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.
@dianefrancis1 More a drunken rant than a civil conversation about vry important events transpiring in the world that r impacting millions.
— argiko (@argikon) July 8, 2015
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.
18 comments
It saddens me that those in positions to do good, choose to do quite the opposite, regardless of the cost to others.
We need to reinstate the Prometheus Protocol which neutralized Greece and Cyprus during the Crimean and Cold Wars to prevent the soviets accessing the straits. Macarius, Popandrew and Trecoupes all wanted to give bases to the soviets. We need to nuke Mount Athos which has been a soviet spy base since 1839. When Greece went broke from the first Olympics, they went to Izmir and Alexandria where they made up myths that they were entitled to the place. These garlic breathing bean farterss refuse to asismilate and are abusive guests. They don’t even buy American, but stuff from Greece and send most of their money there. Seleucid protomuslim Chrysustolm’s attack on curiosity in his Timothy Homily proves their claim of ancient learnedness a farce. Their clergy transmit fecal matter with their muslim beards and robes.Greek Church begat Islam and Communism by rejecting Original Sin. If Greeks trojaned their eurobudgets, do you trust their food hygiene, caique shipping, quisling lawyers or olive witch doctors? sites.google.com/site/goatrfm
WHAT@F@CK ARE YOU SMOKING?DO NOT DO IT ANY MORE YOUR BRAIN IS FRIED ….
What to say to an ignorant uneducated racist person. I will take the high road of hubris. You disgrace Chicago. Please stay in Canada and take back damn Justin Bieber.
Diane Francis is ignorant for someone that is an editor of a newspaper. Just google: The London Agreement on German External Debts, also known as the London Debt Agreement. Time to retire?
Diane Francis you should have a slow and lingering death you brainless moron get out of Canada
The Greek military voted “NO”.
who will be .. and run the dictatorship .. you ???
wow, her tweets definitely turn me off from reading anything published by her in the future. She’s clearly unprofessional and acting uneducated. I wonder what her boss thinks of these “drunken” posts?
Diane Francis-for shame. Are you a racist or does the paper you write for have a deep rooted racist bias?.
I my opinion you are the racist. You should hang your head is disgrace and shame.
The Nation Post should rid itself of such Trumpist Racism staring with you your dismissal.
There is no room for such intolerance and stupidity in Canada. Try Zimbabawe I’m sure they’ll take you.
I agree with you. But! You can call someone racist followed by a racist comment…Zimbabwe? Serious? You must be just as racist as she is.
I agree with you. But! You can’t call someone racist followed by a racist comment…Zimbabwe? Serious? Are you just as racist as she is?
We have an ongoing petition to remove Diane Francis’ sponsorship. There must be ramifications for someone, anyone, of her position spreading Anti-Hellene sentiment.
https://www.change.org/p/arianna-huffington-new-york-times-amazon-com-remove-all-sponsorship-of-diane-francis-her-columns-and-her-book-because-of-bigotry-and-racism-against-greeks-7be3a5b3-837d-4da5-9bd2-dc9b4716cf38
Some people especially media folk should do their research before flying off with irresponsible comments Her is a well articulated article for her reading.
Along with this there are many more from prominent economists. She needs to do her research before making of the cuff statements.
https://pappaspost.com/foreign-affairs-magazine-why-greece-isnt-to-blame-for-the-crisis/
As I did, write a message to the Julia Andrews, the Manager of Human Resources at the National Post and the Administrative staff. Let them know about her racist, bigoted and disgraceful comments, and ask that she be fired. Plain and Simple.
Here’s the link: http://news.nationalpost.com/contact
You’re an idiot. I’m greek Canadian. And to say you’re Canadian is an insult. Go re your facts and have valid points before making racist comments. Useless and uneducated . That what makes ignorant people like your self.
Shut up. You are such an idiot and beyond ignorant.
DIANA FRANCIS AND THE REST OF THE GANG ,DO NOT BE SOO SCARED IT IS ONLY YOUR FINALE YOU ARE FACING…. HE,HE. YOUR TIME HAS COME BOOOO. IDIOTS