As Lithuania has marked its 20th anniversary of independence, the celebrations were marred by the country’s grim economic situation. The first country to leave the USSR is having to cope with the deepest recession in decades.

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25 Responses to “Lithuania in deep despair as EU cash crisis mars 20th anni of country’s independence”

  1. XeonProductions on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    God central …
    God central bankers!

  2. Dyhalto10 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Go bankrupt.
    Say ” …

    Go bankrupt.
    Say “f-ck you. We’re not paying”.
    The other trouble parts of the EU will follow suit, and it’ll be destroyed.
    The central banks can shove it.

  3. jamesstans777 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    its so sad to see …
    its so sad to see Lithuania who tried to save itself from the jaws or a wold fell into the jaws of a lion,, couldnt believe they set free from the ruthless USSR and now they fell in the hand of the ruthless bankers,, who want every country in the world to borough more and more money from them and ultimately be slaves for the rest of their life and all the following generations

  4. Tressco on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Too bad that …
    Too bad that psychopaths can’t be taught to become passionate.
    Such a shame (or purpose?) that the current economic system hugely honors psychopathic behavior.

    “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”
    - John F. Kennedy

  5. dpman72 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Glenn Beck? Spare …
    Glenn Beck? Spare me. You couldn’t even get out a paragraph without the juvenile remarks. Come back when you’re grown.

  6. LiteWaiter on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    All bureaucratic …
    All bureaucratic systems benefit the control of people to advance the agenda of the global BANKSTERS.

    The system works always in their favor.

    Quit the bureaucratic systems, and then there will be a smaller burden upon societies, both financial and control, and the banksters will loose their nazi systems they have implemented under the illusion of “democracy” all over the world.

  7. voicubogdan84 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    ok, I’ll humor you …
    ok, I’ll humor you Mr. Glenn Beck…
    some FAT retard thinks I’ve got nothing better to than entertain america’s white trash witch is almost as bad as these rusky douche bags that watch this Putin propaganda…..
    funny enough for you idiot? :D

  8. dpman72 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Do you have …
    Do you have ANYTHING interesting to say or just profanity and blowing noises at your monitor? Why did you come to me anyway? Humor me.

  9. forwhatitworth1 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Dont blame it on …
    Dont blame it on American people (although you may blame it on Goldman Sachs). It is not fair to pass the blame the American people when you are too lazy to keep your own government honest.

  10. igorvasilevsky on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Install US puppet – …
    Install US puppet -> collapse the economy -> take IMF credit in dollars under hard conditions -> push country into debt hole -> crush Euro, rise the dollar -> in the end people are always a victims of US economic terrorism.

    AMERICAN DOUCHEBAG

  11. 30DOTCOM on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Well, …
    Well, OriginalSavagechick, that was the past, now is the present and Lithuania is falling apart just like Georgia, as this video describes.

  12. mengwise36 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Thank you for the …
    Thank you for the reference to Dr. Hudson. That was very good.

  13. montyramon on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Great information, …
    Great information, thanks. I’m a big fan of Dr. Hudson, he’s a brilliant economist and I hope Latvia can follow his advice as much as possible.

  14. mattlewis66 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Lithuanians are …
    Lithuanians are strong and resilient people and saw much worse under brilliant Soviet rule. They will revive like the crosses on the hill.

  15. gunsandbullhorns on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    They should have …
    They should have slashed government first — benefits last. If benefits are too expensive, then obviously they have a highly “regulated” market, and need to free it up.

    Screw the EU. It’s doing nothing but harm to its constituent parts. Nations don’t need a Union in order to coöperate and live peacefully with eachother.

  16. sexybritgent on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    can u you add …
    can u you add england to your property pls? oh you would not want us we have too many useless people and too much debt we would drag you down.

  17. sexybritgent on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    the uk will …
    the uk will collapse, inflation is so bad in uk and it has no resources, i wish russia would march into us.

  18. dvenadcatpoluton on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Ha ha , i live …
    Ha ha , i live there . Nice place . Too much foreigners though .

  19. voicubogdan84 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    the difference …
    the difference between the EU and the Soviet Union is like the difference between a “alliance of equals” and a incestuous/alcoholic mother…
    peaceee!!!

  20. Askanio987 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    unlike Soviet Union …
    unlike Soviet Union EU does not provide substanial help for free, and as political body EU have much more strict rules of conduct.

  21. voicubogdan84 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    video games?! …
    video games?! that’s a good one! :D
    please stop injecting yourself with redneck ice… it’s embarrassing…

  22. pmf026 on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    yeah, say its all …
    yeah, say its all Russia’s fault.. those evil Putin KGB monsters… come on, say it..

  23. OriginalSavagechick on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    that was stupid, …
    that was stupid, and they have lost their minds but they probably can’t grasp that they are not dealing with the same Russia that was under Stalin which brought them so much misery over 50 years ago, but they just can’t seem to forget.

  24. OriginalSavagechick on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    I’m Lithuanian too. …
    I’m Lithuanian too. my entire family was born there and I lost many family member that were deported to Siberia after WWII. My heart goes out to them as well

  25. OriginalSavagechick on March 17th, 2010 12:22 am

    Lithuania was a …
    Lithuania was a prosperous, capitalist country: But after WWII, the deportations of Lithuanians began after the Soviet Union occupied the country. Between 1940 and 1953, Stalin sent some 350,000 Lithuanians to Siberian labor camps. Many never returned. On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare its renewed independence. Now if only Amerika had that kind of spine!

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