Comments on: Social Democrats and Left-Greens entrusted with forming a government http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html Thu, 17 May 2012 15:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Islantiin vasemmistovihreä hallitus, uudet vaalit toukokuussa - Sosialismi.net http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5961 Islantiin vasemmistovihreä hallitus, uudet vaalit toukokuussa - Sosialismi.net Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:56:13 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5961 [...] The Iceland Weather Report: Social Democrats and Left-Greens entrusted with forming a government (27... [...] [...] The Iceland Weather Report: Social Democrats and Left-Greens entrusted with forming a government (27… [...]

]]> By: colin buchanan http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5943 colin buchanan Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:07:46 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5943 La voila! http://inthesenewtimes.com/2009/01/29/iceland-police-arrest-six-at-nato-meeting-protest/ Iceland out of NATO, Iceland into Europe! Save the people not the banksters! Protect the real economy and real livelihoods from the IMF banksters! La voila!

http://inthesenewtimes.com/2009/01/29/iceland-police-arrest-six-at-nato-meeting-protest/

Iceland out of NATO, Iceland into Europe!

Save the people not the banksters!

Protect the real economy and real livelihoods from the IMF banksters!

]]> By: colin buchanan http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5942 colin buchanan Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:56:18 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5942 Rioting over NATO membership! This sounds too good to be true. Your sources James? Rioting over NATO membership! This sounds too good to be true. Your sources James?

]]> By: portkins http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5936 portkins Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:25:53 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5936 Someone commented "For me, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is an unwritten page in terms of being an interim PM. There have been a few snide comments on this site and elsewhere about her CV, her former job as a “stewardess” and so on, which I think is completely unfair. She is a powerful politician, a clear-thinking and righteous individual who has shown that she gets things done. " It should be pretty clear in the year 2009 that ANY politician with years of experience is A POLITICIAN. They may play the outsider but they are an insider. Politicians once in power play the game to stay in power. Don't be fooled that she is different than others. They are all corrupt in some way. That is the definition of politician. Someone commented “For me, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is an unwritten page in terms of being an interim PM. There have been a few snide comments on this site and elsewhere about her CV, her former job as a “stewardess” and so on, which I think is completely unfair. She is a powerful politician, a clear-thinking and righteous individual who has shown that she gets things done. ”

It should be pretty clear in the year 2009 that ANY politician with years of experience is A POLITICIAN. They may play the outsider but they are an insider. Politicians once in power play the game to stay in power.
Don’t be fooled that she is different than others.
They are all corrupt in some way. That is the definition of politician.

]]> By: alda http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5933 alda Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:40:35 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5933 Heheheh. Touché! Heheheh. Touché!

]]> By: James http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5932 James Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:11:55 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5932 They are rioting again this evening (pepper sprays, arrests, etc), but this time over NATO membership. I don't know of any other countries rioting against this, so Iceland seems off the revolutionometer scale right now. Expect more riots if the Icelandic entry fails to make the final of the Eurovision Song Contest... They are rioting again this evening (pepper sprays, arrests, etc), but this time over NATO membership. I don’t know of any other countries rioting against this, so Iceland seems off the revolutionometer scale right now. Expect more riots if the Icelandic entry fails to make the final of the Eurovision Song Contest…

]]> By: Lissa http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5930 Lissa Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:55:48 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5930 The English edition of Al Jazeera online has actually had a few decent articles on the fall of the government. The most recent is <a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/01/2009127111220117966.html"Coalition talks begin in Iceland </a>. The English edition of Al Jazeera online has actually had a few decent articles on the fall of the government. The most recent is <a href=”http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/01/2009127111220117966.html”Coalition talks begin in Iceland .

]]> By: Ljósmynd DE http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5929 Ljósmynd DE Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:13:42 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5929 I can't really imagine, that Iceland is about to repay its debt in an equivalent of whale meat. So, the increase of whaling quotas by the notforlong minister of fishery sounds incredibly insensitive and obstructive: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7854705.stm I can’t really imagine, that Iceland is about to repay its debt in an equivalent of whale meat. So, the increase of whaling quotas by the notforlong minister of fishery sounds incredibly insensitive and obstructive:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7854705.stm

]]> By: Iceland- Social Democrats and Left-Greens entrusted with forming a government « In These New Times http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5928 Iceland- Social Democrats and Left-Greens entrusted with forming a government « In These New Times Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:51:12 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5928 [...] Posted by inthesenewtimes on January 28, 2009 Iceland Weather Report [...] [...] Posted by inthesenewtimes on January 28, 2009 Iceland Weather Report [...]

]]> By: colin buchanan http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/01/social-democrats-and-left-greens-entrusted-with-forming-a-government.html/comment-page-1#comment-5926 colin buchanan Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:44:54 +0000 http://icelandweatherreport.com/?p=1520#comment-5926 Alda's question mark about what the new lot will do is to the point. But the movement on the ground has to start working out for itself what has to be done i.e. putting forward its own programme of action, if it hasn't already done so. It has shown it has the power to force elections and remove one or two people, but eventually, as in similar processes in South America, the movement has to sharpen its appreciation of what is necessary and find the leaders to put it into practice. This process might involve working through several layers of "the political class". The recognition of a "rogue element" within the system, as Iris Erlingsdottir's article http://inthesenewtimes.com/2009/01/27/whats-next-for-iceland-ensuring-a-fair-election-in-may/ is one central focus for this programme. The need to reconstruct a real economy i.e. one based on creating the goods and services which people need, not a fictitious bubble, and putting in place a financial system that will nurture it, is another. Then there is the geopolitical question: NATO or West Eurasia. This also concerns the question of the Euro as well as bypassing the IMF, avoiding its destructive strictures, and seeking support elsewhere. Can anyone enlighten me on what Voices of the People has put forward so far in terms of a political programme? Alda’s question mark about what the new lot will do is to the point. But the movement on the ground has to start working out for itself what has to be done i.e. putting forward its own programme of action, if it hasn’t already done so. It has shown it has the power to force elections and remove one or two people, but eventually, as in similar processes in South America, the movement has to sharpen its appreciation of what is necessary and find the leaders to put it into practice. This process might involve working through several layers of “the political class”.

The recognition of a “rogue element” within the system, as Iris Erlingsdottir’s article
http://inthesenewtimes.com/2009/01/27/whats-next-for-iceland-ensuring-a-fair-election-in-may/
is one central focus for this programme.
The need to reconstruct a real economy i.e. one based on creating the goods and services which people need, not a fictitious bubble, and putting in place a financial system that will nurture it, is another.
Then there is the geopolitical question: NATO or West Eurasia. This also concerns the question of the Euro as well as bypassing the IMF, avoiding its destructive strictures, and seeking support elsewhere.
Can anyone enlighten me on what Voices of the People has put forward so far in terms of a political programme?

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