Iceland Becomes First Country To Require Equal Pay For Men And Women
The theory that you have to bail out banks is a theory that you allow bankers enjoy for their own profit, their success, and then let ordinary people bear their failure through taxes and austerity. People in enlightened democracies are not going to accept that in the long run.
Iceland continues to advance geothermal technology, seeking to export energy to Europe if things are successful.
If you aren’t following the compete and utter meltdown of Europe, after their money system was taken over by unaccountable bankster mafia, you need to wake the fuck up.
“Troika-imposed’ responsibility will, “turn Cyprus into a colony of the worst possible type. …“by leaving the troika and the EMS behind us, we will ensure our national independence,… If we remain bound by the Troika and the memorandum Cyprus’ destiny is already foretold and there will be no future.”
Outstanding leadership. Iceland flipped the finger to the banksters of the world in 2008, and did the exact opposite of the US and Europe. And I want to go live there.
“We were wise enough not to follow the traditional prevailing orthodoxies of the Western financial world in the last 30 years. We introduced currency controls, we let the banks fail, we provided support for the poor, and we didn’t introduce austerity measures like you’re seeing here in Europe.
…Why are the banks considered to be the holy churches of the modern economy? Why are private banks not like airlines and tele-communication companies and allowed to go bankrupt if they have been run in an irresponsible way? The theory that you have to bail-out banks is a theory that you allow bankers enjoy for their own profit their success, and then let ordinary people bear their failure through taxes and austerity. People in enlightened democracies are not going to accept that in the long run.“
Hörður Torfason speaks out about how Greece can fight back against the bankster mafia currently ravaging their nation.
Article explores the current situation in Iceland, and how non-violent massive protest (Nordic Spring?) threw out a government and ushered in a fair Constituion that barred banks from raping their nation any longer.
Iceland section of the film Inside Job:
With all sorts of cutting-edge coverage, like:
New Banksy works, Banksy the Olympian.
Environmental film on the neo-liberal assault on Iceland reviewed: Dreamland shakes the soul
Franke James, Artist Blacklisted by Canadian Government