Surviving Capitalism (Not) : What does the YES vote mean? What does the NO vote mean? Greeks face confusion amid Sunday’s referendum

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

What does the YES vote mean? What does the NO vote mean? Greeks face confusion amid Sunday’s referendum

Click here to access article by "alexrpt" from Red Pill Times.

The crisis ballot on a European bailout proposal comes down to 68 word question and two financial / technical documents that may have Greek citizens a bit confused as to what happens after the referendum results are announced.

And there are other interesting articles you may want to read on this issue: here (link contains both parts 1 & 2), here, here, here, here, here, and here.

I tend to agree with the argument in the last link from Workers World. I think that the leading criminal capitalist clique in Europe are motivated primarily by an objective to destroy the Syriza government in Greece because Greeks had the audacity to vote them in and against the bankers. European banking elite want to make an example of Greece to head off any such independent ideas from numerous other nations in debt to them. After removing the Syriza government, they will proceed to negotiate a settlement with a new, more favorable Greek government.

Unfortunately, the Syriza government staffed with middle and upper middle income people have given numerous concessions to European bankers, and by doing so have dug themselves deeper in the hole of debt. Because of this the Syriza government have made the choice to separate from the European Union much more difficult and painful. In other words, I don't think that the European ruling financial class ever seriously negotiated with the Syriza leaders, but merely let them dig themselves deeper in the hole of debt to make it even harder for Greece to escape.

But this game of chicken is clearly not over yet as seen in these latest articles: here and here. Stay tuned for more surprising developments in this fast-moving drama.