Some of the recent main stream media reporting on Greece is verging on the hysterical.
It did, however, clarify a few things that I had forgotten.

Some years ago, the area where I and my family lived was "liberated" - by rebels.
"Terrorists" by another name. I worked for the government, and conditions varied from
daily checks under my car to occasionally sleeping fully clothed with a weapon and fire
extinguisher by the bed.

In these situations, however, weapons are of very limited use. Eventually there is
a confrontation. The thing I came to realise is that the rebels have their own integrity.
Ultimately, it is a struggle for legitimacy, and you eventually may have to put your
life on the line for your faith - not necessarily for your religion, but certainly for what
you hold most dear. It is the ultimate in taking responsibility for your actions. Some of
my colleagues were less fortunate than I, and paid the price for their beliefs.

Today I listen to some Greeks worrying about what comes next, and it seems what
they want is for someone else to take responsibility for their decisions. To those
I say you deserve nothing for you have no faith in your leaders.

In other threads, I could explain that the world will end in three months, or three years,
or thirty years, and they would ask - Should I buy or Sell? They want someone else to
take responsibility for their actions. They have no faith in their beliefs.

What does that say about gonvernments and their currency - "the full faith and credit" ?

When faith fades, government will not survive long.