The front page of the only newspaper that I receive was scary this morning. It says there that Mr Davíð Oddsson (see last post) threatens to get back into politics if he will be forced out of The Central bank.
Oh man! This man used to be our prime minister, in fact I think he was the longest-serving prime minister in history (1991 – 2004). See where that has lead us…
Some may wonder why many Icelanders get a certain, uncomfortable fusion of goosbumps and claustrophobia when we see him or hear his voice. I am just going to give one example, an example that blew my mind (in a not-so-positive way) when I witnessed it on TV. It must have been in or around the year 2002 and people were standing in lines outside the emergency clothes and food distribution centers. When asked how this went along with his statements of a perfect society (ok, can’t remember what words were used exactly) he replied that “people just tend to go for things that are for free” (this I remember pretty exactly).
This post was not supposed to be about Mr Oddsson in particular. Although he has a huge responsibility in the crisis we are now going through, he is not the only one.
I’m not one of those that want his head on a silver plate. I just want him away. He has done enough. Now step aside, go!
In one of my first posts as Myntkarfan I believe I expressed some doubts about elections. This is because I did not believe in the opposition any more than those parties in charge. “The left-green movement” has somehow been kidnapping the discourse in the crisis. I used to have some faith in them, but as it is now, I simply don’t. That party is just as corrupt and incompitent as any other in Icelandic politics. Surely they contain a slightly higher proportion of ideologists than most of the others, but I think they are just too involved.
By now it seems that there are some smart people coming forward, ready to make some radical changes. If only those forces can manage to form a strong alliance of some sort, strong enough to get rid of the old ones, then I’d go for it.
Oh, and as far as I know they are “floating” the Icelandic Krona again. For the past weeks it has been under artificial control, but from today onwards they’re making an experiment, to see how fast it will sink us.
