#ThisIsACoup: Social media backlash against Germany after Greek bailout

July 13, 2015 17:58

Tough demands that kept Greece and its creditors from reaching a deal until this morning in Brussels have sparked an outrage on social media.

A large group of critics -- including many Greeks - slammed the proposed terms of a new bailout, using the #ThisIsACoup hashtag to voice their displeasure.

The hashtag is believed to have been started by Sandro Maccarrone, a Barcelona-based maths and physics teachers, The Telegraph reports. In Spanish, "The Eurogroup proposal is an undercover state coup against the Greek people."

"I can't believe what's going on in Brussels," one user said on Twitter. "These demands are insane. #ThisIsACoup"

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