If you’re searching for reasons for Greece’s current economic woes, you’ll find clues by investigating the country’s Socialist governments of the 1980s.

That’s the assessment of Anthony Papalas, emeritus professor of history at East Carolina University and featured speaker at today’s John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society meeting. Papalas discussed Greece’s recent political history and its current problems.

In the video clip below, he focuses on the role of the entitlement mentality fostered within the Greek population.

2:50 p.m. update: Click play below to watch the full 49:43 event.

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