tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post316225310374984234..comments2024-03-29T08:51:18.118-04:00Comments on Twenty-One Debunked: The Dark Side of the Icelandic ModelAjax the Greathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-18623418345784351382020-02-02T12:55:13.088-05:002020-02-02T12:55:13.088-05:00I just made another update as well.I just made another update as well.Ajax the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-69470480340354131862018-10-06T08:41:09.554-04:002018-10-06T08:41:09.554-04:00Another article finds that drinking among all ages...Another article finds that drinking among all ages has dropped from 2007 to 2014, though that can probably be attributed to the sharp hike in alcohol taxes following the 2008 financial crisis more than anything else. https://icelandmag.is/article/icelanders-consume-less-alcohol-now-they-did-2007Ajax the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-26185779208366346252018-09-21T18:21:11.304-04:002018-09-21T18:21:11.304-04:00The only advice I would give to Iceland is to 1) a...The only advice I would give to Iceland is to 1) abolish the curfew law, and 2) lower the drinking age to 18. And perhaps hand out free condoms as well. Otherwise, us Yanks have a lot to learn from Iceland.Ajax the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-21927425942874112002018-09-20T21:49:45.051-04:002018-09-20T21:49:45.051-04:00Icebrat, I do apologize if I came across as a bit...Icebrat, I do apologize if I came across as a bit harsh on Iceland. As an American who has never been to Iceland nor has even met anyone from Iceland, all I know about Iceland is what I have read online. <br /><br />Indeed, there is a lot that I admire about your country. I absolutely love how you jailed the banksters instead of bailing them out. Bravo! I love how generally progressive and egalitarian your country is overall, especially in regards to gender equality. Bravo! And though I may have seemed to be sneering a bit in my article, I also admire your country's ethos of sexual liberation and lack of American-style prudery and puritanism. Bravo! We can certainly learn a lot from your country indeed.<br /><br />The harsh tone of my article, on the other hand, stems entirely from my stance as a lifelong youth-rights activist. I reflexively despise curfew laws and any drinking age laws higher than 18 or whatever the age of majority is, whichever is lower. I loathe adult hypocrisy. When I called Iceland "Little America", and not in a good way,I really meant that as a diss on my own country, and as a warning to NOT be like us. The USA has a lot of good qualities, to be sure, but we are very ageist and adults here (especially the Boomers) are very hypocritical. And we are quickly sliding down the slippery slope of fascism as we speak. <br /><br />As for alcohol, the tragic truth is that Americans are drowning at the bottom of the bottle, and paying a heavy price for it. It is the pink elephant in the room, basically. The 21 drinking age really does more harm than good. <br /><br />And also, as for the so-called "Reykjavik Handshake", I later learned that that was primarily due to the price of (largely) condoms going through the roof and becoming harder for young people to afford after Iceland's currency devaluation. As opposed to boozy sex being on the rise compared with the 1990s, which does not appear to be true.Ajax the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-57975713575318209942018-02-05T17:43:14.986-05:002018-02-05T17:43:14.986-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Icebrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689664351611853706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-49159515604159800262017-06-07T21:25:35.093-04:002017-06-07T21:25:35.093-04:00With the hypocrisy in both Iceland and in the U.S....With the hypocrisy in both Iceland and in the U.S., positive results can't be reached. Girls and boys copy older people because that's what a society is organized around. There can't be an age separation to separate behaviors because that's not how societies work like. edwinforyouthrightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482247331941412719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-32504096553264647932017-06-04T18:08:12.960-04:002017-06-04T18:08:12.960-04:00Amen to that! I couldn't have said it better ...Amen to that! I couldn't have said it better myself. The prevailing attitude of "Do as I say, not as I do" is practically the definition of hypocrisy.Ajax the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167950118189207851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7526747184305043416.post-23292974466317949382017-06-04T15:21:38.995-04:002017-06-04T15:21:38.995-04:00When the misbehavior of older people is tolerated ...When the misbehavior of older people is tolerated while the behavior of girls and boys is scrutnized, then the results would be reminiscent of Iceland and the United States. Girls and boys see the behavior of older people as the model of life that is expected of themselves. For Iceland to advance in this regard then, older people should be scrutinized for for their behavior. edwinforyouthrightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482247331941412719noreply@blogger.com