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A Visual Timeline Of The Endless Greek Crisis Through The Economist's Covers
It all started in April 30, 2010, days ahead of the first Greek bailout , when the Economist shocked the world with its first Greece-themed cover, the infamous Heart of Eurodarkness reprise, "Acropolis Now."
Ever since then it has been a veritable cornucopia of content for the Economist's cover designer. As the London-based publication itself says, "for a relatively small country it is a rare distinction (or misfortune) to make the cover of The Economist. Greece, however, has managed the feat no less than seven times over the past five years. It first made the grade in May 2010 as its sovereign-debt crisis spiralled out of control. Frequent trips back to the brink of disaster have been responsible for repeat cover performances, as has the occasional bail-out or election"
Here is a quick stroll through memory lane of how the Greek fiasco unwound over the past 5 years, as summarized by cover art:
June 25, 2011:
November 5, 2011:
May 12, 2012:
May 19, 2012:
January 31, 2015:
... all culminating with the latest, June 20, 2015 cover of "My Big Fat Greek Divorce" which courtesy of last night's latest can-kicking deal may have gotten a last minute reprieve in divorce court, but the sadly "the irreconcilable differences" will always remain, as will the final outcome. The only question for Europe's increasingly unsustainable equilibrium: the date the divorce papers are signed.
And putting it all in context:
As the publication summarizes:
"One suspects there may be more covers to come, though not too many, we hope; our stock of available metaphors is looking as depleted as Greek bank vaults."
Fear not: if there is one thing the status quo is good at, it is kicking the can and avoiding reality as long as possible especially as everyone's vaults, not just Greece's, run dry. Indeed, the economist may need to hire more cover artists soon, although we do admit that everyone's creativity and imagination when it comes to Greece is now "depleted"...
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That's it? Seems like more. Lookin foarward to the breathless 2017 edition covers on 11/5 & 11/3
is it just me, or is a douchy establishment rag like the economist trying to get all cute with the titles and covers annoying as hell?
here's one they can use;
Plutarch,Greek Historian of the 1st century BC " The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits"
Oh how I wish the bond bubble would pop finally, and Spain & Italy had to pay market rates for debt.
Fucking ECB.
They are just playing chicken.
It's banker's daytime TV soap-operas.
A visual timeline of the endless Rothschild propaganda for the cattle.
Well there have already been 5 'Greece' related threads on ZH (so far) today. & it's only 11AM EST.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/greece-soars-16-2-days-just-it-...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/alexis-tsipras-angel-mercy-or-t...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/new-problem-greece-emerges-how-...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/tsipras-faces-party-revolt-bid-...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/visual-timeline-economists-gree... (this one)
Of course, this one almost made the cut, by 14 minutes, last night (EST), so it's included in the daily rake if you live in Brazil or Europe.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-22/greece-capitulates-tsipras-cros...
#6 - http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/imf-spoils-party-again-disagree...
#7 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/facing-full-blown-crisis-bank-g...
#8 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/if-greece-defaults-will-fed-us-...
#9 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/unspoken-tragedy-upcoming-third...
#10 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/ultimate-moral-hazard-70-greek-...
#11 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-06-23/why-imf-will-reject-latest-gree...
It's all Bullshit!!! This Greek story is sickening! Enough! They will get their loan to pay back the interest on the previous loan. I said it right along.
Spot on. And it's only the start, followed by Portugal, Spain, Italy and France (in that order).
It's absolutely pathetic.
DavidC
Where's the Economist Cover with the Greek PM bowing down to an EU Goddess as she hands the bankers another $40 billion and lets him live another year?
Whatever....extend and pretend....house of cards will crumble when they want it to.
The cliffhanger ending awaits the next party in power.
Needs more Olivia Newton John. Perhaps a centerfold.
No problem, J. Geils Band took care of that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDjMZKf-wg
J. Geils Band "Centerfold"
11:00 hours till I can clock out.
Greece was doing just fine before the euro and after this experiment in free money and bribery for slavery will do just fine when back on the drachma. 13 years on the euro has prooven to be a shortlived disaster.
If only Greece itself would realise that.
DavidC
Maybe the can use WB7 as an outside contractor if they run out of ideas for more cover pages. I)
No i can remember WB7 saying , a rag like the economist would be one of his red lines.
If we look at the symbolism of the Rothschild rag, maybe they are telling us the whole euro zone is about to fall off the cliff, possibly the end of the road?
Just sayin
To quote a famous moose..."This time for sure!"
I suggest a play on Dr. Strangelove as the next metaphor.
We cannot allow a mineshaft-gap ....
I said it before AND I'll say it again - Tsipras, grow a pair already! Will ya'? Enough with the drama and political positioning - do something for the people!
Tylers, if you post more of this Greek "blah, blah, blah, blah..." crap I'm going to take a haiatus from this board... Just let us know when they defaulted and the Drachma print has begun.
Sorry for the rant but I know several here are tired of this constant drama crap.
= end rant =
You call that a rant .... of course you don't mean it .... you are just presuming your history of precise and succint comments .... and we thank you for that ! LOL
Yes it's like the mother in law coming to visit every day.
Some (IT) people are on corzine watch. dont rub it in.
Greece has a strong identity .... wait till this happens to a Euro Cuntry .... with no spine .... no strong cultural identifty .... where multi-culturalism and socialism are their defining characteristics .... except for their Muslim squatters .... cuntries like Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, England .... it will be even more boaring !
More like a visual comic strip.
This situation is a game for the US goverment to play with the European economy. Sick isn't it? The people of Germany are being played for fools!
Don't play one country over another .... socialism is a gutless cancer .... that has infected all countries .... with egalitarian equality !
Surely they have another 12 months of material with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John
This ATM is automatic. It's systematic. It's hydromatic. Why, it's Greeced Lightning!
Those guys are motherfuckers but at least they have humour!
FFS I'm so fed up with all this EU bullshit...Ireland took the opposite direction to Greece yet the problems remain (just under the surface). The euro project is doomed but it will limp on for years crisis after crisis dragging everyone down with it.
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If they can draghi out this Greek tragic comedy .... imagine how long they can suppress gold ?
Thank you to whomever. Yesterday I was reading ZH and was soooo sick of the damn poppy, flashy, in-out grey to transparant ads that seem to have multiplied by 10x in the last couple months. I read on ZH that someone said to switch to mozilla with flashblock and adblock. OMG!!. I did this morning and I am a happy camper.
I know you need to make a few bucks Tyler, but jezzz it has become insane navigating all the crap.
There will be NO GREXIT ever.
agree Blooper... just years and years of woeful bullshit... I cant tolerate it any longer, its in our faces all the effin time! if we on ZH worked together we could maybe find a way out using the one PM we all know is kryptonite to the fiat bullshit
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The only cover of the banksters' house journal I'm likely to find amusing is the last one.
Picture: (on a slip of pink paper) WE'RE FIRED
Blurb: We saw our demise coming, along with that of fractional reserve banking. Why did we lie to you for so long---and on whose behalf? In our last issue, we come clean, and help readers follow the money
The ONLY way this could drag out longer, is if they elected George R.R. Martin to PM.
"Don't worry, it's coming"
Now for a Bloomberg headline scroll of how Russia is "on the verge of economic collapse".
The Economist is statist, progressive rag that pretends to be "free-market."
paging williambanzai7 for more covers!!
The € con oh Mist...filthy USed Red Shield toilet paper that doesn't even work on a dung heap.