Strong attack on former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is launched, via a post (https://www.facebook.com/askertsos), by State Minister Akis Skertsos.
In his post he recalls (and attaches) the earlier cover of the Italian magazine Panorama. A cover, which, as he points out, “had infuriated and at the same time deeply hurt me as a Greek in 2015. It presented the image that our European friends and allies had of us Greeks, due to the indefensible negotiation of the Tsipras-Varoufakis political duo.
Since then, years have passed and Greece, despite the well-known timeless and structural problems with which we struggle daily, has reversed the shameful image it had abroad 10 years ago.
Yanis Varoufakis has remained consistent in his graphic views that almost led to the country’s exit from the euro and the unconditional impoverishment of all of us. But this is no longer a danger to the country.
Alexis Tsipras has rejected the Varoufakis doctrines that nearly threw us into Caiaphas, made his political ass-kickings, claims to have evolved politically and claims to be back in the political game as a rebranded. More mature, more moderate and wiser…
To tell us the other day, with complete political cynicism and lame-o cynicism, that he should have closed the banks earlier after all instead of waiting until June 2015. What does that statement tell us? That the introspection he has done in search of his “Ithaca” has made him worse instead of better.”
Summarizing, “The problem with Alexis Tsipras is not just how ignorant and dangerous he is for the economy. Nor is it that he is incapable of learning any lessons from the tragic mistakes that have marked his political career to date.
The deepest problem with this man is his political amoralism. That is, the deep arrogance that characterizes him, because of which he treats citizens as fools and amnesiacs. This is unforgivable.
The banks that Mr Tsipras wants to close down again cost Greek taxpayers nearly €25 billion during the supposedly proud 2015 negotiations. We all paid that out of our own pockets. Not Mr Tsipras. Nor Mr Varoufakis.”
“Because,” he adds, “the Greek government, i.e. Greek taxpayers, lost at least €20 billion from the market value of the bank shares it owned until the stock market collapsed due to capital controls. And then it put another €5.5 billion out of our pockets to bail them out and hand them over bit by bit to private investors.
So let’s leave the bravado aside as Alexis Tsipras attempts to play anti-systemic once again. The damage he has done to the national economy, to the pockets of citizens and to the expectations of those who believed in him and voted for him is irreparable and historically documented.
We are not gluttons. Nor do we eat fodder,” concludes State Minister Akis Skertsos in his statement.
