Comments on: A crazy, exhausting week

By: Alda Sigmundsdottir: Tired of Waiting, Icelanders Gather to Create a Roadmap for the Future | News from: The Huffington Post - Breaking News and Opinion

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:43:09 +0000

[...] to create a watershed in Iceland’s growth as a nation. After all, it was the people who changed the course of history last January, so who is to say that they cannot influence the future development of the nation with [...]

By: Thoughs on Iceland - Comments on the weather

Thoughs on Iceland - Comments on the weather — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:41:12 +0000

[...] started by a few drunk trouble makers and is rejected by the overwhelming majority of Icelanders. Alda writes that people brought roses and tulips to give to the police on Thursday, and that someone brought [...]

By: Ljósmynd DE

Ljósmynd DE — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:13:31 +0000

It seems to be a more general perception of the foreign press to consider the health problems of the PM as an alibi. This view is certainly promoted by timing and coincidence with said events. I wouldn’t count it for cynicism. It’s just the way the press has to interpret things by themselves as they are not used to beeing told the truth. And I can’t blame them.

By: alda

alda — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:05:56 +0000

By: Dave Hambidge

Dave Hambidge — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:57:47 +0000

Beautifully said James!!

dave

By: James

James — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:54:21 +0000

We don’t hate the sinner – we’re just more sinnical…

By: colin buchanan

colin buchanan — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:56:16 +0000

This is great reporting Alda – I’ve posted it on our website:

http://inthesenewtimes.com/2009/01/24/a-crazy-exhausting-week-a-great-report-on-unfolding-icelandic-drama/

The events in Iceland are of global significance. Here in Britland we are watching our own future in what is happening to you, except when Britain goes it will make Iceland look like a small, remote island nation somewhere out in the Atlantic.

We’re all in it together now.

Best of luck to you from Scotland!

By: Ægir

Ægir — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:43:30 +0000

If interested; there are few threads on the ljosmyndakeppni.is forum with loads of pictures from the protests this week. A lot of amateurs and pro photographers showing off their work.

By: Elín

Elín — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:28:01 +0000

Exhausting is the word – and also emotional. I can´t help but feel for Iceland and her people, the police, Geir Haarde´s family – his children, his five children. This is probably a comment better suited for the forum – as soon as I figure out how to navigate my way through that – but after this week I feel a grief for Iceland that is very close to how I felt after 9-11 and Katrina. And also a very hopeless feeling of wanting to help but not knowing how.

By: alda

alda — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:21:32 +0000

I am surprised that the foreigners in the crowd are so cynical about the PMs health problems. Perhaps that’s just one facet of Icelandic society – this nation is still small enough to hate the sin and not the sinner, so to speak, and to care at a human level.

I don’t agree with Geir’s policies, or conduct, or most of the ways he has conducted himself of late, but I don’t think he is essentially a bad person. He has flaws like everyone else and I am prepared to cut him some slack. I do not think this is a purely manipulative tactic on his part.

Dave – apparently the health problems surfaced only about a week ago, and doctors confirmed that the tumor was malignant on Tuesday. It seems that on Wednesday he was already preparing to make the changes.