johnnix Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Since a year (or two), everybody speaks about how Iceland did a wonderful job in the crisis, like how they threw away their government and let the banks go bankrupt. And put to trial the "bad guys", including the bank owners and the politicians... Plus they helped their people get away with their debt problems. At least that's what is being reported in the news everywhere (at least in Europe). Now for some harsh truth: http://studiotendra.com/2012/12/29/what-is-actually-going-on-in-iceland/ This is an Icelandic guy explaining rather plainly (he's angry too lol) what the situation really is right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't see why anyone would extrapolate any "lesson" from Iceland to apply to anywhere else in the world: it's a collection of only 319,000 "genetically distinct" (read: inbred) Viking descendants living on a nearly treeless volcanic rock in the middle of frozen nowhere. (actually I really love Iceland the country and Islanders but seriously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Who is the mayor of Iceland A PENGUIN!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 informative article (i think?), thanks. hadn't heard about iceland being touted as an anti-bank success story, pretty weird that that is circulating if this article is anywhere close to the truth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't see why anyone would extrapolate any "lesson" from Iceland to apply to anywhere else in the world: it's a collection of only 319,000 "genetically distinct" (read: inbred) Viking descendants living on a nearly treeless volcanic rock in the middle of frozen nowhere. (actually I really love Iceland the country and Islanders but seriously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnix Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Maybe this is mainly an old euro-centric thing, but a year ago every "liberal" media was reporting how Iceland did everything that the EuroZone didn't do (read no austerity and no bail out). And how it was the perfect exemple for the like of the occupy movement to point at...In the end, Iceland isn't the liberal dream it is portrayed to be in some news media who would like to simplify the euro crisis down to the result of some of the countries (even if Iceland isn't in the EuroZone) Where is Compson when you need him? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I thought there was only about 5 people in Iceland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Who is the mayor of Iceland A PENGUIN!??? of course not man what the fuck are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 i was about to say.....throwing out the IMF? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't see why anyone would extrapolate any "lesson" from Iceland to apply to anywhere else in the world: it's a collection of only 319,000 "genetically distinct" (read: inbred) Viking descendants living on a nearly treeless volcanic rock in the middle of frozen nowhere. (actually I really love Iceland the country and Islanders but seriously) I also believe their currency is pegged to Björk. The exact moment the Icelandic banks collapsed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/04/travel/iceland-disruptive-passenger/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_mostpopular+%28RSS%3A+Most+Popular%29 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/04/travel/iceland-disruptive-passenger/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_mostpopular+%28RSS%3A+Most+Popular%29 lol Kind of sounds like drunk tourette's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/04/travel/iceland-disruptive-passenger/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_mostpopular+%28RSS%3A+Most+Popular%29 lol Kind of sounds like drunk tourette's. i can't help but feel like that is disgusting....couldn't they find some less ridiculous way to sedate him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yeah, Iceland fucked up big time by discarding the wonderful Nordic model of its neighbors. Got swept up in the Reagan-Thatcher fantasy. Once that happens, it seems it's hard to get things back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 murder/suicide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I thought there was only about 5 people in Iceland? ..4 of which are in Sigur Ros. ... the other is Bjork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 well no wonder their economy is in shambles, the entire population is only there seasonally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I don't see why anyone would extrapolate any "lesson" from Iceland to apply to anywhere else in the world: it's a collection of only 319,000 "genetically distinct" (read: inbred) Viking descendants living on a nearly treeless volcanic rock in the middle of frozen nowhere. (actually I really love Iceland the country and Islanders but seriously) I also believe their currency is pegged to Björk. The exact moment the Icelandic banks collapsed: either pegged to bjork...or to EVE online. They should just substitute the EVE online economy for the Iceland economy. Incidentally I know some of the (Icelandic) folks involved in EVE online, and they do actually employ several trained economists as part of their team. So it may not be that far-fetched a solution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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