Greek Plebiscite on Euro Membership

Shock, dismay, revulsion - these are the sentiments amongst the leaders of the euro zone after the Greek PM decided to - quelle horror! - ask the Greek nation to vote on the rescue package forced down on Greece last week.

Once the reflex of condemnation of the PM's decision eases, the leaders should rather feel shame and embarassment over their own actions in the past  of either ignoring the electorate when it made the "wrong decision" (such as France) or denying the population the right to decide (as in all other of the 17 member states). Greece effectively became the fig leave of the euro zone's stripped down derivative of democracy.