Some Greek politicians did tell people the truth, or at least the softer parts of it, the people reacted by striking, rioting, and voting for people who were willing to lie to them instead.
Any ideas that Greece is in a position to blackmail the EU should have ended today when the EU trade minister confirmed that all Eurozone countries were instructed to start working on contingency plans for a exit from the Euro (Grexit). It will be a lot easier for the EU to delay providing funds for a couple of months than for Greece to live for a couple of months without EU funds. This in itself shows what a weak hand Greece has.
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Date: 25/5/12 06:22 (UTC)Any ideas that Greece is in a position to blackmail the EU should have ended today when the EU trade minister confirmed that all Eurozone countries were instructed to start working on contingency plans for a exit from the Euro (Grexit). It will be a lot easier for the EU to delay providing funds for a couple of months than for Greece to live for a couple of months without EU funds. This in itself shows what a weak hand Greece has.