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Originally Posted by 27monksbury
A friend of mine has just come back from Spain, he told me 1 in 4 people are unemployed. Nobody can sell a house. People in Greece are ending up on the streets, and getting their food from bins. Ill people cannot get vital life saving drugs. What a tragedy it makes me weep. This debacle must be sorted out. When Germany suffered terribly during the wars, national socialism was the result. 50 million people were killed during the subsequent war. This may be a harbinger for a terrible war. As the Euro stands, it is reducing us to penury. The politicians are a disgrace, they are lying to the people, they conspire to keep the status quo, to feather their own nests. Arab spring? Do not think it could not happen here.
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I've always thought that one of the biggest dangers we face is the refusal of many people (powerful, political and otherwise) to accept that's what's been happening in Europe could lead to serious social unrest, the uncontrolled break up of the 'union' and, worse still, even war.
I've lost count of the number of times I've been told "it won't happen, it can't happen" or words to that effect. Well IMHO it very definitely can happen and the longer this crisis is allowed to simmer away with the really difficult decisions being dodged, the more danger there is.
I too think the EU has already failed and that some form of break up and financial meltdown is inevitable. Worryingly, far too many of the Eurocrats still appear to be in denial* about this and as they have yet more meetings about meetings, the dominoes are starting to topple and we edge closer to the precipice.
* unless there's a more sinister reason of course...