[marcosdumay]

As far as I'm counting, Syriza was the third government of Greece elected on the promise of no further borrowing. One other party changed his worldview as soon as elected, the other changed only after several closed-door negotiations with Troyka (that let people talking of everything, from bribery to death threats, so, no idea about what really happened).

Holding the people of Greece accountable for the action of those governments based on the fact that the country is a "democracy" is a complete delusion.

By the way, we should use the same rationale for other countries, and should hold the guilty accountable of their actions more often, instead of the innocent.

[anigbrowl]

Reread the second sentence in my post above. An electorate's responsibility does not end with the selection of the rosiest-sounding promises.

[marcosdumay]

To be fair, a default is not a rosy scenario by any means. It's the Troika that is trying to extend and pretend here.

The fact that Greek representatives acted in a manner that's the complete opposition of what they claimed they'd do once elected means that the country isn't that democratic. Thus, you can't implicate the people for voting on them.

Whatever scenario those politicians sold (and I have no idea what they are) are not relevant. They promised specific actions, and they broke that promise.