He Who Opens 'Can of Worms' Before Time Kills Tree of Light! (4.0)

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Kwame 10 years ago

Sweden has the fact of stolen monies from Africa and hidden there, that even those who stole the money are not allowed to access it,thus Sweden usurp those monies without sweating for them.

Sweden has the fact of stolen monies from Africa and hidden there, that even those who stole the money are not allowed to access it,thus Sweden usurp those monies without sweating for them.
francis kwarteng 10 years ago

Dear,

What are you and African governments doing while "stolen monies from Africa" sit there?

Is your Sweden Switzerland? How is Sweden different from Sweden? Could they be the same?

What are the names of those w ...
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Dear,

What are you and African governments doing while "stolen monies from Africa" sit there?

Is your Sweden Switzerland? How is Sweden different from Sweden? Could they be the same?

What are the names of those who stole "the money" and hid them in Sweden? And what are those who stole "the money" doing about their lack of access to the money?

We need more answers Kwame...

Thanks.
Mahmoud 10 years ago

Sometimes I fail to understand what the Nkrumahists and communists relics in our country stand for. The argument is not about Social democracy versus capitalism. The argument should be between capitalism and communism which ...
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Sometimes I fail to understand what the Nkrumahists and communists relics in our country stand for. The argument is not about Social democracy versus capitalism. The argument should be between capitalism and communism which Nkrumah adopted and tried to impose on Ghanaians.
Prof Lungu 10 years ago

BY , DR. SAS, ATTORNEY AT LAW
READ:
"....Biological sciences affirm the notion that all humankind are equal, and that exposure to knowledge and culture accounts for why some are more inclined than others to achieve greatn ...
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BY , DR. SAS, ATTORNEY AT LAW
READ:
"....Biological sciences affirm the notion that all humankind are equal, and that exposure to knowledge and culture accounts for why some are more inclined than others to achieve greatness, power and wealth...Therefore the defining variable in mental development is “opportunity” which establishes the most legitimate intellectual differentials in the cognitive abilities of groups and individuals.../
\...It is in the context of all this knowledge that Ghana’s first president, soon after independence, deemed it fit and proper to concentrate on the formal school system to boost the African personality and to merge the tribes under one great banner of nationhood . Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s vision for Ghana was the elevation of the confidence of the African and the unity of the nation and her people. This vision extended beyond Ghana’s borders to include the whole of Africa. What Nkrumah conceived of nationhood made philosophical sense because without knowledge and unity, no country can claim nationhood. If ignorance makes people show greater allegiances to tribes at the expense of the nation, then the survival of the nation is under serious threat. For a country to be a nation, her people will have to subsume ethnicity under the aegis of the national interest. The present conflicts amongst the tribes, though so far verbal, is a testimony that our country comprises nations within the state. In effect, we of this generation have repudiated the concept of nationhood with our ethnic animosity and undermined the very tenets under which the nation was founded..." ( 6 February 2007, Ghanaweb, Samuel Adjei Sarfo, J.D., AKA, Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law).

WE SAY: If that is "Communism, and not capitalism, we are all for it!
Pepenii 10 years ago

This write up from Prof Lungu is absolutely rubbishly rubbish.

This write up from Prof Lungu is absolutely rubbishly rubbish.
francis kwarteng 10 years ago

Mr. or Ms.,

Unlike the author of the article (Prof. Lungu republishes for us to read) who justifies his core arguments, you have given us something akin to the behavior Mr. Oxymoron Civil Libertarian (Philip Kobina Baidoo) ...
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Mr. or Ms.,

Unlike the author of the article (Prof. Lungu republishes for us to read) who justifies his core arguments, you have given us something akin to the behavior Mr. Oxymoron Civil Libertarian (Philip Kobina Baidoo)---emotionalism rather than rational justification of your position.

In other words you have not given us one reason why Ghana's judgment-debt capitalism or Nigeria's kleptomaniacal capitalism is any better than Sweden's.

Now here is how the Kufour government (Danquah-NPP) practiced kleptomaniacal socialism and political tribalism

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By Kwasi Adu

While speaking on Asempa FM’s ‘Ekosii Sen’ political programme in Accra at the end of last week former President John Kofi Diawuo Agyekum Kufuor denied sharing properties under the affordable housing scheme his government built among his cronies. While at it, he dared his critics to publish the list for Ghanaians to ascertain the truth. “I know we did nothing wrong and I challenge our people on the other side to publish the list of beneficiaries for the whole world to see” he stated.

Today, we are calling the bluff of former President Kofi Diawuo Kufuor. We publish below, the list of beneficiaries. The offer letters were signed by Hon. Abubakar Saddique Boniface on or around 18th. December 2008, when the NPP knew that they were about to lose the second round of the Presidential Elections. We have copies of the letters with the signature of the then NPP Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing. If they dare us, we will publish them.

Stephen Owusu-Sekyere

235 Airport West, Accra (President Kufuor's House)

C1/9 Block E, Kpone-Tema

Nana Boakye Kufuor

235 Airport West, Accra (President Kufuor's House)

C1/10 Block E, Kpone-Tema

#) Nana Bema Kufuor

P.O. Box 4449, Accra

C12/2 Block I, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Hajia Aisha

235 Airport West, Accra (President Kufuor's House)

Unnumbered Block, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Nana Akomea

NPP, Head of Nana Akufo Addo’s Communications Team, P.O. Box NK 345, North Kaneshie, Accra

C3/5 Block I, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Cpl. Daniel Nyame

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C10/1 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Eric Mensah-Bonsu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C17/12 Block F, Kpone-Tema

Joseph Obeng-Poku

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C17/13 Block F, Kpone-Tema

Richard Gaisie

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C17/14 Block F, Kpone-Tema

Sgt. H.O. Manu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/10 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Sgt. Thomas Addae

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/11 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Const. Jonas Ampofo

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/12 Block B. Kpone, Tema

Cpl. Emmanuel Bordoh

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/14 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Cpl. Robert Owusu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/16 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Mr. Adu Acheampong-Sarpong

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/2 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Cpl. Hansel Yeboah

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/3 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Mark Kyei Ahengua

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/4 Block B, Kpone-Tema

PW/Cpl Joyce Asare

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/5 Block B, Kpone-Tema

SGt. Peter Kwarteng

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/6 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Sgt Evans Kesseh

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/9 Block B, Kpone-Tema

E.O. Frimpong

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/2 Block A. Kpone, Tema

Kwadwo Bonsu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/3 Block A, Kpone-Tema

George Oduro

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/4 Block A. Kpone, Tema

Kofi Afriyie

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/5 Block A, Kpone, Tema

Sarfo Addo

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/6 Block A, Kpone-Tema

ASP E.R. Asante

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/8 Block A, Kpone-Tema

E.K Frimpong

VVIPU, Castle, Osu

C1/7 Block E, Kpone-Tema

Bonsu Kwadwo

VVIPU, Castle, Osu

C1/5 Block E, Kpone-Tema

Issaka Samande

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C1/1 Block E, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Fuseini Salifu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C1/6 Block E. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Yakubu Iddrisu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C1/7 Block E. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

A.S.P. Paul K. Nsowah

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/1 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

L/C F.J. Narh

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/13 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

L/Cpl Bokyerewa

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/15 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

ADC Obed Akwa

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/2 Block B Borteyman, Nungua

ACP Nana Bediako Poku

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/3 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Cpl. Kwadwo Tuffuor

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/3 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Lt. Col. Akohen-Mensah

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/4 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Supt Okyere Darko

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/5 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

DSP Corfie

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/6 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

DSP Kofie

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/6 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

A.S.P. Kingsley Amankwah

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/7 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

L/Cpl Baffoe-Antwi

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/7 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Sgt. Emmanuel Borden

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/8 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Insp. Peter Boadu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C2/8 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

A.S.P Anthony Omane

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C3/1 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Cpl. Owusu Antwi

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C3/3 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Sgt. P.S.K. Asiome

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C3/4 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

L/Cpl John Larbi

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C3/5 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Sgt. B.O Lamptey

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C3/6 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Abigail Baah

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C3/7 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Sgt. Samuel Agyalewah

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C3/8 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

PW/Insp. Patricia Akuamoah Boateng

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/2 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

PWC/Insp. Mary Watts Amissah

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/4 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

PWC Juliana Siaw

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/5 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Insp Obeng Awisi

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/7 Block A, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Patrick Manu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/7 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Insp. Victor Kwakye

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C4/8 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Cpl. Kwadwo Tuffuor

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C8/2 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Sgt Clement Nimako

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C9/1 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

PW/Insp. Patricia Akuamoah Boateng

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C9/2 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Insp. K.O. Kumi

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C9/3 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

PWC/Insp. Mary Watts Amissah

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C9/4 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Insp. Love Ayensu

Office of the President, Castle, Osu

C9/6 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Baaba Mensah

Castle, Osu

C4/20 Block H. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Alhaji Alhassan Aliu

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C8/11 Block H, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Gandah Labiri

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C1/11 Block E, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Mohammed Musah

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C2/2 Block E, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Hassan Gabga

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C1/5 Block E, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Awaab Achumpari

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C1/10Block E, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Awudu Alidu

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C1/9 Block E, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Nashiru Soale

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

Unnumbered House, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Shamsudeen Mahama

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

Asokore Mampong, Kumasi

Alhaji Armiyao Haruna

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C12/8 Block I, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Alhassan Ziblim

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C1/3 Block E. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Madam Salma Kadiri

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C127 Block I. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Abdul Rahaman Salisu

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C14/1 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Abdul Wahab Alhassan

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C13/1 Block B, Kpone-Tema

Fayad Mahama

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C12/6 Block I. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Yakubu Adam

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C1/8 Block E. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Mohammed Awal Ziblim

Office of the Vice-President, Castle, Osu

C1/4 Block E. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Victoria Boaten-Sarpong

c/o Hon. Asamoah Boateng (Minister of Information

C6/5 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Zuleika Lornia

c/o Hon. Asamoah Boateng (Minister of Information

C6/6 Block B. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Rex Ohemeng

c/o Hon. Asamoah Boateng (Min. Of Information)

C6/4 Block B, Borteyman, Nungua Accra

Dr. Abena Amoako

c/o Hon. A. Osei Adjei (Min of Foreign Affairs)

C8/7 Block C. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Rita Adoma

c/o Hon. A. Osei Adjei, (Min of Foreign Affairs)

C6/13 Block A, Asokore Mampong, Kumasi

Ivy Apraku

c/o Hon. A. Osei Adjei (Minister of Foreign Affairs)

C8/6 Block C Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Akua Konadu

c/o Hon. A. Osei Adjei (Minister of Foreign Affairs)

C6/14 Block A Asokore Mampong, Kumasi

Afuah Pomaa

c/o Hon. D.K. Fobih (Min of Education)

C7/1 Block J. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Yaw Tandoh

c/o Hon. D.K. Fobih (Min of Education)

C4/7 Block J. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Abena Akobin

c/o Hon. D.K. Fobih (Min of Education)

C4/8 Block J, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Kwaku Kutin

c/o Hon. Dr. D.K. Fobih (NPP Mins of Education)

C7/2 Block J, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Kofi Poku

c/o Hon S.K. Boafo (Minister of Chieftaincy Affairs)

C13/11 Block F, Kpone-Tema

David Kwabena Adade

c/o Hon S.K. Boafo (Minister of Chieftaincy Affairs)

C13/13 Block F, Kpone-Tema

Hon. S.K. Boafo

Minister of Chieftaincy Affairs, Accra

C13/12 Block F, Kpone-Tema

Hon. Nii Adu Darku Mante

(NPP MP)

C8/3 Block I Borteyman, Nungua

Hon. Nii Adu Darku Mante

(NPP MP)

C4/3 Block I Borteyman, Nungua

Hon. Bintim Charles Binipon

NPP MP, Mins of Local Government, Box 42, Saboba, N/R

C4/1 Block I, Borteyman, Nungua Accra

Hon. Abangah Abdulai (NPP MP)

P.O. Box AD 999, Adabraka

C4/2 Block I Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Hon. Abangah Abdulai (NPP MP)

P.O. Box AD 999, Adabraka

C8/2 Block I Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Mohammed Amin Anta

NPP Parliamentary Candidate
P.O.Box 1211, Cantonments, Accra

C1/5 Block C, Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Hon. Oppey Abbey (NPP MP)

Parliament

C8/3 Block C. Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

David Aidoo

c/o Hon Gladys Asmah, (NPP Mins of Fisheries)

C7/3 Block J Borteyman, Nungua
104.

Vincent Yaw Kusi

c/o Hon Gladys Asmah, (NPP Mins of Fisheries)

C7/4 Block J Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Elizabeth Donkoh

c/o Hon Gladys Asmah, (NPP Mins of Fisheries)

C7/5 Block J Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Elsie Panyin Ansah

c/o Hon S. Owusu Agyei (MOPSR)

C1/5 Block J Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Jeff Armoo Brown

c/o Hon S. Owusu Agyei (MOPSR)

C1/4 Block J Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

K. Siakah

c/o Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi (NPP MP)

C13/10 Block F, Kpone-Tema

Francis Quaye

c/o Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi (NPP MP)

C13/8 Block F, Kpone-Tema

Kofi Korsah

c/o Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi (NPP MP)

C13/9 Block F, Kpone-Tema

Ibrahim Baryeh

Chairman of Lands Commission, Accra

C5/6 Block B Borteyman, Nungua, Accra

Nana Juaben-Boateng

NPP Chief Director, Mins of Finance

C8/3 Block C, Borteyman, Nungua Accra

Margaret Baah Wiredu

Box 11297, Accra North

C8/1 Block C, Borteyman, Nungua Accra
Out of 113 allocations, 64 of them were allocated to the children and people working for ex- President Kufuor. 18 were allocated to persons under Aliu Mahama. The remainder were for NPP Ministers and their relatives, party people and friends.
Next time Ex-President Kufuor opens his mouth to deny that there was corruption under his administration, he should be careful about daring people.
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Prof Lungu 10 years ago

The sad thing for Ghana, with that character, is the moniker is derogatory, not befitting Ghana.

Why, because, from the little we know, it is precisely most of the beneficiaries of all those Kuffour benefits listed who ar ...
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The sad thing for Ghana, with that character, is the moniker is derogatory, not befitting Ghana.

Why, because, from the little we know, it is precisely most of the beneficiaries of all those Kuffour benefits listed who are more likely to use that derogatory moniker/language.

So, "Oxymoron" probably fits that idiot to a "C & T", as in "Corruption and Tribalism".
Lewis 10 years ago

Rubbish? Pray tell, why? What is it about a society that extols the virtues of human beings and designs a system that places people above profit where ever possible? Is Sweden a Utopia? No. The article states that, and cites ...
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Rubbish? Pray tell, why? What is it about a society that extols the virtues of human beings and designs a system that places people above profit where ever possible? Is Sweden a Utopia? No. The article states that, and cites very real problems there. We are however as a species, on a quest to construct agreeable social conditions for all. What is "rubbish" abut that conversation?
YAW 10 years ago

Very refreshing coming from an American who has seen through the lies of US politicians.

Very refreshing coming from an American who has seen through the lies of US politicians.
Prof Lungu 10 years ago

YAW,
Thanks so much for your comments!

There are many such stories and anecdotes, as you may know already.

And there is solid data to support all of that.

Reckon that for serious thinkers and those who are objecti ...
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YAW,
Thanks so much for your comments!

There are many such stories and anecdotes, as you may know already.

And there is solid data to support all of that.

Reckon that for serious thinkers and those who are objective (not ideological hacks or so-called Libertarians), OECD data is always available, to the extent US is captured by those records.

We only hope Ghana's officials and politicians will understand these nuances in ideological and programmatic thrusts, and understand that it is they who must prioritize Ghana's values, development goals and objectives, not those entities or countries that will offer grants, loans, or other assistance.

So also, we hope the general reader will have a better appreciation of actualities and international implications for those ideological stands. There are always losers and winners.

ITEM: It is not a fair country (imagine, even Donald Trump was talking about "Fairness" the other day), if someone takes a 1,000,000 units of the GDP, and only allows just 1,000 units for the rest of the People.

To the point, from this essay, any Ghanaian or African with options (go work and live in Sweden or the USA), with full knowledge of the socio-economic circumstances, may have an easier decision to make.

This is in part why we take this particular initiative useful, and may continue with a few more in the series, "He Who Opens 'Can of Worms' Before Time...."

Greetings!
francis kwarteng 10 years ago

This is a beautiful piece. In fact it gives a perfect summary of all that I have been saying about mixed economy in a number of my articles. I also think Prof. Lungu adds more theoretical power to my core arguments. On the ot ...
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This is a beautiful piece. In fact it gives a perfect summary of all that I have been saying about mixed economy in a number of my articles. I also think Prof. Lungu adds more theoretical power to my core arguments. On the other hand while Iceland may have recovered somewhat from her economic meltown, I wish to share this story with readers (This is from the New York Times0:

A message...Icelanders have woken up in a new novel by Franz Kafka, in which everybody is guilty by default.

One by one the mighty banks have been seized by the government and Icelanders, aghast, have been told that each and every one of us owes millions of dollars - to whom, we don't know. The earnest faces of the politicians, of bankers and tycoons almost crying, give us the final touch of the surreal.

The situation is comparable only with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the 9/11 attacks. Something final and yet beyond one's individual grasp has happened. This time, however, instead of looking on, we are in the middle of it.

The first 500 bankers have lost their jobs in one go. Many others are waiting for the double blow of unemployment and losing their houses as their mortgage payments soar.

When the Reykjavik stock exchange reopened on Tuesday, after three days of suspended trading, its index, dominated by bankrupt financial institutions, had lost 75 percent of its value.

Suddenly there are lines in the bank for foreign currencies, and there is a limit on how much we can get - overseas banks are refusing to accept our freefalling currency, the krona. One of my students, studying in Spain, can't get money from Iceland for her rent.

Importers and exporters can't get currency to conduct business. Icelandic tourists abroad have problems getting cash from ATMs. The British government has applied terrorist laws to freeze the assets of an Icelandic bank. The list goes on, as if it were a script for the nightmare of globalization.

We thought we had friends, in Europe and in the United States. They were sought in the hour of need and found to be busy with their own problems. Only the Scandinavians were prepared to extend a helping hand and then, all of a sudden, Russia. Somehow the world has changed.

The disappointment with our old "friends" is great, and people ask, did we really behave any worse than the others?

People joke about going back to the 1970s, when there were restrictions on how much currency one could take abroad and the government devalued the krona regularly to reduce spending on foreign luxuries. It wasn't all that bad then, they say, apart perhaps from the bellbottoms and high-heeled shoes for men.

But the jokes are not funny, for we did join the party in the 1990s, we did pour money into our apartments, houses, cars, gadgets, stocks. The money was borrowed, too. After an era of deprivation, we were eager to enjoy the newfound freedoms of capitalism and credit cards. We believed everything would add up. Certainly the free-market enthusiasts told us so time and again. And most of us could pay our mortgages and credit cards, at least until last week.

Now that we don't know if we can, the shock is so strong that neither anger nor sorrow has really taken hold.

We thought Iceland was an independent country that could take care of itself without the help of Russia or the International Monetary Fund, that our currency amounted to something, that we could own companies and banks all over the world. We thought we could enjoy our beautiful country and clean air in the backyard of the aluminum smelter.

In many ways we uncritically accepted the capitalist system, which now appears to have been a gigantic casino without an owner. We did in the end believe that we could get "money for nothing," and now we face the fact that we will get nothing for our money. What to do, nobody knows, least of all the politicians, bankers, tycoons.

But, then again, I heard that a new edition of "The Communist Manifesto" will be published here this autumn. Coincidence, of course - but, like everything else, unreal. Kafka's Iceland probably has an ending different from anything that we can possibly imagine.

Gauti Kristmannsson is an associate professor of translation studies at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.
Dan 10 years ago

Kwarteng and Prof Lungu, do you People have anything else doing apart from writing rubbish?

Kwarteng and Prof Lungu, do you People have anything else doing apart from writing rubbish?

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