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greyghost

(1,675 posts)
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 04:33 PM Nov 2012

No news?

No news?



ICELAND. No news from Iceland?… why? How come we hear everything that happens in Egypt but no news about what’s happening in Iceland:

In Iceland, the people has made the government resign, the primary banks have been nationalized, it was decided to not pay the debt that these created with Great Britain and Holland due to their bad financial politics and a public assembly has been created to rewrite the constitution.

And all of this in a peaceful way. A whole revolution against the powers that have created the current global crisis. This is why there hasn’t been any publicity during the last two years: What would happen if the rest of the EU citizens took this as an example? What would happen if the US citizens took this as an example.

This is a summary of the facts:

2008. The main bank of the country is nationalized.
The Krona, the currency of Iceland devaluates and the stock market stops. The country is in bankruptcy

2008. The citizens protest in front of parliament and manage to get new elections that make the resignation of the prime minister and his whole government.
The country is in bad economic situation.
A law proposes paying back the debt to Great Britain and Holland through the payment of 3,500 million euros, which will be paid by the people of Iceland monthly during the next 15 years, with a 5.5% interest.

2010. The people go out in the streets and demand a referendum. In January 2010 the president denies the approval and announces a popular meeting.
In March the referendum and the denial of payment is voted in by 93%. Meanwhile the government has initiated an investigation to bring to justice those responsible for the crisis, and many high level executives and bankers are arrested. The Interpol dictates an order that make all the implicated parties leave the country.

In this crisis an assembly is elected to rewrite a new Constitution which can include the lessons learned from this, and which will substitute the current one (a copy of the Danish Constitution).
25 citizens are chosen, with no political affiliation, out of the 522 candidates. For candidacy all that was needed was to be an adult and have the support of 30 people. The constitutional assembly starts in February of 2011 to present the ‘carta magna’ from the recommendations given by the different assemblies happening throughout the country. It must be approved by the current Parliament and by the one constituted through the next legislative elections.

So in summary of the Icelandic revolution:
-resignation of the whole government
-nationalization of the bank.
-referendum so that the people can decide over the economic decisions.
-incarcerating the responsible parties
-rewriting of the constitution by its people

Have we been informed of this through the media?
Has any political program in radio or TV commented on this?
No! The Icelandic people have been able to show that there is a way to beat the system and has given a democracy lesson to the world.

Please spread the news as Iceland is the role model now although sooner or later, the banksters will start demilishing their nationalized bank.

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SalviaBlue

(2,917 posts)
1. This should be something we are hearing about on the "news".
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 04:36 PM
Nov 2012

Unfortunately, the news has been cancelled.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

REC.

 

dballance

(5,756 posts)
2. Well of course we don't hear about it.
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 04:36 PM
Nov 2012

The banksters, the elites, the corporations certainly wouldn't want us plebes to get any ideas.

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
3. So how do you get Americans to look at this and think there is another way.
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 06:41 PM
Nov 2012

Or maybe that's too much to expect. Maybe just distributing the story, with comparisons as to how we spent money on trickle-down to keep the rich wealthy would foment some troubled thinking, something to start the kettle brewing...

Maybe a youtube video where lots of Icelanders poke fun at the U.S., maybe with tutorial on how to launch a tomatoes (like they threw did at their government reps).

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
5. They don't want us to know how successful Iceland has been in cleaning up.
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 06:51 PM
Nov 2012

Because maybe, just maybe, it might happen here. And that would be very bad for those in power.

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