Submitted by George Kintis of Alcimos
Our Heretic (And Not-So-Simple) Views On The Greek Referendum
Conventional wisdom has it as follows: Tsipras is a hardline communist, who overplayed his hand with the troika (or “the three institutions”, as he calls them). The referendum was a last-ditch play to retain power by stoking a nationalistic response to the standoff with creditors.