I tweeted this in Feb. https://twitter.com/asteris/status/561961718663094272 … https://twitter.com/asteris/status/562745042620936193 … sadly, Syriza acquiesced too early to not negotiating debt relief
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The archetypal country mired in debt since its independence is Haiti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_debt_of_Haiti … https://globalsouth12.wordpress.com/an-unending-debt/ …
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Interestingly enough, ancient Athens didn't just develop democracy, but also a way out of the debt/slavery trap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seisachtheia …
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Another historical curio: "Speculators in London skimmed off two 1824-5 loans" to fight the Greek Independence War http://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2011/09/28/debt-defaults-have-greek-history/ …
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@asteris because someone wanted it this way? Did you still not wake up to all the manipulations, with popular Tweeps like you at the centre?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@asteris Mr. Zopounidis' voice was absent, IIRC.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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