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"Iceland instantly became the only nation on earth that Americans could point to and say, 'Well, at least we didn’t do that.'" I'm not sure if that makes me fe

"Iceland instantly became the only nation on earth that Americans could point to and say, 'Well, at least we didn’t do that.'" I'm not sure if that makes me feel good or bad.

ojbyrne 18y ago
I think Zimbabwe also qualifies. Probably plenty more...
- vidar 18y ago
  The big difference is that Zimbabwe isn't playing in the big leagues, Iceland was supposedly a rocksolid 1st world country.
  - ojbyrne 18y ago
    Seems like that's just better PR. 10 Years ago Iceland was, in most people's minds, something akin to Greenland now. Cold, desolate, poor.
    - jayp 18y ago
      These people obviously weren't well read. Iceland was well to do even 10 years ago.