This is a coup?

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The latest rescue package for Greece has sparked much outrage on behalf of the Greek people. "#Thisisacoup" according to many on Twitter; others are calling for a boycott of German goods.

But what about the people who will actually stump up the cash that will allow Greece to stay in the euro? Much of the money will come from German taxpayers.

Angela Merkel's German government is getting a lot of stick for being too harsh towards the Greeks. But it's worth considering that many of the Germans the Chancellor answers to are increasingly weary of having to prop up their Hellenic friends, and might actually prefer to let the Greeks fall out of the eurozone.

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