Interesting Links for 15-8-2011

[andrewducker]

• The two options for the Eurozone.
  (tags: europe euro finance money)
• Straight birds shag around just as much as gay ones.
  (tags: birds sexuality lgbt)
• Rupert Grint: Still Awesome.
  (tags: RupertGrint)
• Apparently there are pro-bullying people out there. I should be less surprised, shouldn't I?
  (tags: bullying OhForFucksSake)
• We now have a much better idea of how fatty diets cause diabetes
  (tags: fat diabetes)
• Unusual opinions. I was entranced by this fandom-related post, where people came out of the woodwork to declare the things they loved.
  (tags: fandom fanfic scifi tv writing)
• Brilliantly Sarcastic Responses To Completely Well-Meaning Signs
  (tags: funny photos sign graffiti)

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Yes. And I do get the impression the reason the Greeks hasn't yet said fuck it to the Euro is they still think they can squeeze some more loans out of the european banks, before they finally decide to run off with the money and default.

The question is though, why are other countries and banks still prepared to keep lending Greece money, when it is so obvious they are never going to pay it back?

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

Germany wants the Euro to take as large a hit as possible to boost exports and doesn't give a flying fuck it if hurts other countries and since Germany has tons of excess capital that other EU companies don't they can put pressure on for loans to go through.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

And in the meantime if it shatters a number of large French banks, then that's also good for German business?

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

Germany's level of concern for what happens to the French or French businesses if fairly well documented historically.