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Piketty: Amnesia, Selfishness | 50 comments (50 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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Though that translation into English may be more than he said:

Gabriel erwartet Vertragstreue von Griechen / Deutschland / Welt / Politik / Nachrichten - HAZ - Hannoversche Allgemeine

,,Deshalb sind wir übrigens auch nicht erpressbar,
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Jan 5th, 2015 at 02:24:33 PM EST
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True dat. This is more along the lines of

"And btw that's alswo why we can't be blackmailed."

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Tue Jan 6th, 2015 at 08:21:12 AM EST
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When a German throws in "deshalb" as a supposed add-on or afterthought, you know the real point is coming and is probably the tip of the sword.  Sort of, "Oh by the way, the Wehrmacht has just invaded Poland."
by rifek on Wed Jan 28th, 2015 at 12:41:13 PM EST
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