Thus Der Spiegel today. “The Greek crisis has destroyed an old dream about the future of Europe,” elaborates the newspaper. “The only possibility for moving the EU in the direction we were promised is a radical solution—either a Grexit or an expensive debt haircut.” Wow! Although I have been long annoyed by the European Union as it has come to pass, this particular title and byline still surprised me. Out of the blue, I felt that it was hardly the right time for exaggerations of this ilk. Nonetheless, I can imagine that many Germans are dead tired not only of the Greek crisis, but also of the Union as a whole. The alternative of either the Greek exit from the eurozone or a sizable debt haircut makes a lot of sense, no doubt. As the article concludes, those who still think of themselves as Europeans at heart will be for the second option. Although this would entail a heavy price, the argument goes, it would keep the old dream of unified Europe alive. Plausible enough, I thought at first. But all this is wishful thinking at this stage, I realized soon afterwards. The crisis is well past the alternative the article proposes, that is. Whatever happens with the Greek referendum about the Union’s last offer later this week, the old dream has been shattered already. Anti-Europe beckons with many an unsavory exit in the not so distant future.