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Europe in its infinite wisdom decided to deal with this bankruptcy by loading the largest loan in human history on the weakest of shoulders … What we've been having ever since is a kind of fiscal waterboarding that has turned this nation into a debt colony.

Yanis Varoufakis

Why did they force us to close the banks? To instil fear in people.
And spreading fear is called terrorism.

Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis

Yanis Varoufakis

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Born: March 24, 1961 (age 63)

Bio: Yanis Varoufakis is an academic economist who was a member of the Greek parliament between January and September 2015. He represented the ruling Syriza party and held the position of Minister of Finance for seven months.

Known for:

The Global Minotaur (2011)
Game Theory: A Critical Introduction (1995)
Rational conflict (1991)

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