March 28, 2024

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Greece, The Land Of Pixies And Unicorns – New Tourism Policy Announced By New Government

That is the only way I have to explain it. The new coalition government is creating some sort of fantasy land where money grows on trees and the state creates money for its citizens.

I think the tactic is to attract tourists from around the world to some and see this land of Peter Pan and Mary Poppins where everything is wonderful and government do not have to work within the confines of the free market and reality.

But why do I say all these things about Greece? Is it because I believe that the country has discovered its long-buried magical powers that make it able to live in an alternate financial reality to other countries?

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In a word no. But I fear that the new political leaders in Greece do believe in magic and fantasy.

This is the article in Athens News today.

There are many wonderful things that could have come from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but this is the sentence that convinced me that the Oompa Loompas have taken over the ministry of finance.

Regarding economic priorities, the three parties foresee a new taxation system, abolition and merging of state organisations and entities without layoffs, as well as privatisations and greater efforts to combat corruption and waste.

In all seriousness, to see a statement like this shows a complete lack of comprehension of the state of the countries finances. It shows that EU and Troika bailouts have only served to take the political elite on a journey which has seen them rise above their bodies in some sort of trance where they believe their dreams and wants can actually be reality if they just want it bad enough.

Does the Greek government believe Unicorns exist in Greece? That would depend on whether they would attract tourists.

I have long said that Venizelos lives in some sort of DoubleThink fantasy and this statement shows the DoubleThink fantasy is rubbing off on the rest of the political establishment.

On the one hand the government is acknowledging that there is waste in the government bureaucracy and yet at the same time they are claiming none of this waste is down to excess workers. Please, this constant treating of the Greek people as children is an insult to taxpayers throughout Europe.

A reader left a very interesting comment on i4w a while back. http://independence4wales.com/2012/greece-are-greek-politicians-being-unknowingly-manipulated-into-sacrificing-their-country-a-theory

The reader basically said that it is not the Greek political class that is the problem but the unions. I’m open to this possibility and it is just another reason why the Greek government should hurry up and default so all these union contracts can be thrown in the bin.

The fact that the mainstream media in Greece is also heavily unionised guarantees that no Greek will hear logical answers and explanations for the current state of the economy.

It is the ongoing contradiction of socialism. A political belief that is supposed to look after the little guy when it fact it creates the exact environment required for poverty. As can be seen in Greece today.

Until Greeks start educating themselves with media that does not come from their own country they will continue to have an incomplete picture, they will continue to be confused, they will continue to believe they are helpless, they will continue to believe they need help from foreigners. These things are the exact opposite of reality and are only pumped out by the mainstream media in order to maintain the status quo of union domination.

 

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