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What happened to the bankers there after the economic meltdown?
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Apr 26, 2013 18:49
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Deceitful Penguin posted:I'm hoping that people aren't massive retards. But political literacy in Iceland is sadly pretty poo poo and it's gonna stay that way if a Left government can't stay in charge long enough to reform the education system. Or I suppose they could help themselves and actually remember further back than 2 weeks but, hah! Fat chance of that happening. How do they teach politics in Iceland that make its people so dumb about it? About the crowdsourced constitution that was ultimately pushed aside, where's the official text for it and what was it like? How bad, specifically, is the Pirate Party in Iceland? Is it just like any general internet-based libertarian party, or is this incarnation special? The reason I brought them up is because of this article I found a while ago where a Pirate Party suddenly formed after the constitution was removed from the political agenda (which is weird since I though they already have a branch there).
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Apr 26, 2013 23:43
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Deceitful Penguin posted:They teach civics far too late and without enough emphasis. Maybe the lack of understanding for the basics of governance is a universal plague, but a lot of people quite simply don't know how the government work nor what are the exact powers it holds. Hell, the study of Icelandic political history was part of an elective class in my high school for petes sake. I don't think that's acceptable at all, especially considering how only recently the Womens Party showed how important the parties can be for Icelands politics. Deceitful Penguin posted:Uhh, I'm gonna assume you mean the suggestions for the amendment of the Icelandic constitution, which is here, albeit in Icelandic so of dubious use to you. Deceitful Penguin posted:Hooo boy. Well. They have a surprising amount of good people. This is the only thing stopping me from calling them utter poo poo. They promise a lot about "direct democracy" and voting online for policy but I question how that's gonna work when they're in parliament. Will they have a poll on facebook? Eh. Deceitful Penguin posted:And tomorrow we vote. May the Gods have mercy on our pathetic souls.
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Apr 27, 2013 03:07
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How are Iceland's political cartoons?
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Apr 29, 2013 06:16
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How does Iceland's citizens generally feel about Wikileaks? Iceland's actions regarding Wikileaks have been generally favorable as of late. A minister denied aiding the FBI over an investigation, and the Supreme Court kept the Icelandic branch of Visa from prohibiting donations to the site. I also believe that Bradley Manning was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize by Iceland.
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May 1, 2013 03:04
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