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<daeros> http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2016/10/27/opposition_releases_declaration_to_form_anti_govern/
<daeros> The icelandic pirate party appears to have gotten most of the other opposition parties to agree not to coalition with the Independence party.
<daeros> That is the leader of the Left greens by her to.
<daeros> it very well may be a Pirate/Left Green/Regeneration coalition.
<daeros> it will be a Shot that's heard all across the world that people are PISSED and want the government to leave the internet alone and that the tide has started to turn in favor of Data privacy.
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<davidd> one day left
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<daeros> This is huge.
<daeros> http://icelandreview.com/news/2016/10/28/poll-shows-opposition-parties-33-mps
<daeros> According to the poll, the combined support for the four opposition parties, which have been engaged in negotiations regarding the possibility of forming a government, is down by the equivalent of three MPs from the last poll conducted for Morgunblaðið. Their combined support in this poll would entitle them to 33 MPs, which would suffice to form a coalition government.
<daeros> KEY: Their combined support in this poll would entitle them to 33 MPs, which would suffice to form a coalition government.
<daeros> which would suffice to form a coalition government.
<daeros> !!!!
<davidd> yes
<davidd> i dont like the negative tone of cordon sanitaire
<davidd> and i think they are punished for that
<davidd> for the "not-wanting-to-cooperate-with"
<daeros> Cordon sanitaire?
<davidd> yes
<davidd> that means that in advance parties say they wont form a coalition with X
<davidd> that is called a "cordon sanitaire" against X
<davidd> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordon_sanitaire
<davidd> it can only happen in civilised countries, not in singleparty or twoparty systems
<davidd> in those latter two cordon sanitair is automatic
<davidd> in civilised countries it is seen as something very impolite
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<davidd> :(
<davidd> i feel bored
<davidd> Daeros did i offend you?
<daeros> No.
<daeros> Ah.
<daeros> I was cool with it.
<daeros> It was unprecedented in icelandic history though.
<daeros> sorry I was in and out.
<daeros> This could be huge news for me finanically as well
<daeros> I've got money in crypto.
<daeros> lol
<daeros> "civilized countries."
<daeros> I live in the united states. two party system. I would be inclined to agree with your assessment. it is pretty stone age and savage.
<daeros> But frankly I doubt there is any way the independence party was going to work with them.
<davidd> this may be true
<davidd> but you should always be ready to compromise
<davidd> if the other side is willing to
<davidd> i believe that it should always be the ideas, and not the people, that one opposes
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<daeros> Given what I know about birgitta
<daeros> and I honestly wish I'd really gotten to know her rather than just a few loose convos
<daeros> but i'm not entirely surprised she doesn't want to coalition with the independents
<daeros> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S6gmkh1At0
<daeros> Icelandic finanical crisis

 
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