Alexis Tsipras On the Cusp of a Historic Change Posted: 01/05/2015 Greece is on the cusp of a historic change. SYRIZA is no longer just a hope for Greece and the Greek people. It is also an expectation of a change of course for the whole of Europe. Because Europe will not come out of the crisis without a policy change, and the victory of SYRIZA in the 25th of January elections will strengthen the forces of change. Because the dead end in Greece is the dead end of today's Europe.
On January 25th, the Greek people are called to make history with their vote, to trail a space of change and hope of all people across Europe by condemning the failed memoranda of austerity, proving that when people want to, when they dare, and when they overcome fear, then things can change. The expectations alone of political change in Greece, has already begun to change things in Europe. 2015 is not 2012. SYRIZA is not an ogre, or a big threat to Europe, but the voice of reason. It's the alarm clock which will lift Europe from its lethargy and sleepwalking. This is why SYRIZA is no longer treated as a major threat like it was in 2012, but as a challenge to change. By all? [...] And to those responsible for all this, if they know anything about ancient Greek tragedy, they have every reason to fear because after hubris comes nemesis and catharsis! Βut the Greek and European people have nothing to fear. Because SYRIZA does not want the collapse but the rescue of the euro. And saving the euro is impossible for the Member States when public debt is out of control. The debt problem is not only Greek but European. And Europe collectively owes a discussion as well as seeking a sustainable European solution. SYRIZA and the European Left argue that in the framework of a European agreement, the largest part of the public debt's nominal value has to be written off, a moratorium on its repayment has to be imposed, and a growth clause for servicing the remaining debt has to be introduced, in order to use spare resources towards growth. We claim repayment conditions which don't lead towards a country suffocating in recession and do not drive people to despair and poverty. With his position that Greece's debt is sustainable, Mr. Samaras harms Greece. He doesn't just lower the bar for negotiation, but refuses negotiation altogether. If one admits that the debt is sustainable and the memorandum is "a success story," what is there to negotiate? Today we can discern two diametrically opposed strategies on Europe's future. On the one hand we have a view headed by Mr. Schauble, that regardless of whether the laws and principles that we have agreed on work, we should continue to implement them. On the other, is the strategy of "whatever it takes," -- which was first said by the head of the ECB -- to save the euro. In reality, the forthcoming Greek elections are a collusion of these two different strategies. I believe the latter will prevail for an extra reason. Because Greece is the country of Sophocles, who with "Antigone" has taught us that there are moments where the supreme law is justice. full: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexis-tsipras/on-the-cusp-of-a-historic_b_6417124.html _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
