johnnix Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Since a year (or two), everybody speaks about how Iceland did a wonderful job in the crisis, like how they threw away their government and let the banks go bankrupt. And put to trial the "bad guys", including the bank owners and the politicians... Plus they helped their people get away with their debt problems. At least that's what is being reported in the news everywhere (at least in Europe). Now for some harsh truth: http://studiotendra.com/2012/12/29/what-is-actually-going-on-in-iceland/ This is an Icelandic guy explaining rather plainly (he's angry too lol) what the situation really is right now... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I don't see why anyone would extrapolate any "lesson" from Iceland to apply to anywhere else in the world: it's a collection of only 319,000 "genetically distinct" (read: inbred) Viking descendants living on a nearly treeless volcanic rock in the middle of frozen nowhere. (actually I really love Iceland the country and Islanders but seriously) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Who is the mayor of Iceland A PENGUIN!??? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 informative article (i think?), thanks. hadn't heard about iceland being touted as an anti-bank success story, pretty weird that that is circulating if this article is anywhere close to the truth.. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide luke viia's signature Hide all signatures GHOST: have you killed Claudius yet HAMLET: no GHOST: why HAMLET: fuck you is why im going to the cemetery to touch skulls [planet of dinosaurs - the album [bc] [archive]] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 On 1/5/2013 at 3:52 AM, lumpenprol said: I don't see why anyone would extrapolate any "lesson" from Iceland to apply to anywhere else in the world: it's a collection of only 319,000 "genetically distinct" (read: inbred) Viking descendants living on a nearly treeless volcanic rock in the middle of frozen nowhere. (actually I really love Iceland the country and Islanders but seriously) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide dr lopez's signature Hide all signatures On 11/24/2015 at 12:29 PM, Salvatorin said: I feel there is a baobab tree growing out of my head, its leaves stretch up to the heavens Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnix Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Maybe this is mainly an old euro-centric thing, but a year ago every "liberal" media was reporting how Iceland did everything that the EuroZone didn't do (read no austerity and no bail out). And how it was the perfect exemple for the like of the occupy movement to point at...In the end, Iceland isn't the liberal dream it is portrayed to be in some news media who would like to simplify the euro crisis down to the result of some of the countries (even if Iceland isn't in the EuroZone) Where is Compson when you need him? lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I thought there was only about 5 people in Iceland? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide spratters's signature Hide all signatures Jet fuel can't melt dank memes Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 On 1/5/2013 at 3:56 AM, YO303 said: Who is the mayor of Iceland A PENGUIN!??? of course not man what the fuck are you talking about? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 i was about to say.....throwing out the IMF? LOL Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 dr lopez said: lumpenprol said: I don't see why anyone would extrapolate any "lesson" from Iceland to apply to anywhere else in the world: it's a collection of only 319,000 "genetically distinct" (read: inbred) Viking descendants living on a nearly treeless volcanic rock in the middle of frozen nowhere. (actually I really love Iceland the country and Islanders but seriously) I also believe their currency is pegged to Björk. The exact moment the Icelandic banks collapsed: Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide joshuatxuk's signature Hide all signatures Tape Escape! Aural Canyon Wood Between Worlds Tapes [joshuatxuk-is-dead] Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/04/travel/iceland-disruptive-passenger/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_mostpopular+%28RSS%3A+Most+Popular%29 lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 On 1/5/2013 at 6:39 PM, Squee said: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/04/travel/iceland-disruptive-passenger/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_mostpopular+%28RSS%3A+Most+Popular%29 lol Kind of sounds like drunk tourette's. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Braintree's signature Hide all signatures colindyer.bandcamp.com williamsbraintree.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 On 1/5/2013 at 8:29 PM, Braintree said: On 1/5/2013 at 6:39 PM, Squee said: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/04/travel/iceland-disruptive-passenger/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_mostpopular+%28RSS%3A+Most+Popular%29 lol Kind of sounds like drunk tourette's. i can't help but feel like that is disgusting....couldn't they find some less ridiculous way to sedate him? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1926936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yeah, Iceland fucked up big time by discarding the wonderful Nordic model of its neighbors. Got swept up in the Reagan-Thatcher fantasy. Once that happens, it seems it's hard to get things back to normal. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1927079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Quote murder/suicide Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1927084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) On 1/5/2013 at 1:29 PM, spratters said: I thought there was only about 5 people in Iceland? ..4 of which are in Sigur Ros. ... the other is Bjork Edited January 6, 2013 by feltcher Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Soloman Tump's signature Hide all signatures https://intrusivesignals.blogspot.com/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1927319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 well no wonder their economy is in shambles, the entire population is only there seasonally. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1927393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 On 1/5/2013 at 5:26 PM, joshuatx said: dr lopez said: lumpenprol said: I don't see why anyone would extrapolate any "lesson" from Iceland to apply to anywhere else in the world: it's a collection of only 319,000 "genetically distinct" (read: inbred) Viking descendants living on a nearly treeless volcanic rock in the middle of frozen nowhere. (actually I really love Iceland the country and Islanders but seriously) I also believe their currency is pegged to Björk. The exact moment the Icelandic banks collapsed: either pegged to bjork...or to EVE online. They should just substitute the EVE online economy for the Iceland economy. Incidentally I know some of the (Icelandic) folks involved in EVE online, and they do actually employ several trained economists as part of their team. So it may not be that far-fetched a solution... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/77080-the-pseudo-iceland-economic-miracle/#findComment-1927420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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