AVAAZ...ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ...ΠΡΟΩΘΕΙΣΤΕ ΤΟ!

Για οσους δεν το γνωριζουν, το AVAAZ ειναι ενας διαδικτυακος οργανισμος εθελοντων σε ολο τον κοσμο, που παλευουν γαι δικαιοσυνη, ισοτητα, για εναν καλυτερο κοσμο σε ολα τα επιπεδα. Υπαρχουν πολλοι τροποι να συμμετεχει κανεις, με εθελοντικη εργασια, με δωρεες η μεσω ιντερνετ με την υπογραφη αιτησεων και τη διαδοση πληροφοριων. Θα μου πειτε "οκ, αλλο ενα petition site, και τι εγινε;" Αν ομως επισκεφτει κανεις το συνδεσμο παραπανω, θα ανακαλυψει πως η μαζικοτητα ειναι οπλο, ακομα κι οταν προκειται απλα για αιτησεις και υπογραφες. Ηδη ο οργανισμος μετρα αρκετες επιτυχιες σε παγκοσμιο επιπεδο, απλα και μονο απο την επιμονη και απο το χρονο που καποιοι αφιερωνουν στην αποστολη των αιτησεων και τη συγκεντρωση υπογραφων.

Γιατι ολος αυτος ο προλογος; Επειδη μολις πριν λιγες μερες, ελαβα ενα mail απο τον οργανισμο, να υπογραψω μια ακομα αιτηση. Κι η αιτηση αυτη αφορα την υποστηριξη προς την Ελλαδα! Ποτε δεν ειχα φανταστει πως η ελαχιστη αυτη βοηθεια που προσφερω υπογραφοντας και διαδιδοντας τις αιτησεις, καποια στιγμη θα γυρναγε πισω σε μενα, στη χωρα μου! Οτι αυτοι οι ανθρωποι θα αγωνιζονταν και για μενα καποτε! Μακαρι να μην ειχε χρειαστει, αλλα αφου χρειαστηκε, ειναι ομορφο να ξερεις οτι υπαρχει αλληλεγγυη, οτι καπου, στην αλλη ακρη του κοσμου, καποιος αγωνιζεται για να βρεις εσυ το δικιο σου!

Σας παραθετω αυτουσιο στα Αγγλικα το mail και ελπιζω να κανετε τον κοπο να το υπογραψετε, να το διαδωσετε και -γιατι οχι;- να γινετε κι εσεις μελη.

Dear friends across Europe,

The outrageous Greece bailout plan, written by bankers, floods banks and speculators with free taxpayer money and leaves Greece high and dry. Our finance ministers meet in 3 days, let's send them a massive call to go back to the drawing board, and come back with a plan that bails out Greece, not the banks:

Unbelievable, they're doing it again. Our governments are giving even more free taxpayer money to banks!

Absolutely, we need to bailout Greece to save Greece, save Europe, and save the Euro. But the current bailout makes us the taxpayers pay back banks for 90% of their foolish investments. Greek people don't get a cent of investment, and we give a ton of money to rich bankers. And even worse - 30% of our money will go to speculators who will actually make a massive profit from gambling on a bailout!

How on earth did our governments write a bailout plan that floods banks and speculators with our money and leaves Greece with nothing? The answer -- they actually asked bankers to write the agreement. Our finance ministers are meeting in 3 days to decide on this plan -- let's send them and our parliaments a massive call to go back to the drawing board, and bailout Greece, not the banks:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_people_vs_banks/?vl

At a time when money is tight everywhere and our most vital social programs are being cut, governments are caving in to powerful banking lobbies. But they say they are also worried that some banks can't absorb the loss of their Greek investments and will fail if they don't get a bailout. But if we get into trouble and ask a bank for help, they don't give us free money, they give us a loan, or an investment. Now the banks are in trouble and coming to us, why would we treat them any differently? Instead of giving away money, let's loan to or invest in the banks, and ask them to pay us the taxpayers back at a healthy rate of interest!

This is what Gordon Brown did in the UK and Obama did in the US - when banks were in danger of failing, they didn't bail them out with free money, they bought in with loans and investments. And as soon as a year later, the taxpayers made a profit from the deal! This deal is corruption, pure and simple. There's no public interest argument for giving banks and speculators a massive windfall like this, and there's every reason to try and protect public finances. Instead of giving that money away, we can invest it, in Greece, and in our own societies' abilities to recover and rebuild from the financial crisis. It's time for our politicians to stop hiding behind complex agreements written by bankers - the game is up - let's tell them no to this outrageous bailout, and ask them to come back again with something sensible:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_people_vs_banks/?vl

Far too often, our societies' economic future, and our children's possibilities, are decided in back rooms by corrupt interests that are looking after profit, not people. This is one of those times. The bankers and the politicians they own think all this is too complex for the public to understand or even be interested. Let's show them how wrong they are.

With hope,

Alex, Iain, Antonia, Emma, Alice, Maria Paz, Pascal and the whole Avaaz team

More info:

NYT -- Hedge funds look to profit from Greek bonds
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/business/global/hedge-funds-betting-on-lowly-greek-bonds.html?_r=1&sq=landon%20thomas&st=cse&scp=1&pagewanted=all

BBC -- Q and A: Greek debt crisis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13798000

The Guardian -- Cuts will not end the crisis
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/04/public-investment-bank-for-britain

Reuters -- Bankers - Don't touch Greek deal now, write off more
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/09/28/uk-bankers-greek-deal-idUKTRE78R28120110928

Time -- Greece Debt Crisis: Have the Cuts Gone Too Deep?
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2094562,00.html

Πεταλουδισια φιλια και καλη σας μερα!

Υ.Γ. Στο κουτακι με την εικονιτσα και την παραπομπη στην αιτηση, γραφει:
"Το εξωφρενικο σχεδιο διασωσης της Ελλαδας, δημιουργημενο απο τραπεζιτες, πλημμυριζει τις τραπεζες και τους τζογαδορους (αυτους που παιζουν στοιχηματα) με τα χρηματα των φορολογουμενων και αφηνει την Ελλαδα στο χαος! Οι Υπουργοι των οικονομικων μας εχουν συναντηση σε 3 ημερες. Ας τους στειλουμε ενα μαζικο μηνυμα να τα ξαναβαλουν κατω και να επιστρεψουν με ενα νεο σχεδιο που θα σωζει την Ελλαδα και οχι τις τραπεζες!"
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