Papoulias is quoted as saying “Who is Mr Schaeuble to insult Greece?”
If there was any insult it was intended at the Greek politicians not the Greek people. Papoulias is making a huge error if he is associating himself with the Greek people.
Schaeuble is quoted as saying
“When you look at the internal political discussions in Greece and the opinion polls, then you have to ask who will really guarantee after the elections … that Greece will stand by what we are now agreeing with Greece,” he told SWR2 radio, a public broadcaster serving the German southwest.
He also claimed that recession-weary Greeks were being let down by their politicians who are failing work together effectively and are not implementing reforms needed to make their country run more efficiently.
Honestly, is there any Greek that disagrees with Schaeuble here?
Schaeuble goes on
“We will do everything we can to help Greece,” Schaeuble said, blaming the worst of the crisis on Greek politicians.
“We are already seeing the severe hardship that people in Greece are enduring, because the political class in Greece has failed over the years and decades.”
He added: “And now I’m not sure if all the political parties in Greece aware of their responsibility for the plight of their country. We are very well aware of our responsibility towards Greece and the Greek people very well. But, as I have always said, we can help, but not indefinitely.”
Again, Papoulias and the rest of the Greek political class are the target of Schaeuble’s comments, not the Greek people.
There is a full on attempt in the Greek media at least to manipulate the Greek people against Germany.
The sad thing is, is that Greeks have fallen for the media propaganda despite Germany consistently fighting for the average Greek against the incompetence of the Greek political class.
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