Daniel Little
(RIEAS Senior Advisor)
Copyright: www.rieas.gr
Given the economic malaise of the Eurozone, speculation over whether Greece will exit or not takes full stage over the more insidious impacts of such crises. Looking around Europe, right-wing extremism is on the ascendancy against a backdrop of anger, resentment and finger pointing over who is at fault. As a result, xenophobic if not outright neo-Nazi activity is now prevalent in countries victimized by the original version several decades earlier. Since we have been there before, the issue now arises whether we recognize and give pause to the implications of future economic decisions on the people. Unless it addresses the sentiment on the street, history teaches us that charismatic people waiting in the wings have a ready list of scapegoats to bear this brunt instead....... Read more