Left-trend in Iceland

I am the last person on Earth to compare Leftists with Nazis, but I can almost imagine now how it must have felt being a Jew in Germany when Hitler was rising to power and little by little was slicing basic human rights of certain ethnic-groups in his country. I'm not saying that Leftists and Hitler have anything in common, and I would never want to compare what Hitler did to what Leftist propose, but I might be feeling a little similar to a subject under Hitlers command when the Left speaks in Iceland nowadays.

For the first time in Iceland's history since the country becoming independent in 1944, the president of Iceland has now refused to sign laws (so that they become binding) because they would affect his biggest sponsors in his presidential-race a few years ago. He hold a powerless office, except for the possibility of refusing to sign laws in some "special" circumstances. Over the years the tradition has become that the presidential-office in Iceland has remained silent about daily-disputes in politics, and the general idea (even in the mind of the present president of Iceland before he went to office) that the office has more of a symbolic status, rather than a political one. This has now changed. Some think it's good - others think it's bad.

The president doesn't have to follow any guidelines regarding his refusal of laws which have already been agreed. Leftists don't want to hear one word about changing this fact. They want a president who can, for his own reasons, refuse new laws according to his own personal opinions, like has happened now. Reminds a little of a certain form of government we don't really want to have, doesn't it? Why would anyone choose to hand one man a veto-power over all proposed laws? The supporters of democracy, or what?

But the Left-trend in Iceland doesn't end with the celebration of semi-dictatorship in Icelands government-structure. Now the Leftists are talking about smoking-bans in Icelands restaurants and pubs. Like the tourist-industry in Iceland hasn't got enough on its mind as it is? But this is what Icelanders are pretty good at. We propose legislation from Sweden which creates even more sufferings for prostitutes because it sounded cool in Sweden. However, we don't want to auction out the operation of Icelands hospitals and schools like the Swedes! We take up a smoking-ban which Ireland and now Norway has implemented, but we don't slice taxes like the good people of Ireland. We seem to pick up the worst aspects of each country and make our own. That's Icelands Left for you. Not even original in their liberty-cutting prosecutions against ordinary people!

There is an undeniable Left-swing in Iceland now. Thankfully, it is mostly regarding social issues which are easy to avoid. Illegal smoking-clubs, underground-prostitution, cursing and talking nicely about tobacco without government-agents being present. Pretty easy. Illegal money-transfers, black market with necessities, tax-cheating. Harder.