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Why is obvious. Iceland did what we all should have done. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #1
+1,000. nt BlueIris May 2012 #24
Here is a good link for more Iceland details. xtraxritical May 2012 #69
Du rec. Nt xchrom May 2012 #2
. . . Tansy_Gold May 2012 #9
hi miss tansy... xchrom May 2012 #11
It's nice to see Tansy_Gold May 2012 #30
Thank you for posting. K&R think May 2012 #3
Yes thank you for posting. AnnieK401 May 2012 #10
Many thanks, and a hearty welcome to this group, Annie! Cal33 May 2012 #53
So that we can continue to be fed an incorrect definition of democracy dickthegrouch May 2012 #4
What's with the arbitrary dig at Egypt? Hissyspit May 2012 #5
An email a bit over a year old, I'd think muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #25
Because Iceland refused to bail out and reward the economic criminals. Europe and the US sabrina 1 May 2012 #6
Sure am glad there are people like you who keep themselves well-informed about what's going on Cal33 May 2012 #20
Not totally peacefull tama May 2012 #7
By the way, for those who don't know what "skyr" is, Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #14
No news black-out -- the Iceland response to the economic crisis has been covered. For example: pnwmom May 2012 #8
Thanks for the info. Yet, on the whole, few Americans seem to be aware of the enormity of what had Cal33 May 2012 #16
Yes, it can be done. But the particular path that Iceland took pnwmom May 2012 #18
The path we have taken has not worked too well for millions of Americans though. sabrina 1 May 2012 #23
I did have a student mention the rewriting of the Iceland constitution Hissyspit May 2012 #26
In May 2009, chervilant May 2012 #62
I had been hearing worries about derivatives for several years pnwmom May 2012 #64
Indeed, chervilant May 2012 #68
Paul Krugman has been talking edhopper May 2012 #12
think I heard Thom Hartmann talk of this rurallib May 2012 #13
Perhaps you should pull head out of hole Riftaxe May 2012 #15
You are right. I do read foreign news -- but only once in a while. It's not often enough. Cal33 May 2012 #17
On re-reading i was a bit too snarky i think Riftaxe May 2012 #21
Because the global money changers are afraid of the scenario. stubtoe May 2012 #19
Because it's ICELAND fercrissakes with... TreasonousBastard May 2012 #22
There are perhaps 300 books, 25-50 movies, hundreds of thousands of pages of jtuck004 May 2012 #27
EXACTLY !! dougolat May 2012 #67
Clinton passes Commodities Modernization Act on the lobbying of Larry Summers. Later jtuck004 May 2012 #77
What the...? secondvariety May 2012 #38
k & r red dog 1 May 2012 #51
The stood outside parliment and threw rocks at their elected officials not the banks. jtuck004 May 2012 #28
Maybe if we had thrown a few rocks our politicians would have been motivated to do their jobs and leeroysphitz May 2012 #31
We don't need to cast stones, just votes. n/t jtuck004 May 2012 #76
You want to bet the right-wingers are going to up the percentage of their fraudulent votes much Cal33 May 2012 #78
I have no doubt they will use every trick in the book. They are getting better and better, and jtuck004 May 2012 #80
I agree with you. I also believe the right-wingers are incapable of thinking in terms of what's Cal33 May 2012 #81
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #29
Why isn't this mentioned, you ask? truedelphi May 2012 #32
Gays can't all marry, things aren't great and I see no reason that advancing social progress leeroysphitz May 2012 #33
bullshit. provis99 May 2012 #34
You are getting only agreement from me. n/t truedelphi May 2012 #73
What do you mean? Doctor_J May 2012 #45
They're afraid others will follow Iceland's example. - K&R n/t DeSwiss May 2012 #35
I agree the media has not discussed Iceland enough. The reason is that the lesson of Iceland is limpyhobbler May 2012 #36
If you have heard nothing, reconsider who you listen to. L. Coyote May 2012 #37
Power to the people KT2000 May 2012 #39
Heard this interesting story about Iceland on NPR a couple of weeks ago. mia May 2012 #40
Because it worked! obxhead May 2012 #41
Iceland has fewer people the Raleigh nc. bowens43 May 2012 #42
Now THAT is how you take your government back. nt SunSeeker May 2012 #43
Pssh. We can't even get a single corrupt governor out of office Doctor_J May 2012 #44
For things to succeed in this country, it will take a lot of time and much more effort. Did you Cal33 May 2012 #52
Iceland has 250,000 people. So you are Lucky Luciano May 2012 #46
Why not? leveymg May 2012 #58
We're actually in a much better position to be the agent of change on a global scale Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #59
There are many more examples of democracy which should put the United States to shame Dack May 2012 #47
Do they have oil? progressoid May 2012 #48
The stuff of dreams: chill_wind May 2012 #49
"Icelandic Govt. has initiated an investigation to bring to justice those responsible"? red dog 1 May 2012 #50
The government has taken on massive debt to solve the crisis OnlinePoker May 2012 #54
To those who say "Iceland" can't happen here, two words: New. Deal. Peace Patriot May 2012 #55
devastating, but thank you. ..nt dougolat May 2012 #82
Oh, I do agree with you and say I hope that Iceland can and will happen over here. I believe Cal33 May 2012 #83
I don't think there's much difference between the Pukes then and the Pukes now... Peace Patriot May 2012 #84
Thanks for your well-written and very knowledgeable post. You've got me re-thinking about Cal33 May 2012 #85
Iceland setting a bad example. Who do they think they are, Chile? leveymg May 2012 #56
Without violence and bloodshed, how are the media supposed to recognize it as news ? eppur_se_muova May 2012 #57
My home county in Maryland has over three times the population of Iceland. Burma Jones May 2012 #60
K & R & a huge yes, yes, yes! One can hope, but it surely seems THE way to clean up. nt mother earth May 2012 #61
But that might give us ideas. nt TBF May 2012 #63
When people protest in America, they get beaten and arrested. valerief May 2012 #65
I guess those lying, cheating Neo-Cons, Corporatists and Tea Partyers are highly Cal33 May 2012 #66
trying to do that here would be like herding cats. nt shireen May 2012 #70
Thom Hartmann talks a lot about what is happening in Iceland, Cleita May 2012 #71
Thanks for the info. Will be looking him up. Cal33 May 2012 #72
For the same reason the news failed to cover Michael Jackson's death. jobycom May 2012 #74
I remember Michael Jackson's death, but not Iceland's change of government and re-writing Cal33 May 2012 #79
There was an interesting wrinkle ... Quasimodem May 2012 #75
Spam deleted by ScreamingMeemie (MIR Team) wenziga May 2012 #86
Because a plutocracy does not only ignore that kind of news Rex May 2012 #87
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