"We beat them (the Germans) in the war. We'll beat them again in the Fourth Reich they are trying to impose" (health care, gasoline)

[Whateverhere]

Greek parties - and pirates - spring up ahead of election | Reuters

You just gotta love the greeks. The leader of a new formed greek party for the upcoming elections said: "We beat them (the Germans) in the war. We'll beat them again in the Fourth Reich they are trying to impose".

What a bunch of Freeloaders.

Seems like old resentments are on the rise.

When in Doubt, Call Them Nazis: Ugly Stereotypes of Germany Resurface in Greece - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

[HappyTexan]

The Greeks are sunk..2 bailouts and their last bond swap was valued at 21%.
They took the money now they have to pay the piper.

They SHOULD have pulled an Iceland and withdrew from the EU and taken their financial lumps.

[LetsRock]

The Greeks did not beat anyone during WW2. It was the Soviet Union that defeated Germany in WW2.

[carterstamp]

Originally Posted by LetsRock

The Greeks did not beat anyone during WW2. It was the Soviet Union that defeated Germany in WW2.

With a little help from the US.

[PullMyFinger]

Originally Posted by carterstamp

With a little help from the US.

More than a little help but don't argue with the history revisionists.

[PullMyFinger]

I wish the media would quit printing these statements about Germany. They are not the same country they were back in the 30's and 40's.

Absolutely unfair to do that to a country of hard working, honest people.

[Whateverhere]

I guess for the Germans it's the Treaty of Versailles all over again.
Paying reparations to all the leaches it is.

[BruSan]

A gentle reminder to Germany, now and again, that the world has forgiven but not forgotten, is healthy, but rubbing their noses in the smellier parts of their history serves only to antagonize and isolate. That's not a good thing to do to the hand that is presently feeding you.

Greece needs a gentle reminder of what particular "teat" they are currently suckling from and that it was a 'coaliton of allies' and not the Greeks themselves who took the Nazi boot from their throat. Should they be trying to foment anger towards the Germans and sympathy towards themselves, I'm afraid they'll lose markedly in that type of exchange.

They need to either get their act together or the EU needs to "send them to Coventry."

[GregW]

Apparently it was more important for the Germans to lend money to the Greeks so they could buy VWs than it was to take the time to see if the Greeks could pay back the loan. These loans effectively became the same as money. The mistake is the Germans want the principal paid back instead of being content with the Greeks paying interest. The Germans made their profit by selling the products. These loans are never supposed to be paid off.

The Greeks have seen what lender instituted austerity measures have done to other countries like Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador and want nothing to do with tripling their electricity and gasoline costs, eliminating their pension system and destroying health care. I cannot fault them on this decision.

[EdwardA]

The Greeks beat the Germans? More revisionist history from the International Left.