It’s Populism Time!
ZH has this 5 minute video of a Ukrainian town, where a military officer is up on some steps, announcing conscriptions, and a woman takes the mic, takes charge, and he stands respectfully still and quiet for 5 minutes as she clearly states the popular stance against giving up any more sons/husbands. Ukrainian conscripts are reporting for duty at an impressive rate of 6%.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-10/ukrainians-rage-against-military-draft-were-sick-war#comment-5767089
The EU oligarchs are desperate to cut out Greece, since they cannot negotiate a continuation of their parasitic status quo with Tsipras and Varoufakis. They cannot conceptualize a change of financial regime where they get something like 70% haircuts and lose control of the system.
Maybe the Fed can envision cutting them out, as per the Bernie Sanders plan. Maybe Russia and/or China can consider cutting them out.
If the Fed cuts them out, the financial regime stands. If Russia/China support Syriza, even the Fed, and the Empire are directly threatened.
Somebody will put a fat finger down to help this Greek straw break the camel’s back.
It’s that time in history. This beats WW-3, which is universally unpopular in Europe.
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