As is widely reported today, Ireland is to hold a referendum on the EU's austerity and bailout plans that would lead to a lost\u00a0generation\u00a0in Ireland.<\/p>\n
The Irish already know that austerity does not work. It does not solve economic problems. It does not solve the problem of\u00a0zombie\u00a0banks.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0pressure\u00a0on the people of Ireland to accept austerity will be\u00a0enormous.<\/p>\n
They have to say no.<\/p>\n
This crisis\u00a0was\u00a0not created by the people of Ireland. It was\u00a0created\u00a0by some\u00a0politicians, the world's economics\u00a0profession\u00a0and bankers with whom they were in cahoots. Now we need to\u00a0sort\u00a0out\u00a0banking, sort out economics and sort out politics.<\/p>\n
I call that the action of a\u00a0Courageous State.<\/a><\/p>\n Might Ireland lead the way to a\u00a0Courageous State?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"