The Icelandic Left has no cause

Leftists in Iceland have a huge reputation of having no cause what so ever. They say they want to help the poor but oppose everything which could lead to their increased well-being. They want to protect the environment but suggest again and again methods which don't work or have reversed effects. They say they want to ensure everyone access to health-care and education but oppose all steps in that direction which could actually increase the probability of that happening.

But those are just the general Leftists-symptoms which are valid all over the world. What is special about the Icelandic Left is its ability to change its mind with in the period of hours, weeks and months!

The frequently-mentioned media-law in Iceland provide good examples here. Its first version said something about "a company in a market-controlling position" not being able to own more than 5% in a media. The Left said this was to harsh, not speaking in the name of liberty of course but just to say something to stir the public, and demanded at least a 10% part. In the last version of the media-law this ratio was indeed pushed to 10% but then the Left wasn't happy about that either, saying the whole deal is a bad idea (which it is, but for other reasons they use).

More? Two years ago one of the Leftist-politicians got angry with a company for firing his brother. He held a speech at the Icelandic parliament and demanded that laws would be made to split up the company, of course using the argument that it was becoming "too big" for the small Icelandic market. Today, he fights with hands and feet against any law which affects the same company, because it is thought that the CEO of the company shows good will for his political party, or at least some of its leading figures. No-one remembers the speech two years ago. No-one cares if he's speaking completely against himself. Why? Because he's a Leftist and doesn't have to hold up to his words.

Then there's the endless positive talk about government-interference in other countries, neglecting the bad effects of it, and endless negative talk about the power of low taxes and deregulation. The focus is on how many people hold this and this job, and entities such as evolution, development, work-force redistribution and so on are put to side. Economic growth is also of little importance to the Left, although some positiveness is given up when the market is allowed to flourish under strict supervision and when the possibility of taking some freedom back is an easy option.

So the Left stands like a flower in a desert when people try to get some logic or reason in its cause. This seems to be the situation now, and it seems it has always been the situation when it comes to the Left.

And that's about it.