Don't expect rationality from Americans - UPDATED | 113 comments (113 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Don't expect rationality from Icelanders (none / 1)

A symptom of banking collapse? and has the current situation there shifted them towards the survival side of the graph?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Apr 20th, 2009 at 10:45:48 AM EST
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Re: Don't expect rationality from Icelanders (none / 1)

That would make them "ex-communist" :-)

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Apr 20th, 2009 at 10:47:03 AM EST
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Re: Don't expect rationality from Icelanders (none / 1)

Probably wishing they were communist.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Apr 20th, 2009 at 11:14:00 AM EST
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Re: Don't expect rationality from Icelanders (none / 0)

This survey was taken long before the banking crisis.

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky

by poemless on Mon Apr 20th, 2009 at 11:15:23 AM EST
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Re: Don't expect rationality from Icelanders (none / 0)

Just considering the next one.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Apr 20th, 2009 at 11:21:54 AM EST
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Re: Don't expect rationality from Icelanders (none / 1)

Or a symptom of... humour?

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Apr 21st, 2009 at 10:21:52 AM EST
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Don't expect rationality from Americans - UPDATED | 113 comments (113 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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