Im willing to bet that most people in the United States have no idea that in 2009 the people of Iceland overthrew their own government in response to the banking crisis they had in 2008. Not only did they rewrite their own constitution, which was done by a group of randomly chosen private citizens who rewrote their constitution to include measures banning corporate fraud, but they even jailed the bankers responsible. Starting in 2008 the citizens of Iceland took to the streets by the thousands, banging pots and pans in what is known as the “pots and pans revolution,” leading to the arrest and prosecution of many unscrupulous bankers responsible for the economic collapse. Icelandic citizens also refused to pay for the sins of the bankers and rejected any measures of taxation to bail them out. In the U.S., the government bailed out the banks and arrested no one. In addition to no banksters being arrested and our tax dollars bailing out our too big to fail banks, U.S. media also failed to cover this story. Take CNN for example: An “iReport” on CNN, written by a private citizen in May 2012, has questioned the reasons why this revolution has not been widely covered in the U.S., suggesting that perhaps the mainstream media is controlled by large corporate interests and thus has been unwilling to report on Iceland’s activities. That report is currently making its way around social media. CNN today placed a statement on its website saying: “We’ve noticed this iReport is being shared widely on Facebook and Twitter. Please note that this article was posted in May 2012. CNN has not yet verified the claims and we’re working to track down the original writer.” It is interesting to note that CNN’s European version, CNN Europe, already covered the story of the protests and the government’s resignation, leading many to question why CNN would now need to “look into” the claims. In the U.S., journalists are clearly not in control of the mainstream media and the information it disseminates. This failure to report on Iceland it would seem is pretty convincing evidence that such is true and that big business is in fact strong-arming reporters to keep quiet about world events that could inspire similar actions here in the U.S.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:25:25 +0000
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