There are allot of problems with Greece long before the Germans, WWI and WWII. There are cultural issue..............
My grandparents came to USA in the early 1900's. Both of my grandmothers, who are from the same village, came to the USA for several reasons:
The couldn't go to school past the 6th grade. The verb is couldn't!
There was no opportunity
Women were 2nd class - there was a dowry system.
None of the women went back to the old country whereas 50% of the men did. They couldn't make it here. Both sets of my grandparents never, and I mean never, wanted to go back. There was nothing there. My father, who was born here, told me stories of how there was so much corruption, inflated money and general backwardness (tractors rusting) and animals were still used for agriculture.
Don't confuse the Greece's golden age with the current state.
There is enough blame to spread. I just read this on Huffington Post. I have attached it. I'm no Tina Fey fan but she nailed this as it reflects my opinion and those who parents and grandparents immigrated to the USA in the great wave in the 1900's and again in the 70's.
Greek-Americans Share Concern For Greece, But Disagree On Solutions