Who says irony is dead? Even with Libya on the verge of civil war, there is another way of keeping the pressure on Muammar Gaddafi: use of humour. Such as this Swedish speech, where the video poster has translated one of Gaddafi's speeches (culled from al-Jazeera) into Swedish:
«Massera min kjol!»
Afraid this will only appeal to anyone familiar with the Scandinavian languages, but easily one of the funniest YouTube clips of 2011 so far. Enjöy!
Thanks to Morten Traavik for the tip-off!
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4. mars 2011
3. mars 2011
Q: Are We Men? A: No We Are Lemmings!
I could as easily have named this post something-to-do-with-oil, as it's the ever-rising oil-prices that is the subject here. But ah, always nice to indulge oneself and dive into popcultural ephemera and evoke the spirit (or should that be ghost?) of Akron, Ohio-new wavers Devo.
But I digress... as I said, it's all about the oil. Isn't it always thus?
It's reading stuff like this from the WSJ that sometimes even makes a pro-capitalist such as yours only doubt the existence of this thing called Western civilisation. Or make that «civilisation». And its discontents.
The panic created by the ongoing events in Libya (a far more limited producer of oil than the impression created by the ever-present hysterical mass media), apparently has seen oil prices reach their highest level in two years. Strange really, considering that there are sufficient back supplies to last another month (as the WSJ piece points out) and any losses in Libyan oil production so far in 2011 have been offset by similar rises from the world's primary oil producers – the Saudis.
So why the panic? Are We Not Men? Sadly it doesn't seem that way. So much for the idea that people in the West think independently. It all looks rather more like a flock of lemmings heading towards the nearest cliff together. And not exactly in a communal spirit, which would have been the least to expect given the circumstances.
But I digress... as I said, it's all about the oil. Isn't it always thus?
It's reading stuff like this from the WSJ that sometimes even makes a pro-capitalist such as yours only doubt the existence of this thing called Western civilisation. Or make that «civilisation». And its discontents.
The panic created by the ongoing events in Libya (a far more limited producer of oil than the impression created by the ever-present hysterical mass media), apparently has seen oil prices reach their highest level in two years. Strange really, considering that there are sufficient back supplies to last another month (as the WSJ piece points out) and any losses in Libyan oil production so far in 2011 have been offset by similar rises from the world's primary oil producers – the Saudis.
So why the panic? Are We Not Men? Sadly it doesn't seem that way. So much for the idea that people in the West think independently. It all looks rather more like a flock of lemmings heading towards the nearest cliff together. And not exactly in a communal spirit, which would have been the least to expect given the circumstances.
26. feb. 2010
Hellig krig (Jihad – another sequel)
I rekken av eksentriske utspill fra Libyas enehersker Muammar Gaddafi fornekter seg ikke når han nå oppfordrer til hellig krig – eller jihad – mot Sveits. Han bruker folkeavstemningen sist november mot bygging av moskeer i alpelandet som brekkstang, men det er slett ikke første gang han kritiserer landet. I fjor foreslo han bl.a. å dele landet mellom Tyskland, Frankrike og Italia.
Men som så ofte er tilfelle i internasjonal politikk, så er det også her følelsene som råder. For den arabiske lederen har nøret et hat for det lille, velstående alpelandet helt siden sønnen hans ble arrestert der i 2008:
«Gaddafi has nursed a grudge against Switzerland since his son Hannibal and daughter-in-law were arrested in Geneva in 2008 for allegedly beating two servants at a luxury hotel.»
Åpenbart er hele familien temperamentsfull. Om ikke annet så er dette nok et bevis på en teori som Droneland ble introdusert for dengang han i sine spede ungdom bedrev aktiv partipolitikk, nemlig at politikk består av 10% fornuft og 90% følelser. Så sant, så sant.
Men som så ofte er tilfelle i internasjonal politikk, så er det også her følelsene som råder. For den arabiske lederen har nøret et hat for det lille, velstående alpelandet helt siden sønnen hans ble arrestert der i 2008:
«Gaddafi has nursed a grudge against Switzerland since his son Hannibal and daughter-in-law were arrested in Geneva in 2008 for allegedly beating two servants at a luxury hotel.»
Åpenbart er hele familien temperamentsfull. Om ikke annet så er dette nok et bevis på en teori som Droneland ble introdusert for dengang han i sine spede ungdom bedrev aktiv partipolitikk, nemlig at politikk består av 10% fornuft og 90% følelser. Så sant, så sant.
23. sep. 2009
Show Gaddafi
Libyas diktator Muammar Gaddafi besøker FN-forsamlingen i New York på sitt første USA-besøk. Som vanlig skuffer han ikke, og skaper nok drama til at den amerikanske høyresiden vil ha ammo i årevis for å opprettholde det som måtte finnes av sanksjoner mot landet hans. Drama King!
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