Greeks burning German flag at labor union protest (solution, stimulus, pay)

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by alphamale

A) The Greeks crawl to Germany for bailouts on their hands and knees not once, but twice.

B) The Germans expect the Greeks to become responsible.

C) The Greeks say "F*** YOU!".

Sounds a lot like our recipient classes attitude toward the rich.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by GregW

At least the Greeks, among other nations, recognize their enemies. I wonder when we will do the same?

Hint - People's Republic of China and our own fradulant investors.

The greeks biggest enemy is themselves.

They allowed rampant tax dodging and have a large public sector resulting in enormous deficits.

[Mathguy]

The Greeks are like the roomate that can't come up with their share of the rent because they spent $600 on concert tix and weed the weekend before. They then borrow money from the other roomates and get pissed when the roomates want to be paid back but they want to go to vegas for the weekend and actually want to borrow more money.

Then their stoner friends agree with them that their roomates are greedy dicks.

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by alphamale

A) The Greeks crawl to Germany for bailouts on their hands and knees not once, but twice.

B) The Germans expect the Greeks to become responsible.

C) The Greeks say "F*** YOU!".

Sounds a lot like our recipient classes attitude toward the rich.

Yes!

Is it possible that the entire OWS crowd is Greek?

[Roadking2003]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

The Greeks are like the roomate that can't come up with their share of the rent because they spent $600 on concert tix and weed the weekend before. They then borrow money from the other roomates and get pissed when the roomates want to be paid back but they want to go to vegas for the weekend and actually want to borrow more money.

Then their stoner friends agree with them that their roomates are greedy dicks.

So, maybe the whole issue could be resolved if the Greeks sold more weed to the Germans.

[kevinm]

Originally Posted by itsjustmeagain

Greek Protesters Try To Burn German Flag And One With Swastika In Protest Of German Domination - YouTube

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Greek strike protesters burn German flag, chant 'Nazis Out'

Greeks probably think Germany wants to take over Europe through austerity measures.
This is a mess.

Time for the Wehermacht tanks to roll!!

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

So what?
It's a piece of cloth.

I have a new word for you, "symbolism".

[Geggo]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

I have a new word for you, "symbolism".

Off course the flag is a symbol too. For many Germans, me included, the German flag is indeed not much more than a piece of cloth. So most Germans feel much less offended when their flag is burnt than Americans with their flag.

A different thing is the flag with the swastika as that is a clear but stupid insult, no matter whether burnt or not.

[doc1]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

The Greeks are like the roomate that can't come up with their share of the rent because they spent $600 on concert tix and weed the weekend before. They then borrow money from the other roomates and get pissed when the roomates want to be paid back but they want to go to vegas for the weekend and actually want to borrow more money.

Then their stoner friends agree with them that their roomates are greedy dicks.

I've known the type.

Fortunately I chose not to know them for long.

[Hasdrubal]

Originally Posted by Moth

You noticed that too, eh?

The Greeks have no one to blame but themselves. The Germans are only guilty of being stupid enough to let the Greeks into the Euro.


On a lighter note, its nice to see something other than Old Glory being torched.

Well, Germans benefited from the Greeks' inclusion in the Euro. They gave them money, but the Greeks bought German cars and appliances. Hell, the town with more Porsche Cayenne per capita in the world is in Greece. They should have thought it twice before allowing them in.