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That much was clear from the statements coming out of Brussels, not least those from Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's veteran finance minister, who indulged himself with some patronising comments to show where the power lies. "Being in government is a date with reality, and reality is often not as nice as a dream," was the quip he delivered with a smile, one that is usually omitted from diplomacy school.

Schäuble, a man who earlier earned by-names like "consigliere" (for his work in support of then chancellor Kohl), "Stasi 2.0" (as interior minister in Merkel's first Grand Coalition government) and "intellectual arsonist" (for his quips fuelling xenophobia) is not speaking out of emotion, this is coldly calculated provocation. The following from Süddeutsche (which, despite being SPD-aligned, outright cheerleads Schäuble) might explain it:

So there is an idea in the room (caught by the journalists) that toppling Syriza would get ND back in government. (And whoever has this idea considered neither a Golden Dawn victory nor a successful Syriza swing towards Grexit.) This would explain why some play for maximum pain against Varoufakis.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}