12/28/2023 0 Comments Bjork debut era b sides![]() We have to make a clear strategy that we agree on, to prioritise, so we are in a better position to negotiate with the outside world. We as a nation are badly burnt after the collapse, and we are not in a good position to negotiate. The real question is whether it is a good idea to privatise and sell off our energy resources at this point. I feel this talk of xenophobia is an attempt to sidetrack the discourse. As I say in my article, the people that have treated Icelanders the worst are, in fact, Icelanders. A majority of the people I’ve worked with throughout the years have been foreigners, people that have been extremely honest and good to work with. If anyone’s been lucky working with foreigners, it’s me. Some people want to write off the opposition to Magma as xenophobia… We have to formulate a clear position as a nation-what we want-before we start selling off our resources to international corporations, at bargain rates, no less. This sale will likely determine how we deal with such matters in the future, for instance regarding water rights. ![]() It’s rather evident that they want to take over pretty much everything if we let them. Not only that, but Magma are also attempting to negotiate with several other energy companies around the country, as I explain in my letter, and they’re doing it behind our backs. “We are not a third world country.” But the deals we’ve made with them are just so bad a large part of Magma’s downpayment comes in the form of a bullet loan from HS Orka itself with 1.5% interest for seven years, with HS Orka shares as collateral. The list goes on… Some might say that Magma making rotten deals with Peru is irrelevant, that Iceland is no Peru. You know all about Magma’s history in Peru, right? It is swaddled with human rights violations and disrespect to local customs, unions, law and regulation. They start off being all nice and reasonable, gaining the locals’ trust – “here to help” – and then… ![]() It is widely known that nations that find themselves in trouble get besieged by vultures that want to take advantage of their situation and make an easy profit. Naomi Klein also discusses this kind of situation thoroughly in ‘The Shock Doctrine’. We were warned almost immediately after the banking collapse that this would happen, for instance by Paul Hawken and Joseph Stiglitz. An international corporation is trying to buy up the exclusive rights to our natural resources. What, in your view, is the Magma deal all about? ![]() ON THAT WHOLE MAGMA ENERGY/ HS ORKA THING ![]()
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