Would a SYRIZA victory mean the end of the Euro?

[Tetro Kornbluth]

See the difference?

Well, no... because the potato famine as a disaster was pretty much entirely the product of Liberal ideology...

Much more a product of Tory ideology than of Liberal ideology.

Not really; though the entire British establishment of the period was to blame. Al, however, was more accurate the first time.

And to answer the title question, no, but why do people assume that SYRIZA would act "reasonably" when in power and that this is in fact a good idea? If you haven't been paying attention the last four years (at least) have been terrible for reasonableness.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

And to answer the title question, no, but why do people assume that SYRIZA would act "reasonably" when in power and that this is in fact a good idea? If you haven't been paying attention the last four years (at least) have been terrible for reasonableness.

Agreed, at least to the extent that a quiet, amicable divorce of Greece and the Eurozone due to irreconcilable differences is not a catastrophe some are setting it up to be.  The sky will not fall.

I'm not sure I agree with that. It is quite clear that if Greece leaves it will have set a precedent that will be hard to break should Portugal, Spain or ourselves follow them down the mire and that would certainly be the end of the European single currency.

I just don't think that that has much to do with SYRIZA winning the next election except should they win it will cause a flight of deposits which could force their hand. More likely though is short lived and faction ridden ND-PASOK-DRASI government which will complete the ongoing destruction of the country's economy and will not last more than a year - at which point then SYRIZA take power.