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So much for 5,000 years of civilization.  
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What is greece?
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Jun 28, 2015 05:41
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is this what a modern day bank run looks like? Lame
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Jun 28, 2015 05:41
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it's what happens when you give piles of money to lesser beings. Only germans, dutch can be trusted with piles of loan money
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Jun 28, 2015 05:45
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they're the ones who did the argonauts right?
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Jun 28, 2015 05:46
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i feel bad for greece, but then im reminded they probably brought this upon themselves and deserve it.
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Jun 28, 2015 05:48
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gnarlyhotep posted:they're the ones who did the argonauts right? what's scarier german bankers or skeletons with swords?
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Jun 28, 2015 05:51
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etalian posted:what's scarier german bankers or skeletons with swords? This doesn't answer my question.
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Jun 28, 2015 05:54
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the .bak stands for bankrupt, btw An ominous juxtaposition: 
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Jun 28, 2015 05:57
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Greece is the first domino. Just wait until the others fall (Italy, Portugal, Spain, etc.).
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Jun 28, 2015 05:57
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nnnotime posted:Greece is the first domino. Just wait until the others fall (Italy, Portugal, Spain, etc.). Couldn't Italy float itself on tourist money? Xaris fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Jun 28, 2015 |
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Jun 28, 2015 05:58
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Opa!!
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Jun 28, 2015 05:58
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i get my news only thru imgur.com memes, is this the work of the gays?
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Jun 28, 2015 05:59
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nnnotime posted:Greece is the first domino. Just wait until the others fall (Italy, Portugal, Spain, etc.). I know this based on my extensive education and research. In fact, I have all of my hard evidence right here... *faaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrtttt!*
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Jun 28, 2015 06:00
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so is the TL;DR of this that the EU is a failed idea?
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Jun 28, 2015 06:01
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Sandy beaches and cheap food for the Germans.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:02
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Happy Bear Suit posted:i feel bad for greece, but then im reminded they probably brought this upon themselves and deserve it. Pretty much. In layman's terms prior to entering into the EU they moved a lot of liabilities around not unlike a shell game to hide how much debt they had - but it was a bad shell game its been shown many inside the EU suspected this was the case but let them in anyways because: stupid. They had asinine government benefits packages like 6 weeks paid vacation coupled with 80% retirement pay at age 53 and are now awestruck as to why they don't have any money; somehow - this is all Merkel's fault!
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Jun 28, 2015 06:03
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fun and cool fact: greece has been in default or in a similar crisis for about half the years it has been independent from the ottomans, lol
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Jun 28, 2015 06:04
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WAMPA_STOMPA posted:fun and cool fact: greece has been in default or in a similar crisis for about half the years it has been independent from the ottomans, lol Yeah their problem is nothing new - it's pretty amazing the stupidity the bureaucrats at the EU had in letting them in. Well not that amazing really.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:06
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kick them back out
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Jun 28, 2015 06:08
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Thunder Moose posted:Pretty much. In layman's terms prior to entering into the EU they moved a lot of liabilities around not unlike a shell game to hide how much debt they had - but it was a bad shell game its been shown many inside the EU suspected this was the case but let them in anyways because: stupid. Angela Merkel?
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Jun 28, 2015 06:09
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Jose Oquendo posted:so is the TL;DR of this that the EU is a failed idea? Yeah the concept of wedding countries with vastly different economies to a single currency was a horrible idea.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:11
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Grandma: will you vote on this referendum? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-28/tsipras-asking-grandma-to-figure-out-if-greek-debt-deal-is-fair quote:Economists with PhDs and hedge-fund traders can barely stay on top of the vagaries of Greece’s spiraling debt crisis. Now, try getting grandma to vote on it.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:11
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Thunder Moose posted:Pretty much. In layman's terms prior to entering into the EU they moved a lot of liabilities around not unlike a shell game to hide how much debt they had - but it was a bad shell game its been shown many inside the EU suspected this was the case but let them in anyways because: stupid. It's Merkel's fault that Germany is so hardline on the negotiations and going 'we don't care if you country collapses just keep cutting state spending so you can keep paying the interest on our loans.' This is basically loan sharking on a national scale I don't see why everyone is being so thick about it. Like yeah don't take loans you can't afford but when the creditor shows up and breaks your kneecaps that's not chill either.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:12
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Last thing I heard from Merkel was that she wanted some boob touches at makeout point Maybe you guys are getting a little carried away
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Jun 28, 2015 06:14
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Moridin920 posted:It's Merkel's fault that Germany is so hardline on the negotiations and going 'we don't care if you country collapses just keep cutting state spending so you can keep paying the interest on our loans.' Yeah. The whole thing is both sides being greedy as gently caress. EU (and germany and like in particular) enjoyed exploiting Greece and the like as long as it benefited them to fuel their own economic engine, until poo poo hit the fan too badly. And Greece kept spending it on mostly stupid poo poo instead of putting a lot towards things that could pay off like infrastructure/etc while suckling at the teet, and was too greedy to realize that the house of cards has to come down someday. And while they aren't wrong that austerity is gunna gently caress them harder, they do share responsibility for loving themselves. Xaris fucked around with this message at 06:38 on Jun 28, 2015 |
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Jun 28, 2015 06:15
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Moridin920 posted:It's Merkel's fault that Germany is so hardline on the negotiations and going 'we don't care if you country collapses just keep cutting state spending so you can keep paying the interest on our loans.' The nerve of loaners expecting all of their money back with interest right?
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Jun 28, 2015 06:15
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Greece could probably float on tourism money too if they hadn't scared off all the tourists with their dumb golden dawn nazi poo poo. Also it would help if they managed to collect taxes on anything ever.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:15
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eurozowned
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Jun 28, 2015 06:16
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Why are the south of places always so lovely?
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Jun 28, 2015 06:17
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Thunder Moose posted:The nerve of loaners expecting all of their money back with interest right? It's not unlike the subprime mortgaging shitfest that happened in america. All the shitfuck financial institutions knew that these people couldn't ever pay them back if poo poo hit the fan but they hoped to run it out as long as possible. then when the bubble burst, they started blaming all the poors for taking out loans they couldn't afford. Xaris fucked around with this message at 06:38 on Jun 28, 2015 |
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Jun 28, 2015 06:17
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Lord of Pie posted:Greece could probably float on tourism money too if they hadn't scared off all the tourists with their dumb golden dawn nazi poo poo. 
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Jun 28, 2015 06:18
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Thunder Moose posted:The nerve of loaners expecting all of their money back with interest right? Let me loan you a large sum of money during a difficult time when you are vulnerable knowing you might not be able to pay it back. Later, if you are unable to pay, I will come destroy your assets one by one until you cough up. I will also loan you more money to cover the initial interest/debt, but only if you do me some favors. This is all perfectly aboveboard and how typical loans function. Not at all say, like a mafia loanshark.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:18
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Has anyone for ONE SECOND considered that Angela may need some boob touches? God drat I know this is GBS but let's have the tiniest amount of sensitivity, please.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:19
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Don't forget that the Chinese markets are going to crash soon. Once again the USA is on top of all the corpses of people that can't afford healthcare.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:19
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It's is starting to feel like D&D in here.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:21
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Xaris posted:except you don't give money willy nilly when you know that actually can't pay it back. Fair point but we aren't talking clueless average Joe taking out a housing loan - this is a national government who has people with masters and Ph.D's in economics. The former is immoral for preying on ignorance. Greece should not have taken the loan knowing full well upon reflection of their own balance sheets that this wouldn't work out. Trying to weasel out now and say "but we don't want to pay you, it's not fair" is just plain spoiled imo.
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Jun 28, 2015 06:22
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Why is China gonna crash, thought they were doing pretty good
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Jun 28, 2015 06:24
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Demon Of The Fall posted:Why is China gonna crash, thought they were doing pretty good 
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gnarlyhotep posted:It's is starting to feel like D&D in here. edit: drat it. I don't want to be in D&D for this. 
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