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2011-03-25 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 "Protesters are angry at austerity programmes set up across the region to control debt deficit, saying that they do not want to bear the burden of the economic crisis."

Maroons. They will have to bear it anyway. Here now at least they have a chance to end up with something relatively decent. But if they want a kick the can approach, maybe they should get it--they will end up far worse in the end.

Posted by twobyfour 2011-03-25 09:13|| 2011-03-25 09:13|| Front Page Top

#2 This might become interesting. Since many or even most of the EU leadership are not elected, what will they do when assailed by an angry mob? Their jobs are effectively for as long as they want them, so they owe the hoi polloi nothing.

"Give them a whiff of grape shot. Perhaps it will teach the ruffians their place."

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-25 09:49|| 2011-03-25 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 These are the people who look down upon Christian Creationists who believe that the world was created upon the whim of God, yet they believe 'value' in the monetary system is magically created out of thin air to be taken and 'redistributed'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-25 11:37|| 2011-03-25 11:37|| Front Page Top

#4 "How come you have money for food but not for toy, daddy?!"

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-03-25 16:42|| 2011-03-25 16:42|| Front Page Top

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