Germany Upset after Greek Referendum Call

The good people of Germany remain unaware that their government is merely bailing out their own insanely over-leveraged banks.

Fury in Germany after Greek referendum call

"You can't help thinking that they should be grateful as Europe is trying to help," said Konstanze Pilge, a 26-year old student, walking near the Brandenburg Gate in central Berlin. "Now it looks like they are going to mess things up."

"It just goes to show once again what a huge mistake it was not to throw Greece out of the euro zone at the start," said Wolfgang Gerke, a banking professor and president of the Bavarian Financial Centre think tank.