What I'm actually saying is that the whole narrative has been, "those lazy shiftless Greeks are not very hard workers, they're corrupt and don't pay their taxes." German commentary has been especially to the tune of the economic sinner/saint when it comes to this issue. The reality is that the Nordic work ethic is different then the Mediterranean work ethic. But it's been cast in a very simplistic way. Yes, I was aware that "Work will set you free" is written on the gates of Auschwitz. But it is a reflection of a pathological strain in the Nordic psyche, that work is the end rather than the means. In the south, work is the means rather than the end. The truth is that the latent nationalism of each country in the Euro is the guarantee of the demise of the whole experiment. Germany and Greece have been exceptionally nationalistic in this whole breakdown. A lot of Germans have bought into the propaganda of the south vs. north, sinner vs. saint mentality and Greece has been the scapegoat.

But deeper than that, the solutions to these problems cannot be papered over and Spain and Italy's problems are becoming more visible every day. You cannot paper over these problems with more paper, (Euro Printing Presses). But nobody wants to admit that at the base, every country is partially responsible for the breakdown. So, you're seeing nationalism and stereotyping come to the foreground in any discussion about these issues. Germany has a rough history with nationalism. Admit it. Those words on the gates came from pretty brilliant propagandists.

You're being propagandized again. Sorry for pointing it out in a shitty way.