Hello,
I am really looking forward to how things will play out for Greece and the rest of the world too. I share of course all of Perceval's concerns on what may be the reaction of the PTB on the Greek referendum. My subjective take on the situation since I come from and live in Greece is the following:
Greeks consider the outcome of this referendum one of the greatest moments of the country's modern history, and I think for a good reason. The fact is that among Greek people there is now a overwhelming sense of empowerment, pride and self-confidence. I can see only two ways for the PTB to deal with this:
One would be to soften their lines and give in to some of the demands of the Greek government in order to avoid a Grexit and any further anti-EU/West polarization of Greek society. What Tsipras knows the country needs most is a major write-off of the public debt (at least 50%) which is obviously unsustainable at it's current rate of about 176% of the GDP, as stated even by an IMF's recent announcement. Given enough time, that might work to soften up Greek resistance with a feeling that EU "is not so bad after all". But this approach is unacceptable as it would seem like a major humiliation and give-away for the current hardline leadership of EU and Eurozone, and would open the door for other debt-ridden nations of European south to ask the same treatment, while increasing their own sense of empowerment. And although money is no real issue for the PTB (as we know they make it out of thin air), that would prove to be a setback on their grip on peoples and would push their totalitarian agenda a few years backwards, until people settle back to the causality of their daily life and forget about their hideous masters once more. I don't think this is very probable to happen.
The other way would be to go even more hardline and nasty. But specifically for Greece, after the referendum there is a completely new mindset and feeling of empowerment on people. More pressure of any kind should only increase the feelings of resistance and defiance. My estimation is that after the landslide NO vote victory, the psychology of Greeks has reached at the moment a kind of "escape velocity" from the pull of the system's gravity. I mean people really feel that "we don't know what the future may bring, but we are not taking a step back". The more they put pressure now, the more Greek people will become stubborn with increased possibility of a Grexit and all the consequences this will have on the global economy.
Chaos is a often a favorable playing field for the PTB, but usually they go for a kind of controlled and predictable type of chaos, one that they estimate they have the power to put back in Order. Will a global financial collapse be considered manageable and predictable for them at this time, so as to provoke it on purpose by "pulling the plug" off Greece? I can't really say. The STS forces are known for their wishful thinking and often for over-estimating their powers.
For what I feel almost sure at the moment is that more financial pressure on Greece will not work according to their plans. Quite the opposite. That leaves even more nasty tactics still on the table. Some false flag terrorism? Maybe ISIS? Or setting up some conflict with one of Greece's neighbors like Turkey? Maybe. Any of these options would hurt the Greek people one way or the other, but would they have them back begging for the Masters' help and mercy? I doubt so. Not with Putin around and interested in Greece. In fact this might even push Greeks even further away from their grip. Greek-Russian relationships have never been more close and mutually benefiting: Greece can provide Russia/BRICS strategic commercial/military access to the borders of Europe, the Balkans, the East-Mediterranean sea and Middle-East. Greek people hold the highest opinion of Russia and Putin among all the so-called "Western nations". No EU country is as ready for an alliance with Russia/BRICS as Greece is at the time. That includes both the people and the government of SYRIZA.
But of course, as Perceval said, it's not the future of Greece itself that is their main issue. It's but a small country almost irrelevant on absolute global terms. It's mostly the example of Greece. So I would not be surprised if they try to "scorch the earth" here as much as they can to punish Greeks, and shift their main focus on not loosing their grip on the other EU countries that are next to follow Greece's example before they reach their own "critical mass" for change, like Spain, Portugal, Italy etc.. But in a non-linear universe and in today's inter-connected world, it's hard to have total control of information and present events to fit one's liking. Media propaganda works in so many ways, but then it doesn't in so many others. The situation in Ukraine is a good example of that.
I hope my post did not go for too long. I thank and greet you all.
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