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While Athens burns (part 2)

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For the first time, Europe openly contemplates a Greek euro exit while in Athens rage boils over at the bitter pill swallowed by an unelected government.

DEBATE
  • Alexandre THEODORAKIS. Greek activist (from Athens);
  • Craig COPETAS. Political analyst;
  • Thomas KLAU. Paris Bureau Chief, European Council on Foreign Relations.
  • Dr. Markus C. KERBER. Professor of Political Economy, Technische Universität.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Nicola Hebden, Julie Dungelhoeff, Pauline Heilmann.

Watch the first part here.

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hypocrites..

by Anonyme - 16/02/2012 - 10:49

Alexandre THEODORAKIS... is not an important figure on this own to take his statement for lack of democracy in Greece as presenting Greece. Specially if we consider that Alex probably present as ideology of limited far-left politics in Greece, with ideas that have nothing to do with modern Europe but more so with USSR. The majority voice of the population of Greece is not represented in Alex, and that was unfortunate for this discussion. However its funny and cynical how fast Kreber, a probable ideological opposite to Alex joined in agreeing with him on greece's democracy (all the while celebrating how important this "young voice" is!!). Even if you have elections, but just because the ideas you want (either Alex's or Kreber's) are not going to win, it mean no democracy??... for me both are at heart autocratic (even if ideological opposite) hypocrites!.

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