20-Sep-11 WV -- Chaos in Europe over Greece deadline

[John]

20-Sep-11 World View -- Chaos in Europe as deadline for Greece draws near

Pressure increases on Abbas to skip UN statehood bid

** 20-Sep-11 World View -- Chaos in Europe as deadline for Greece draws near
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### World View - Chaos in Europe as deadline for Greece draws near

Pressure increases on Abbas to skip UN statehood bid
Chaos in Europe as deadline for Greece draws near
Greece may vote on whether to remain in euro zone
Germany's Angela Merkel loses influence as her coalition melts down
Germany's Pirate Party makes a surprise showing in Berlin elections
Israel may become the principal defender of Cyprus
Surge in violence in Yemen continues for a second day

Keys:
Generational Dynamics, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Palestinians,
Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Germany, Pirate Party,
troika, European Central Bank, European Commission,
International Monetary Fund, Greece, George Papandreou,
Angela Merkel, Wolfgang Schäuble, Cyprus, Turkey,
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yemen

[OLD1953]

That's a curious bit of internet spam. I presume the word "Turkey" has shown up too often.

This phrase amused me "a fresh mandate for his Socialist government to continue with an austerity drive" given it goes so counter to the accepted semantic expectations for any "socialist" labeled group. The Pirate Party is another semantic oddity, given they combine elements seen as both "liberal" and "conservative" in their platform.

When examined as actions rather than slogans, parties seldom move in the expected direction. Examples of this abound, and everyone gets shocked if you mention them, such as what party was in the White House when various agencies or actions were initiated. If people went by actions, then Republican Presidents would be notorious for expanding welfare, cutting the military budget and protecting the environment, while Democratic Party Presidents would be notorious for cutting welfare, relaxing environmental restrictions and asking for increases in the military budget (we speak of on budget items here re the military here). And that simply illustrates that nobody listens to facts in political debates, they listen to emotion and rhetoric only. Facts don't count in politics.