"Destroy the welfare state or become the next Greece' is the IMF/EU message"

Greece can fight back against neoliberals | Costas Douzinas

Destroy the welfare state or become the next Greece' is the IMF/EU message. Such bullying may engender radical politics.
Economic commentators fear that the Greek malaise is part of a wider attack on the euro. Now that the measures are proving worse than the disease, their imposition may mark the return of radical politics. The defence of the common good and democracy, a proud Hellenic tradition, shows the political way out not just for Greece but for the whole of Europe. As Eyjafjallajökull reminded us, the eruption of life-changing events is still a historical possibility.