Rather than confront the political obstacles, Europe’s leaders are hiding behind a mountain of pious, nonsensical rhetoric. Some insist that Greece finish its payment program, regardless of the humanitarian and economic consequences – not to mention the failure of all previous Greek governments to meet its terms.
欧洲领导人没有直面这些政治障碍，而是用毫无意义的坦诚之辞虚与委蛇。一些人坚持希腊必须完成偿付，不管这样会造成怎样的伤害和经济后果——全然不顾此前诸任希腊政府都没有满足这一要求。其他人装作假装担心债务纾困的道德风险问题，尽管事实上希腊私人部门债务已经在欧盟的要求下被减记，而破产主权债务重组也有几十上百次先例。