Greek rioters have begun to burn buildings as a torrid backdrop to the parliamentary vote on accepting austerity measures. Parliamentary opposition has coalesced around a question of sovereignty. All of the political parties that used the technocratic government of Papademos to distance themselves from these policies are suffering meltdown in the polls. If nothing else, the destruction of the political class that brought Greece to this pass would be a welcome development.
Even if the parliament votes in favour of Papademos, new elections should remove the tainted parties. Voters are emigrating from the austerity pack and moving towards the far left. Elections are due within a few months, and it is unlikely that any deal will remain unmodified unless Greece suspends its democracy. Watch them deploy the fear card: vote for us or leave the Euro. Except that the buildings are already burning....
It has taken a few years, but we are beginning to see the much predicted resurgence of the Left.
