It'd be wise to keep an eye on Greece as times rolls on. This is without a doubt an important moment in their nation's history, whether it be for good or ill. But there are no doubt many parties who'll be paying careful attention to what SYRIZA does moving forward, and what this means for the Euro in the long run. It's an interesting time we live in.
My respect for the Greek people is only going to grow from this. Unfortunately, while I think they really voted about what message to send the european financial elites, technically they had a referendum about a proposal which is not even on the table anymore. Also, it is going to take a lot more than that. One does not simply vote against Goldman-Sachs, Deutsche Bank and the Bilderberg crew.
Thanks for the update. German news media is already discussing the implications. Sigmar Gabriel, current chieftain of the SPD (so called social-democratic party which has transformed into a junior partner of the neo-liberal CDU, Merkel's party, in recent years) as expected took the opportunity to make an complete ass out of himself. According to him, Tsirpas is leading the greek people into "a time of bitter sacrifice and hopelessness." Bitter hopelessness and no hope for any real recovery of course is not at all what Merkel, Gabriel and the Troika crew have in store for the greek people. No, sir. Meanwhile, the Sparkasse (German savings bank) is pushing for greece to leave the EURO. Well, SPD and our Banks in agreement once again. What a surprise.
A great show of anti-austerity spirit from the Greek people amidst incredible uncertainty.
So a Greek exit from the Euro is pretty much inevitable at this point right? I'm not sure that's a bad thing- if it frees Greece's hands wrt its currency and puts the country in the hands of its people rather than the bankers it might turn out to be a good thing.
I think exiting the Euro will actually be a good thing for them, yes. The Euro is designed to help Germany with its exports, period. If greece gets to devalue their currency, they may be able to finally get a bit of recovery going. On the other hand, the majority of greek people apparently want to stay in the Euro zone. Should they be forced out because of the actions of Goldman & their previos, now retired government?