This outcome is all the more tragic, given that the economic analysis underlying Syriza’s demand for an easing of austerity was broadly right. Instead of seeking a face-saving compromise on softening the troika program, Tsipras wasted six months on symbolic battles over economically irrelevant issues such as labor laws, privatizations, even the name of the troika.
考虑到齐普拉斯要求放松紧缩的经济分析大体是正确的，这一结果更加增添了几分悲剧色彩。齐普拉斯没有向三驾马车提出的方案服软以争取颜面，而是在无关紧要的经济问题上——劳动法、私有化乃至三驾马车的名称——做出象征性斗争，白白浪费了六个月。