Ice melting point

Things are kind of rocky in Iceland right now - the video is a nice little Nordic riot about I'm not sure what* . This stream features Icelandic parliament open citizen's meeting live, debating the future of their government.

And just how is this relevant to Casa life? Well, events like the recent Credit Crunch and dealing with the mess all over the place give an unique view on major shifts in society, something to learn from for sure for any idealists passing through here.

* Iceland says: "Basically, people are protesting the fact that everything is going to shit and the government hasn't given ANY answers and they've been doing lots of things in a very undemocratic way."

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robino's picture

saving iceland - wilderness group

"This October, the only growing business sector in Iceland is body guards. It’s booming. For the first time in Iceland’s history, the heads of state, politicians and stock exchange „entrepreneurs“ are surrounded by professional muscle-men."
http://savingiceland.puscii.nl/?language=en (yes, hosted by our (wordpress/drupal) friends in Utrecht :))

Smári McCarthy's picture

Not quite

It's not the parliament, it's an open meeting of citizens, with the parliament invited to give their responses. Three ministers conspicuously absent.