Starving Greeks line up by the thousands for food handouts

the progressives here are striving to be like Bulgaria thanks to the Billionaires seeking Monopolies by ridding the world of the 'evils' of Capitalistic entrepreneurial tsk tsk millionaires

the Bulgarian reality is what all progressives desire comrade

Not being a twat but we as a species are thick as fuck sorry but we are.
Was watching the news the other day a Greek fisherman had a boat full of fish he couldn't sell because no-one had no money then in the next breath he said everyone will starve without any money being made.
LMFAO the guy had a boat full of fish.
I fucking feed up of this bullshit illusion and fighting for the masses of people that are living said illusion.

He also said he would starve without any money its a fucked up world

Idiot. Greeks are not starving. The hard times have barely begun and yet they cry,cry,cry,

Greece did what it did because the people did not want to work or take care of themselves. They wanted the gubmint to do it and this is what you fucking get when you depend on the damn gubmint.
Blacks here in America are just the same.
Gonna be a rude awakening.

Last Edited by Rose Red on 06/22/2012 01:55 AM

It is the same everywhere. In the US it is more controlled, they are called food stamps.

First of all I have worked all my life, so I dont see the point there. Next I suppose we are going to here about how Greeks don't pay taxes from narrow minded people who have no clue about the backdrop of Greece and how the system works. I suggest some people do some reading.

at least they're getting some help, all they'll get in UK is the end of a baton on the back of the head

I have seen Americans stand in line for an hour for a free Rita's Italian Ice.

How do we know this is not just an annual giveaway or something?

Greece seems to be 'different' from my limited experience there

1. the worlds craziest drivers?

2. see number 1

I was a passenger in a vehicle in Athens once upon a time.

people there are a little

my .02

I have fate on Greek people, they know how to fight and turn things around.
wait and see.

Germany - 1

Greece - 3

12 hours from now on ESPN, stports channel.

Those people aren't starving, try this, go into any city or neighbourhood no matter whether rich or poor and start giving out free shit and a line will form, gaurantee it

lol...what a joke, germany will totaly own Greece tonight.

:)

3:0 for germany tonight.

It's not an annual giveaway. Its farmers giving some undistributed production to the poor (which would end up in a landfill).

Some points to clarify

1) Greeks don't retire in 50. That's bull.
2) Greeks are not lazy. They are #2 in the world behind the s. koreans in work hours per year (>2000 hours compared to 1400-1600 in central europe).
3) There has been no socialism in the country, ever. It was always capitalism. Center-left and center-right.
4) The primary reason for what's going on in Greece (Italy, Spain, Ireland, Portugal etc) is the euro.

Imagine if tomorrow the US of A decided to abandon the $ in favor of a world currency. With debt at 100% of GDP where would you find money to repay the debt? Now you monetize the debt by printing new $$$. But if you gave to others this possibility then what would you do? You'd be entirely dependent on foreign creditors to give you money instead of just pushing a few buttons. The creditors would impose conditions on you prior to lending and eventually you'd lose sovereignty. Your whole country would be sold to foreigners in a couple of years, for pennies nonetheless.

All the problems of PIIGS are euro-related. When a bank collapses, when the deficits are high, when the debt can't be repaid the solution was always there: internal borrowing / printing money. This option no longer exists. It's now external borrowing under strict conditions.

Spain needs 100bn euro for its bank bailout yet the UK spent 1.1 trln GBP for its banks without a problem. Why? The UK had its own currency. No need to beg Merkel or some fuckin' eurocrats or the IMF to do what's self-evident...

I can see that happening as I have a feeling that they may cause an upset tonight. Good post nice to see someone with some humanity on this thread.

Can't wait for the Greek guy to post how everything looks normal to him. Just another average day. No lines at the bank, no one on the streets - ho humm just another average day.

Well, when the Government provides literally EVERYTHING, even your food, and then the Government crumbles, this is what you're left with. This would be a good lesson for all the "gibmedats" here, except that they won't pay attention.

Fortunately the farmers of Crete were willing to help out. But what happens when THEY run out?

We will give them food we have heaps here we throw out truck loads of it every day.

Here we have a thing called food bank, this is probably what the Greeks have to they will not go hungry.

People give food to "the poor" here in the U.S. every day of the year. This story has no context.

Those are some pretty fat and alert looking "starving" people.

Or is it like in America where people spend 100 dollars a month on cable and netflix subscriptions, then go get free Thanksgiving dinners cause they are "poor."

How many of these are illegal immigrants, it's said they have about 470000 illegals and 1 million immigrants in a population of 10 million, so question how many of these are the unwanted criminals that snuck in thanks to Turkey and Greece not securing their borders by using deadly force?

[link to www.migrationinformation.org]

They are socialists, socialists are dense as f***.

the bankers every single one of them should be shoot

March 2012

Once known for its large-scale emigration, Greece transitioned to a country of destination for Central and Eastern European immigrants after the fall of the Soviet Union and other communist regimes in the region. More recently, the country has become one of entry and transit for hundreds of thousands of unauthorized immigrants from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. As a result, Greece is now grappling with issues related to its highly porous borders, mounting asylum applications, faltering immigrant detention system, allegations of human-rights violations, and the effective integration of the country's many foreign-born permanent residents.

Greece's geography, which became especially important after the formation of Europe's borderless Schengen Area, has also contributed to the country's transition to an immigrant-receiving nation. Positioned at the southeastern "gate" of the European Union, and with extensive coastlines and easily crossable borders, Greece has become a common transit country for those seeking entry into Europe.

Conclusion
More than 1 million immigrants have arrived in Greece over the course of two decades, contributing significantly to the improvement of the demographic and economic profile of the country. But since 2008, Greece has plummeted into economic turmoil in what may well be the worst recession in recent memory.

In tandem with these devastating financial woes has been an increase in illegal immigration from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, primarily through the country's porous land and sea borders with Turkey. Greece has truly become the gateway to Europe for hundreds of thousands of unauthorized immigrants: In 2010 alone, nearly 133,000 people were apprehended for unauthorized entry or stay in Greece — a number that has decreased since the deployment of specialized Frontex teams in the region in October 2010.

I ve seen food handouts in certain places that have always been looking like ghettos and I ve also met a lot of people that lost their jobs in 2010 or earlier and never got the opportunity to get a new job due to a continuous recession.
There is a lot to be done in order to relieve the economy but left and right wing leaders will always be against "the Foreign nazi invaders " and simple stability measures THAT HAVE TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
The recession is fed (among other things ) by a widespread hostility against businesses , jobs , banks , employers , bosses (sic!) and bien sur against : LOCAL BANKS

Who is against business and the local banks ? The famous Left wing opposition and the retarded right wing nationalists. They both seem to respect the international bankers and often have long discussions with them.

With your evident fawning love of the boss class, ass wiping is probably the least of your problems.

Remember theat:

Greek people are waiting for the first wrong government move.
You haven't seen anything yet. watch next days!