tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959437.post1910826144682641691..comments2023-07-17T11:16:40.223-04:00Comments on The Wolf Report:Nonconfidential analysis for the anti-investor: More than Twice, Less than ZeroThe Wolf Reportshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13300136765791861726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959437.post-34505631961087411092015-07-04T23:20:53.167-04:002015-07-04T23:20:53.167-04:00You think? Uh... a) no armed combat revolutionary ...You think? Uh... a) no armed combat revolutionary brigades in Greece under a central command, capable of defeating the existing military structure b) no mobilization of the urban and rural workers to seize estates, factories, property c) no Soviet Union to bankroll, and protect militarily, a "Cuba on the Aegean"<br /><br />Those are not just technical details. The Wolf Reportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300136765791861726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959437.post-35487686821293456682015-07-04T19:59:34.093-04:002015-07-04T19:59:34.093-04:00The back and forth between Syriza and the EU is li...The back and forth between Syriza and the EU is like what happened after the Cuban revolution. The EU will drive Greece to Socialism the way the USA drove Cuba to Socialism.onkeltomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535833021864780456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959437.post-82273577312064226362015-07-03T18:12:11.554-04:002015-07-03T18:12:11.554-04:00Well, I agree, for whatever little that's wort...Well, I agree, for whatever little that's worth...The spectacle of Tsipras screaming "blackmail" about a deal identical in nearly all particulars to one he offered himself is so embarrassing that most sympathetic commentators have already flushed it down the memory hole and are framing the referendum as an abstract defense of democracy, sovereignty, etc. The only defense I've seen of Tsipras' offer is that he proposed it knowing it would be rejected, thus painting the Troika as even more intransigent and boosting the case for a "no" vote. The problem here is that a Troika too stubborn to accept what was basically their own deal seems hardly likely to make any grand concessions after a "no" vote, especially with Tsipras, Varoufakis et al. insisting that Greece will stay in the euro no matter what, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11707092/Greece-threatens-top-court-action-to-block-Grexit.html" rel="nofollow">even if it means suing the EU</a>. Their leverage here is nonexistent, not that they had any beforeāas our host notes, Syriza always delusional to think the Troika shared their attachment to keeping Greece in the eurozone, and frankly Tsipras is probably more eager to do that than Merkel.The Angry Internetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959437.post-38406357797883495582015-07-02T01:31:29.066-04:002015-07-02T01:31:29.066-04:00I think it may be worse than that. They will be vo...I think it may be worse than that. They will be voting on a deal that is no longer on offer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959437.post-41939083078224096422015-07-01T16:47:35.304-04:002015-07-01T16:47:35.304-04:00What is even the difference between a yes vote and...What is even the difference between a yes vote and a no vote at this time?<br /><br />With Tsipras's new proposed deal - almost identical to the ECB/IMF deal - a no vote would just return to either (a) acceptance of what is essentially ECB/IMF terms or (b) some very minor negotiations before a new deal is agreed upon.<br /><br />It seems like endless depression for Greece unless the Greek people kick out Syriza and recognize that no parliamentary trickery can save them. <br /><br />Am I wrong in how i'm reading this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com