Caught between a history of resistance and defiance and fears of being cast out of the eurozone, Greeks are facing a dilemma of immense proportions Greece’s fate hangs in the balance, its government is on the line and its people face a dilemma that no nation would want to confront. Did Alexis Tsipras, the firebrand leftist in power in Athens, really intend this? Was his decision to call a referendum impetuous or even bone-headed? Or was Europe’s first democratically elected anti-austerian playing at such dark arts when he decided to put the terms of further financial assistance to popular vote, that he will ultimately go down as a master tactician? Continue reading...
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