Are you a citizen of one of those nations hit hard by the GFC? Because of corrupt practices in the private financial sector, are you having to face major cuts to public sector spending? Is your governement made up of spineless cowards in the pocket of big business.
Then follow Iceland's lead and get your damn country back!
For inspiration, click here.
UPDATE: And a bit of insight into the situation in Greece here.
Hmmm reading the comments seems to indicate that the content of the article you linked is less than accurate. I don't know how much of that is just typical internet trolling and how much is professional misinformation - which is part of what frustrates the bejeezus out of me with regards to our media. I want to believe this story, it speaks to that part of me that likes the idea of the people of a nation standing up for their rights and collectively working together to protect themselves from the predations of the financial sector. But I've gotten to the point where I trust very little that I read online as so much of it is skewed to meet a parties private agenda.
ReplyDeleteI'm also far too lazy to go hunt for the truth... sad I know. So I have a question. What resources do we have to verify this kind of information? We live in an era where our media is more interested in the number of people who view a piece than their integrity. I'm just one time poor guy who's seen too much deceit and greed to take anything I see, read, or hear at face value. I know the power of language, how rhetoric has become a dirty word and how hard it is to find a truly unbiased source for any event.
I want to trust this article but don't know that I can. What to do?
@Ryan
ReplyDeleteI do know there are some inaccuracies in the article, but as to the actual timeline of events or the events themselves, I'm still having a dig. For me, the main thing has been finding the overall story inspirational. There are a lot of people around the world now being squeezed dry, over a financial disaster that's not their fault. Meanwhile the ones who caused it, seem to be getting first dibs on the public purse, with little to no promise of redress or recomepense.
@OldAngryGuy
ReplyDelete*recompense. Urgh mornings.
@OldAngryGuy
ReplyDeleteMonday mornings doubly so!
Totally agree with your point, I just read the comments and felt all those good vibes start to sour as facts were called into question. For me the misinformation war that corporations, media conglomerates and politicians have been waging on us for decades has me distrusting even good news now... probably part of their goal.
So I'm looking for some kind of fact checking site I guess. I don't even trust crowd sourcing these days (seen to many sites with comments stacked by parties with vested interests). Maybe I've been influenced by my partner who prefers the dense science papers over the hyperbolic 'cancer is cured' reports that pop up in my feeds a lot but I find myself needing primary source material that is devoid of emotive language in order to trust it. A sad state of affairs I'll admit, but I'm a little gun shy these days.