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From what i understand, Iceland was the first nation to every elect a female president. However. I've heard that in Iceland the president is nothing but a figurehead. Is that true?
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Doktor Per posted:Vigdís Finnbogadóttir agonized over having to sign a law prohibiting stewardesses to strike, she had been one before becoming president. She didn't veto such a bill!?!?!?
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Oct 8, 2016 23:45
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Doktor Per posted:Nope So she had virtually no power at all? The celebration of being "the first woman president" was moot?
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Oct 9, 2016 01:44
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I find it to be the the darkest moment of her presidency, which was otherwise only positive.
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So apparently the pirate party is going to do really well during the next elections. From taking a glance at them, they seem like a New Age Left Wing party of sort. What's the run down with this group? Are they any good?
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Oct 27, 2016 00:04
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How is the left wing in Iceland anyway? IIRC they gained a lot of strength after the recession?
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Oct 28, 2016 00:13
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As an American I am VERY jealous of your political parties. How is the nationalization process going?
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Oct 28, 2016 02:04
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I'll leave this here.
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Oct 30, 2016 23:39
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Jacobin article about Iceland. It seems that Iceland has potential to lead the charge with alternative politics.
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Dec 14, 2016 01:07
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Deceitful Penguin posted:I wrote a long fb post about how that article is kinda bad when it first came out So neoliberalism isn't at a decline? Is there any sort of alternative rising within the country?
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Dec 17, 2016 18:18
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So Iceland isn't becoming more left wing?
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Mar 21, 2017 23:48
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Deceitful Penguin posted:No, last election brought in what is arguably the most right-wing government we've ever had! :O
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Mar 22, 2017 05:21
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What is this I hear about Iceland practicing anarchy in the old days?
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May 11, 2017 00:38
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FreudianSlippers posted:Anarchy in that they they didn't have any form of police or centralized state. There were plenty of laws and the althing, the parliament, even had a official called the Lawspeaker whose job it was to be chairman and remember all the laws and recite them to the assembly because there wasn't any writing beyond basic runic inscriptions so all oft the law was passed down orally. The lawspeaker obviously had to be an expert and a lawyer of sorts which could be consulted if there were any doubts or complications. This doesn't sound like anarchy to me. Libertarians lied to me!
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