tsipras also
referred to the second big issue, which is the German WWII
reparations. No other Greek PM so far dared to speak openly about
these matters in front of the German chancellor and the journalists.
Apparently, Tsipras is determined not to "slip" slowly
towards the lenders' positions and become, eventually, another
manipulated government.
Why this
behaviour by the system inside Greece and abroad is good news? Simply
because it provides another proof that Tsipras administration is not
attached to the big interests, but only to the interests of the Greek
and the European people.
No matter
how many meetings will be conducted between Tsipras and Merkel, there
is no chance that they will meet somewhere in the middle.
Chancellors' moderate stance to Tsipras' "audacity" is only
a tactic retreat against the tactical, resolute move by the Greek
government to use the Russian card
(http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2015/03/the-greek-government-expedites-tsipras.html),
and force Obama to make another call to Merkel.
There is no
chance that they will meet, exactly because they serve conflicting interests. Merkel and the troika of course, represent bankers and
lobbyists. Tsipras represents the majority of the people. Tsipras
knows it, Merkel knows it. They just make their moves and prepare for
the next big battle which will probably come after the four-month
truce period
(http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2015/02/german-retreat-gives-chance-for-greeks.html).
Until then, we should expect continuous waves of systemic propaganda
against the Greek government. European people should wish Tsipras to
win and open the road for Podemos. Then, everything would be possible
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never read such a stupid text
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see that the Tsipiras is holding fast to a definite line of conduct. I reckon that the "forcing" of Greece is to enable a pre-conceived plan by the Troika to be carried out, "blaming" the Greeks. Otherwise why the inflexibility? However I presume that it is also to enable a generalised "haircut" of all EU depositors by the Banks. Which has been mentioned as probable towards the end of March. AFTER which a general take-over of financial sovereignty will be "proposed".
ReplyDeleteAll assorted with a racheting up of tension by NATO, to justify troops in the EU (in case of real dissent)?
Do we recognize that the Greek people are able to see a crook with their right eye as well as with their left eye? They tolerate slush funds for right-wing banks so long as there is some balancing of benefits because a lower income, lefty part of the population gets nice pensions.
ReplyDeleteThe Troika says the balancing benefits are finished? Then Greeks say the tolerating is finished too.
You can find my comments under
ReplyDeletehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/275351007_Can_Greece_Overcome_the_Current_Crisis_and_Stay_in_the_Euro_Zone_Yes_They_Can__Provided_that_They_Really_Will!
Hans-Georg Petersen