That's a long wait for a train don't come

That's a long wait for a train don't come, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

Greek students lower banner protesting changes in higher education

Greek students lower banner protesting changes in higher education, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

Greece's Dark Knight returns

Apparently, ex-law and order minister, Mihalis Chrysohoidis was too busy fighting crime to even read the terms of recent austerity legislation before signing it. The measures, which have brought about an economic crisis unprecedented in modern Greek history are loathed by the overwhelming majority of Greeks and are now being seen internationally as a failure. The admission made during a TV interview has been seen as a crude, not to mention misguided attempts by the minister to distance himself from previous government policies which have cost his PASOK party more than 30 points in the polls over the last two years.

Just when you think that the Greek political caste can fall no lower in the eyes of the public they manage to drop yet another bomb shell.

#De_diavasa_to_mnimonio_giati Add your own captions

#De_diavasa_to_mnimonio_giati Add your own captions, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

The Greek language Twittersphere is having a field day with the admission by Greek minister, Mihalis Chysohoidis that he didn't even bother reading the terms of austerity package imposed on Greece by its Troika creditors before signing it into law.

Feel free to download this and add your own caption about what excuse the minister might have for passing legislation (unexamined) that has pushed millions of Greeks into poverty.

For novices I'd recommend Speechable for adding speech bubbles and text easily.

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They Live. We Sleep - The Poster

They Live. We Sleep - The Poster, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

Science fiction, whether by intent or not is more a reflection of what scares or ails a society than a prediction of what will happen in the future. Whether it is HG. Wells's tale of class conflict in late 19th century England (The Time machine) or Orwell's commentary on the propaganda and the power of the state (1984) science fiction has provided writers, film makers and others with a powerful tool to look their societies straight in the eye. This is no less true in John Carpenter's 1988 B-Movie sci-fi classic, They Live with it's scathing indictment of 80's Reagonomics.

Life is too important to be left to politics - The T - Shirt

Life is too important to be left to politics - The T - Shirt, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

EUROZONE or How I learned to stop worrying and love economic collapse

EUROZONE or How I learned to stop worrying and love economic collapse, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

IT LIVES! Eurozone comes back from the dead.

IT LIVES! Eurozone comes back from the dead., a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.