Great post OP !
I was thinking where was the thread which addressed the events of the last week, and here it is
Personally I am very unerved by what has taken place, the very people who created this mess, have been given ultimate power, and in some way
perversely rewarded for playing their part in creating the crisis in the first place.
Even more unerving is that before the respective prime ministers bowed out so to speak, they had to pass certain austerity measures before the
technocrats (I am a little uncertain what this means, let alone how the term came about) took control, therefore in effect rendering the people of
said countries a little voiceless, because technically they can just say " But it was your 'elected official' who passed the first wave, you voted
them, to make decisions on your behalf." In essence these initial measures having been undertaken in a democratic (yeah right, I know, but...)
manner, make it hard for anyone to formulate an argument to the contrary.
I just keep thinking which will be the next domino (country) to fall.