In honour of Heimssyn’s celebration of Iceland’s sovereignty to be held today at Salurinn in Kopavogur I wrote a message to our former friends in Europe who have now conspired to rip us off through the IceSave agreement, by enacting terrorist law against Iceland and wait to rob us of our resources.
On the day when we celebrate our sovereignty the people of Iceland would like to offer the condolences to the people of Europe, formerly known as Finns, Danes, Germans, Belgians, Italians, Dutchmen etc. We are sorry about your republics coming to an end with the Lisbon treaty.
Our 90 year old Icelandic tradition of sovereignty and our 65 year old republic is now the subject of envy from you, our neighbours in the east. While you succumb to uniformism and dependence on each other, we proudly accept the responsibility of being the torch bearers of freedom and independence in the western world.
We are a self sustainable country which does not tolerate your contaminated food, uniform human rights or sharing of resources. We have a proud democratic, economic and political tradition and our resources are plenty and our pillars of society are strong.
Not for us, the abhorrent currency known as the Euro, not for us the President of Europe, not for us the Schengen agreement.
Brussels, Haag and Maastricht are not recognized word in Icelandic.
The long night of bureaucratic darkness and lost national sovereignty might be ascending on Europe. But let it be known that there is still a proud country in the north which holds true to the values of days gone and time passed. Our independence, sovereignty and access to European markets through the benefits of the EEA agreement will be an example for other nations to aspire to.
Our resolve is strong, our need is none. Rest in peace Kingdom of Sweden, goodbye Britannia, farewell France.
Long live the independent, alone and free state of Iceland.
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A Message To Europe! | iceland today
2 years ago
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Kjartan
2 years ago
I’m just depressed that my choice consists of Iceland or the EU. Talk about a lesser of two evils…
Daði
2 years ago
…well Kjartan, you don’t have to choose between Iceland and the EU. By entering the EU you still have Iceland…
…or does Xavi Hernandes play for the national football team of Europe? Is Armani talked about as a European label? Is Leffe thought of as a European beer?
Kjartan
2 years ago
I don’t give a t0ss about any nationalistic ideas. I’m referring to a choice between a banana republic/oligopoly and a beuraucrat’s wet dream. In both cases we have a general public that has a very limited say in how their affairs are handled.
The EU might bring economic improvements (at this point, letting Ástþór Magnússon handle things would probably too) but it certainly won’t bring more democracy. Although, considering the “educated” opinions and beliefs of many Icelanders, that’s not necessarily a bad thing…
Vilhjalm A.
2 years ago
Unfortunately the comments of Flanagan, the IMF representative in Iceland, to a meeting at the Central Bank on December 4 are likely to inflame anti-EU sentiments. Flanagan’s comments were quite incredible. He said, for instance:
- net exports must be much higher for the next 10 years. How? He doesn’t know.
- taxes must go way up.
- domestic production must increase. How? He doesn’t know.
- there would be a high risk of emigration
- the ISK would not strengthen for the next 10 years
- Iceland could be a low-wage country
- Icesave was not a condition of IMF aid, and that it was the Swedes would insisted on an Icesave agreement; the IMF actually helped get a lower interest rate
- the Icelandic government itself, not the IMF, is responsible for domestic budget cuts and tax-raises
- asked if he, Flanagan, would live in Iceland if he were an Icelander, he said that if he were an Icelander today and had the choice of working abroad, then he would emigrate (!)
So there you have it. The IMF insists on a variety of conditions that cannot be fulfilled, and foresees nothing but hardship. Nothing personal, of course, just IMF business.
The average Icelander is likely to conclude that the country is in deep spit either way, and as long as you are going to be poor and depressed you might as well have power over your selves and your fate. Unfortunately this is likely to mean voting Sjalfstaedisflokkur back into power and continued misrule and corruption.
Blubber
2 years ago
Too true, Vilhjalm A. And too bad.