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It's like being trapped under water. We know that the oxygen will run out at some point. And there is nothing that we can do about it.

Also, there is nothing useful about realizing it.

We simply have to accept it.

HA!

My ancient ancestors...

They were selfish imperialists that built their legacy with wars and slaves.

Even if we could do it again in the present day, personally I wouldn't want it. But there is no other way, is there?

And let's just think about it:

We could build today a monument that it would still be there in 3,000 years. But it would take the lives of 10,000 slaves. Should we do it? Shamelessly exploit people that will die anyway some day, so that we can show off in 3,000 years?

I vote for no.

And by "my country" I refer to the modern version created in the mid 19th century. There is no continuity with the ancient times (at least in political terms). And there was no country in the ancient times to begin with. Only city-states. A few rich and many poor :)

Therefore, I think that my country is definitely poor. Forever and ever.

No, dude. Let's call it pure coincidence. Once in a billions.

sold out politicians

There ain't no right solution.

That's the biggest problem of them all.

Earlier, in biblical period, god would flush the toilet and things would start from scratch.

Now, we can't afford to flush.

Exactly!

The problem is that the elected officials promised the exact opposite, in order to get elected.

Now look. Greek politics drama follows:

Party A was in power until 2009.

During the 2009 elections party A said: "Oops! We're screwed! No more money!". Party B said: "No! Party A is lying! There are lots of money!".

Guess who won? That's right: Party B.

0.0000001 seconds later

Party B: "After all there is no money as we thought... But hey! We're in charge now! We'll save you! It's what we do best!". Nobody said that what they do best isn't very nice...

Forward to 2012.

Party B: "Vote us, so that we'll keep saving you with our great plan and our great banker friends!"

Party A: "Noooo!!! Don't vote for Party B! Their plan and their banker friends are baaaaaaaad!!! We have a better solution! A magic solution!"

Guess again who won? That's right: Party A.

0.0000001 seconds later

Party A: "Shit! Actually Party B's plan is the only real plan... But we are in charge now! Why bother to bring back Party B to keep going with their plan? We can do it as well! Probably even better!"

The End.

Desperate people? Yes. Retarded voters? Yes. Incompetent government? Not really. Corrupted government? Most likely.

1: Because it's not a solution.

2: It's a temporary measure that will only lead to a worse temporary measure.

3: GOTO 2;

You got me there.

I mean hard working bankers that deserve their 50,000% annual bonuses for destroying people's lives.

Yeah, but Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain don't have any nukes ;)

You should definitely have done that. But you'd won much less out of it. Now you can gain more.

Unlike people, countries don't disappear. They have many (natural) resources standing still on the earth. Which can be used to pay back loan.

But greed is good. I can have both the other country's natural resources and $1,000 from my citizens. Win-win for me. Lose-lose for everybody else.

Well... There are 5,000-euros suited thugs sitting in their offices relieving people of fiscal property.

Which is exactly the same as jackbooted thugs going into people's homes and relieving them of physical property.

And it's morally wrong. Like putting tags on people to make fun of them.

Maybe you could sell some of your parents organs and buy a new car?

What is a better option? Maybe don't buy a new car?

Let them rot. They're too far away. I can't smell the foul scent. I don't care.

The local governments and the local banks are bankrupt.

The local people are not bankrupt.

But they are soon-to-be.