Je suis Greece.

I may be a Europhile, but underdogs come first.

Those who would say that it's just another instance of a slacker country looking to evade its debts are missing the metaphor. In a world dedicated to income equality and the preservation of the 1%, most of us are Greece, already.

Greece's leaders stun Europe with escalating defiance, by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (The Telegraph)

"The euro is like a house of cards. If you pull away the Greek card, they all come down,” says Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister

Greece’s finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has spelled out the negotiating strategy of the Syriza government with crystal clarity.

“Exit from the euro does not even enter into our plans, quite simply because the euro is fragile. It is like a house of cards. If you pull away the Greek card, they all come down,” he said.

“Do we really want Europe to break apart? Anybody who is tempted to think it possible to amputate Greece strategically from Europe should be careful. It is very dangerous. Who would be hit after us? Portugal? What would happen to Italy when it discovers that it is impossible to stay within the austerity straight-jacket?”