# Tsipras is nothing but a demagogue!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsipras-is-nothing-but-a-demagogue/725031>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 13, 2015, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsipras-is-nothing-but-a-demagogue/725031 "2015-07-13T10:01:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsipras-is-nothing-but-a-demagogue/725031/21 "2015-08-21T02:39:52Z")

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[PM Alexis Tsipras quits and calls early polls.](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34007859)

Looks like the Emperor got a view of his new clothes in the mirror.

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**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsipras-is-nothing-but-a-demagogue/725031/22 "2015-08-21T12:40:44Z")

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You have to give the guy credit for straight talk. He is saying upfront that he failed to accomplish the central promise of the campaign on which he initially came to power. You rarely see that from politicians.

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**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsipras-is-nothing-but-a-demagogue/725031/23 "2015-08-21T22:50:41Z")

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Another “Only in Greece”:

Tsipras retains high _personal_ support as 'the guy who fought for us against those nasty EU goons, but lost".  
This election will get him re-elected, but his party split with those who opposed him replaced with supporters.  
Another version of the ‘Vote No!’ (7/5/15) and show EU how popular I am!

I’m sure this time, when he comes back with a shiny new ‘popular mandate’, those nasty EU goons _ **Will** _ quake and fall over themselves to please him…

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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsipras-is-nothing-but-a-demagogue/725031/24 "2015-08-21T23:07:24Z")

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At this point, who cares? the Germans will never get paid back, and Greece will continue to decline. Until the whole country reforms, nothing will get any better.

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