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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 09:41 AM Original message |
Shock Doctrine Alert: Two Un-Elected Bankers are Now in-Charge of Italy and Greece |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. By design. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. ARen't they going to have elections? If not, people should be furious. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Not right away... and THEY will be making the key decisions about austerity |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Again. People of Italy and Greece should be livid. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. They will be once the joy of kicking-out Berlusconi wears off |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Yeah, like the people in the US should have been furious in 2000. nt |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. Prime Ministers are elected -- By their parliaments |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. After a general electiom |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. This actually happens fairly often |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Unusual when we are talking coalition though |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 11:49 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. It is very common for a politician in a parliamentary democracy to become Prime Minister in mid-term |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. Glad people are noticing |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
8. prime ministers aren't normally elected directly by the people. |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
9. I wondered |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Austerity |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Perhaps because the politicians had f****d everything up |
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Lenomsky (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
12. *OUCH* |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
15. Disturbingly honest of them. |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Very astute pig. It's true that the copitalists like their |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. You should probably read some more about how parliamentary systems work. |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
20. Democracy first. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-14-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. knr nt |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
23. Recommend |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-15-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. KIIIIIICK! |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
25. KICK KICK KICK! |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-17-11 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
26. If they were Americans they'd qualify to be in this administrattion's cabinet. |
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