'this is Greece, not Ireland, we'll fight back'

North_West_Art

Apparently this is what the protesters were chanting in Athens at a rally...

http://thestory.ie/2010/02/11/greece-and-ireland/

GLaDOS

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Greece a lot more ****ed than we are. So they've let it get to this stage and haven't done anything. So nyah.

Duggy747

Greecey bastards! Aren't they in a worse situation than us?

admiralofthefleet

feckin greeks, they invented gayness

Coriolanus

Greece is in a considerably crappier position than we are.

All the same, I've been collecting rubble for hefting at black marias and learning to make home made explosives, for the riots in 2012 when FF are inexplicably voted back in.

Jesus Wept

You do wonder sometimes about Irish people. As one Greek woman said, I am not going to sit on my couch.

She's got my number! :pac:

m@cc@

I'm not sure what this thread is getting at. Greece is a f***ing basket case when it comes to running it's ecomony, especially in regards to taxation where dodging taxes has become an art form. They can protest all they want but they haven't a leg to stand on.

North_West_Art

you've misinterpreted it... Greece are saying that they are not like the Irish, who appear to be taking things lying down, complacently etc. not living up to the legendary status that we have of being 'the fighting Irish'

nice1franko

If they put as much effort into working as they did protestin' they wouldn't be in this situation, would they??

admiralofthefleet

as one greek woman said, i am not going to sit on my couch

no, youll be in the kitchen love, making a lovely mousakka

Bodhisopha

Fair Plato them.


GETTT INNNNN!!!!

df1985

they should have a bit of ouzo and relax. it works for us, the country drowns it sorrows every weekend!

The_Minister

Greece had weekly riots, even when there was no economic crisis.

Thats right: weekly riots.

nice1franko

Sure the Greeks invented it Riotus Maximus they called it

G_R

or maybe, you know, the majority of Irish people realise that we are in shit, the problem wont solve itself, and while we dont like it, we know that things have to change.

the Greeks aren't doing themselves any favours.

giggsy664

And to think, in 2500 years they've gotten worse with numbers :eek:

Hank_Jones

Greeks, pfffttt.

It's all been downhill since the king Uranus had his penis cut off with a scythe (which was given to him by his mother Gaia) by his son Cronos if you ask me....


Strange how Greek mythology is actually considered that, yet the story of some chap who multiplies bread and fish is taken to be the truth by people.

Strange old world.

nice1franko

Says Hank who lives in Purgatory :rolleyes:

K-9

Greece is just more fecking deluded than Ireland is.

Put the IMF in and let them riot.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Bad and all as Ireland is, riots in the street wont put potential investors at ease.
Silly Greeks...

admiralofthefleet

i didnt see any riots in that video, just a protest

ColmDawson

nice1franko wrote: »

Sure the Greeks invented it Riotus Maximus they called it

Greek and Latin weep.

KevinVonSpiel

THIS is SPARTA!!!

Hank_Jones

nice1franko wrote: »

Says Hank who lives in Purgatory :rolleyes:

Yes...because I am preparing my soul for heaven....

It is a wonderful place where you eat ice cream all day and there are 50 virgins waiting for you to choose from every minute of every day...


It's supposed to be ironic.

I'll give you a definition, just in case.

the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.

m@cc@

It's all Greek to me.

nice1franko

OK mister hank d'buzz killington joke explainer extrodanaire... no need to flog the shish oush of ish... I got your stance on the subject loud n clear - I was just making a joke out of it. A little dose of your own medicine might be in order!

Duggy747

This is the Greece I always imagined...

m@cc@

'this is Greece, not Ireland, we'll fight back' - the ironic thing being that by 'fighting back', they are only contributing to their demise.

Hank_Jones

nice1franko wrote: »

OK mister hank d'buzz killington joke explainer extrodanaire... no need to flog the shish oush of ish... I got your stance on the subject loud n clear - I was just making a joke out of it. A little dose of your own medicine might be in order!

You should watch where you use rollseyes then.

Post just seemed condescending.
Not going to let someone try and put me down...


Never been an extraordinaire at anything, I feel privileged.

nice1franko

Sorry about that. It was an ironic rollseyes

dr gonzo

The Greeks can **** off, at least Ireland doesnt have a history of rampant child abuse...oh wait...

edit: hmm, possibly crossed a line here. Too far?

m@cc@

dr gonzo wrote: »

The Greeks can **** off, at least Ireland doesnt have a history of rampant child abuse...oh wait...

That's neither here nor there.

Le King

Damn Greeks.

Hank_Jones

m@cc@ wrote: »

That's neither here nor there.

More here than there really.

m@cc@

Hank_Jones wrote: »

More here than there really.

What makes you say that?

Coriolanus

Hank_Jones wrote: »

More here than there really.

I was going to say both have a long proud history in that area. :pac:

m@cc@

Nevore wrote: »

I was going to say both have a long proud history in that area. :pac:

Moronic doesn't quite cover this.

phantom_lord

North_West_Art wrote: »

Apparently this is what the protesters were chanting in Athens at a rally...

http://thestory.ie/2010/02/11/greece-and-ireland/

more like "this is greece not ireland, we rather send out country down the tubes than do what's needed!"

Nulty

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

feckin greeks, they invented gayness

We perfected it.

We're not sitting on the couch or lying on our backs. We're down on our haunches with our asses in the air asking for it. The greeks are right, the world is right and I'm guilty of not protesting. It really brings it home when another country says something like that.

phantom_lord

Nulty wrote: »

We perfected it.

We're not sitting on the couch or lying on our backs. We're down on our haunches with our asses in the air asking for it. The greeks are right, the world is right and I'm guilty of not protesting. It really brings it home when another country says something like that.

i don't understand what they expect to achieve other than worsening their situation

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6371R820100408

m@cc@

Nulty wrote: »

We perfected it.

We're not sitting on the couch or lying on our backs. We're down on our haunches with our asses in the air asking for it. The greeks are right, the world is right and I'm guilty of not protesting. It really brings it home when another country says something like that.

What exactly do you propose protesting against and what do you hope to achieve?

Nulty

m@cc@ wrote: »

What exactly do you propose protesting against and what do you hope to achieve?

TBH the people I blame for this are the FF voters. I will live and die by the notion that re-electing an Irish government is suicide. They get stupider the longer they're in office. Protesting shows that we take notice and actually care. It puts the leaders under pressure. It's a hell of a lot better than turning the the person next to you and saying "This is awful ****, isn't it!"

Nulty

phantom_lord wrote: »

i don't understand what they expect to achieve other than worsening their situation

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6371R820100408

Your talking about their situation, not ours. And by the way you phrased that statement, it's almost as if your saying the protests have increased Greeces debt.

m@cc@

Nulty wrote: »

TBH the people I blame for this are the FF voters. I will live and die by the notion that re-electing an Irish government is suicide. They get stupider the longer they're in office. Protesting shows that we take notice and actually care. It puts the leaders under pressure. It's a hell of a lot better than turning the the person next to you and saying "This is awful ****, isn't it!"

So are you protesting against FF or FF voters? The best way to protest is at the ballot box. Anything else is futile in comparison.

Nulty wrote: »

And by the way you phrased that statement, it's almost as if your saying the protests have increased Greeces debt.

Every day the Greeks resist measures to sort their shit out, their debt increases. Basic finance there.

parker kent

Nulty wrote: »

Your talking about their situation, not ours. And by the way you phrased that statement, it's almost as if your saying the protests have increased Greeces debt.

Actually protesting will negatively influence their debt. They will be seen as less stable and investors will rate them as a higher risk. So that will lead to higher amounts for them to pay back.

But enough of that gheyness...I wish we had Spartan women. A little bit of female perfection and nudity would make my days go a little faster

opinion guy

m@cc@ wrote: »

What exactly do you propose protesting against and what do you hope to achieve?

I propose we hold a topless protest at the inequality of mean being allowed to be topless and women also being allowed to go topless but choosing not to. Erm....achieve ? What is this achieve ?

m@cc@

opinion guy wrote: »

I propose we hold a topless protest at the inequality of mean being allowed to be topless and women also being allowed to go topless but choosing not to. Erm....achieve ? What is this achieve ?

Je suis désolé. Parlez vous Anglais?

m@cc@

m@cc@ wrote: »

What exactly do you propose protesting against and what do you hope to achieve?

The banksters for running up such dedts and their lackies in government for making us pay for their mistakes.

Hope to achieve a change in the NAMA rules that force the banksters to repay all the money they have been given, before the current system collapses completly! :eek:

m@cc@

Deleted User wrote: »

The banksters for running up such dedts and their lackies in government for making us pay for their mistakes.

You are aware the if the government hadn't propped up the banks, the situation would have been much worse?

m@cc@

m@cc@ wrote: »

You are aware the if the government hadn't propped up the banks, the situation would have been much worse?

I am! But my main complaint is the fact that we are giving them the money not lending it!

m@cc@

Deleted User wrote: »

I am! But my main complaint is the fact that we are giving them the money not lending it!

I would doubt that the money is being 'given' away without strings attached. I would suspect that there will be a much greater level on interference and monitoring in banking in the future. I would hope anyway.