A series of Twitter posts more akin to a drunken rant is the way some Canadians are describing Diane Francis’ series of Tweets about the crisis in Greece. Francis, who is an editor-at-large at one of Canada’s largest newspapers has been very preoccupied with Greece lately.
Diane Francis is a Chicago-born immigrant to Canada, where she relocated when she married her Canadian husband. She’s written numerous books and has written for dozens of publications. In 1991, she became Editor of Canada’s Financial Post, the first woman editor of a national daily newspaper in Canada, a position she held until the paper was sold in 1998.
She is currently the Editor-at-Large at Canada’s National Post.
Dr. Marie Bountrogianni, a former member of Ontario parliament and cabinet member suggested that Francis should consider her words before clicking the button to post a Tweet.
“To imply that a military dictatorship will help bring ‘morality’ to a country pretty much makes Ms. Francis irrelevant in this conversation,” Bountrogianni continued.
Konstantinos Argirakis from Toronto wasn’t so diplomatic.
“Her tweets are more like a drunken rant than a civil conversation about very important events transpiring in the world that are impacting millions of people,” Argirakis told The Pappas Post. He’s also drilled her repeatedly on Twitter, even reducing his comment to 144 characters in a tweet to Ms. Francis.
https://twitter.com/argikon/status/618615887969415168
Following is a long series of Greece-related Tweets from Ms. Francis’ profile.
“Greece has to go” she said… (not to mention that fact that for such a prolific writer, she doesn’t know the difference between it’s and its).
#Greece has to go because it’s people don’t get it and haven’t been responsible
— Diane Francis (@dianefrancis1) July 7, 2015
Because they act like “rebellious and spoiled kids”
#Greeks act like rebellious and spoiled kids who hate their parents
— Diane Francis (@dianefrancis1) July 7, 2015
…And because they’re crybabies.
#Germany doesn't deserve abuse it's gotten from the #Greek crybabies. Drag feet and held theirs to the fire this week, no banks shld open
— Diane Francis (@dianefrancis1) July 6, 2015
She clearly has it out for Yanis Varoufakis, calling him a “hothead”
Resignation of #Greece's hotheaded Finance Minister is capitulation to #EU in face of meaningless referendum. Good sign
— Diane Francis (@dianefrancis1) July 6, 2015
Add “silly” and “reckless” to her long string of descriptive words
#greece reduced leverage with its silliness and recklessness
— Diane Francis (@dianefrancis1) July 5, 2015
And perhaps the mother-of-all insults to Greeks? “Deadbeat”
#Greece changed nothing, still a deadbeat and they're partying on the street celebrating their stupidity
— Diane Francis (@dianefrancis1) July 5, 2015
Fortunately she admits to her own stupidity on the matter.
What does Yes or No mean? It's all Greek to me and to Greeks….#EUreferendum
— Diane Francis (@dianefrancis1) July 5, 2015
And perhaps her most brazen Tweet of all, a call for a “military dictatorship” to bring morality and discipline to the country.
#grexit will lead to a military dictatorship in Greece again, maybe the only way to discipline and morality #euro
— Diane Francis (@dianefrancis1) June 29, 2015
Below are screenshots, in case Ms. Francis decides to delete any of her Tweets– we have them for posterity.
