Human history seems to ebb and flow like the tide. When Reason and Logic rule great explosions of knowledge erupt; the libraries at Alexandria, the golden age of Pericles, the Renaissance, America. When Emotions and Superstition reign the four horseman of the apocalypse are unleashed; the Socialist experiments of the 20th Century, the rise of jihadist Islam. We are blessed and cursed at once to have reaped the benefits of 900 years of Reason and Logic while being forced to witness their ebbing away.

Guess the Greeks are living the word-for-word, Atlas Shrugged.
The Brain Drain, Who is left to run the country and create jobs?
The Government, yea right, lets see how that works out. Oh wait another country tried that, it did not work out so good. But those who fail to learn form the past are doomed to repeat the same mistakes,

It will be interesting to see what happens to the Euro in other countries if Greece goes back to the Drachma... Italy (or more accurately, Italians) have had issues with cost of living and financial issues since having to live on the (far wealthier) northern European economy, and have talked for some time about pulling out as well... I'm not sure what some of the other countries will do, but my feeling is it won't bode well for the Euro.

While I don't think this is "the end of Greece" - they've been going through a major upheaval for a few years now, and have ridden out worse crises than this - following the Marxist model (which is a proven failure) will make people long for "the good old days". When Syriza fails (and it's pretty much a given it will eventually) the real question is - what will replace it?

My boss is from Thessaloniki, and agrees that today's election in Greece will mark the official end of Grecian civilization. He expects the Euro to go down early this week, along with Greece.

and i thought greek civilization ended years ago about 1000 years ago.

Our future if Obama and like-mided who follow him continue to slam Producers and buy votes from Moochers. In a generation, we will become Greece.

Greece should go to the drachma and default 100% on their EURO bonds, encouraging Italy and Spain to do the same.

as I posted there...

And then some Greek bureaucratic moron will initiate a law to make the exodus illegal.
Nobody recalls the British Brain Drain Exodus about forty or so years ago when wages were lousy in Britain and companies were paying engineers lots more in the US?
Nobody in the US' Congress could connect the dots well enough to realize that corporate tax levels also indicate a degree of 'free-market competition' at the International Level?!
It would be funny if it weren't so sad.

Why do they have girl scouts patrolling? Are the pom-poms on the shoes for tickling something?

This needs to result in the consequences it deserves. Sorry for the suffering of some. The unsustainable needs to be shown unsustainable.

How long until the rest of Europe becomes similarly unsustainable? They cannot compete against the US or Asia. Is Europe the canary in the socialist coal mine, and can any or our leaders illustrate it so?