Yes, yes, I know. The problems begin with the Americans. It has been that way for well over a century now. Meanwhile other areas of the world are doing quite well. Do the Americans get credit for that? Europe, by now, should be able to chart their own destiny but are still relaint onm the Americans. What a pitiful lot.
Seriously do you even understand how the world works... if America sneezes the rest of the planet get a cold. If America farts the rest of the world gets diarrea. It has been like that since WW2 and this economic crisis is no different. How about just admitting that the world financial crisis that started in 2007-8 was started and driven by the failing of American banks?
Right. The Americans are responsible for Greece. Got it.
Solely no, partly yes. How about you just admit that helping a drug addict not only conceal his addiction but also provide the drugs is colluding with his or her crimes?
Right. The Americans are responsible for Spain. Check.
Solely no and stop being so pigheaded. American's started the credit crisis and promoted the cheap credit that fueled that Spanish building boom. Should the Spanish politicians have stopped it before it became such a big problem, yes, but they were only following the great American dream not to mention free market principles... look where that got them.
Yes, yes, of course. It's those darned Americans again!
So are you denying that the credit crunch was not started by American banks collapsing?
Right! Americans are the responsible for the ills of the planet. I think we know the drill by now.
No, but they are responsible for some and it is time you admit that. Your blind faith and defense of American economic policy the last 30+ years is pathetic, when any person with even minor economic education can see the reality of the situation.
The US may not be the sole country responsible for the crisis in Europe or even the major part of the responsbility, but it is surely at least partly responsible and as long as people like you cant even admit that, then we will continue this "us vs them" fight over and over again. I and most Europeans are fully aware of our own self made problems, but we are also aware that some of those problems would not have happened if we had not followed the American lead economic theories of lazzie-faire economic policies.