Alby_da_Wolf said:
Then another treaty could be done to give Greece on public debt the same benefit Germany received on war debt. Quite fair, I'd say. Even if Greece waived all rights to reparations, there's still that giant forced loan, I think that's the sum people are actually talking about: waiving rights to reparations would prevent Greece from asking punitive interests on it to pay also the damage done to Greek economy, but Greece still keeps the right to be paid back the forced loan with legal interests on it. It's a loan anyway, remove damages and reparations, you still have the loan and normal interests on it. |
The "Giant forced loan" was no different then any other war repirations.
I'm aware what greek citizens believe. It's just not true.
Outside which, even if you were to count it as a "loan" it was an "intererst free" loan. So the amount there qouoting is way too big... even 9 million. Since you wouldn't count even inflation in an interest free loan.
Talk of it is just another attempt to shirk responsibility and point anger elsewhere. In this case the Germans. There is noone to be mad at accept Greece's awful politicians and ultimatily those who elected those awful politcians because they increased peoples benefits despite not being able to pay for it.
