slash11: The EU is finished as the US. The downfall of the western civilization is happening in front of our own very eyes but ingnorance is a bless.

Trilarion: It reminds me of Cassandra in old greece ... listening to you. So much pessimism ...

v1989: It isn't about ending western civilization, but financial system. As soon as people stops borrowing money from banks, many bankers will go bankrupt and end their luxurious life.
And without any profit something like bank will disappear.

The most stupid thing that USA did was giving money to banks, which used them to pay salaries to their workers and bonus for their 'wonderful work"

timppu: Now Angela Merkel (who looks like a sister of the Finnish president) said that Finland can't participate to the Greece bailouts anymore because Finland kept insisting getting some guarantee or caution money for its backing of Greek loans.

Oh well, that's it then. But to our dear EU comrades, keep the flag up, I know you can pull it through! We are with you in spirit.

Funny though that Financial Times, an UK-magazine, said Finland should participate without any guarantee, due to "solidarity". Where's the solidarity of UK then, are they participating into the bailouts as well? I understand UK banks have more interest to South Europe matters than "Finnish" banks due to potential bad dept losses.