Al Jazeera Correspondent - The Greek Resistance

Greece - it is where Europe's civilisation and the very idea of democracy began. But today the country is in crisis; a crisis that may well destroy the dream of a unified Europe. A dream born out of the nightmare of World War II, a dream to unite different nations under one currency, has become a tragedy. Ten years after joining the eurozone, the Greek economy has collapsed, living standards have plummeted, hundreds of thousands are out of work and thousands more have left the country to find a new future. Many Greeks blame the European Union, and Germany in particular, for the crisis they are in. Today, almost 70 years after its military defeat in World War II, Germany is the strongest economic power in Europe and its political leadership holds the future of Greece in its hands. Al Jazeera correspondent Barnaby Phillips travels to Greece to discover why these two countries, tied by history and culture, are now locked into a conflict. Why has the European vision, designed to heal the wounds of the past, instead brought them back to the surface? And who is to blame - the Greeks themselves, the EU or the old enemy, Germany?

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[CyGrGuy]

"Many Greeks blame the European Union, and especially Germany for the crisis they are in." Fuck you AlJazeera. Don't twist the truth. Greeks blame the EU and Germany for removing their democratic rights and imposing austerity without consulting the people.

[cobone04]

People like you should STOP blaming the people.And if you also knew your history you would know that during the 20th century, Germany was responsible for what were the biggest national bankruptcies in recent history. It is only thanks to the United States, which sacrificed vast amounts of money after both World War I and World War II, that Germany is financially stable today and holds the status of Europe's headmaster. That fact, unfortunately, often seems to be forgotten.

[sta00010]

Revolution coming.....

[DoubleUpgrades]

okay...

[DespinaKouros]

You are full of shit! I don't wonder why! The propaganda they feed you seems to work! You are pathetic and I wanna see your face when they'll come for you!

[DoubleUpgrades]

well go vote for a government with the agenda to leave the eu. its that simple. the other countries wont mind if you want to go back to sending your wives to work the field while you sit in some tea house playing dominos. dont even bother lying, ive seen it in the late 80s

[DoubleUpgrades]

and what the hell is so tragic about the suicide of a 77 year guy, who probably just avoided the worst few years of his life and didnt have to watch time nagging away at his aging body before breaking it down completely? greece wanted the euro so badly they had goldman sachs help em fake nice numbers. if you have a government that makes deals with the devil, your country loses. and americans are losing too.

[DoubleUpgrades]

the usa didnt spend money to make germany happy, they needed to keep the russians out of capitalist europe, otherwise goldman sachs would have had a smaller play ground and smaller boni for their board...

[Philippe Som]

Thing is Americans didn't want war, until attacked, the old imperial powers could have rotted as much as Americans were concerned back in the day, it's when attacked that the country moved for war, not seeking war glory, simply responding. If attacked sooner, war would end sooner tambien.

[jfreirejaja]

Oh great, the US is the hero of the world, you Americans intervene in both World Wars because of your "good intentions". Please, at the time the US entered in WW I and WW II Germany was already defeated, Americans are nothing more than dirty opportunistics of 20th century.

[DespinaKouros]

FUCK YOU ALL! WE DON'T FUCKING CARE ABOUT YOUR OPINIOΝ!!! WE WANT OUT OF EU BECAUSE EU IS A FRAUD!!! THE KING IS NAKED!!! GERMANY IS THE MOST CORRUPTED COUNTRY IN EUROPE!!! YOU WILL TAKE OUR BALLS ONE MORE TIME...THE 4th REICH IS NOT ACCEPTED IN GREECE!!!

[SkengManNZ]

he didnt blame the people, he blamed their government. dont grandstand the upon the false flag operation recompense for a unity of nazi and american propagandists, to symbolise a greatness of america! the fact, you mentioned, has been forgotten as it has been exposed that the arms and oil companies of the greatest tyrannical country in the world, 'murica, made a killing out of WW2. while you see people forgetting things, i see people discovering the truth.