Instead, these clashing narratives created a deleterious spiral, fanning the flames of animosity and leading to the election of a left-wing government in Greece with a mandate to oppose austerity – with disastrous results for both sides. Rather than help Greece make its payments, the creditors reacted by imposing tough conditions for a new loan that would be used only to repay debts that they themselves held – a point that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras emphasized in his last proposal.
相反，这两个互相矛盾的叙事制造了一个恶性循环，助长了敌意，导致了希腊左翼政府赢得选举。该政府身负反对紧缩的使命——这给双方都会带来灾难性影响。债权人的反应不是帮主希腊偿付，而是给新贷款施加严苛的条件——只能用于偿付它们本身所持有的债务，希腊总理齐普拉斯在其最终方案中强调的正是这一点。