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  3. Originally posted by dieder:Not entirely true. Yes, I watched it. Some talked about irrelevant things, but Rutte, Slob, Pechtold and Buma all wanted to discuss our budget, which is the most important thing to tackle right now, before the elections in September.


    To be honest I didnt make it that far, stopped when they pointed fingers to each other during the first hour. Pechtold makes me sick, always pointing the finger and the arrogance just oozes out his nose.

    However good job to all 5 parties who made the budget for 2013 just before elections. Think Holland is the one of the few countries stuff like this can happen, always searching for a middle way for better and for worse
  4. This has just moved me to tears, and it's politic-related enough to be posted here:



    All that people (up to 40.000 according to Oslo's police office) gathered to sing the song that Breivik (the mass murderer who killed 77 persons lasy summer) told in court that he hated the most.
  5. Beautiful moment. If you want a rough translation of the lyrics (by me, since I understand Norwegian):


    En himmel full av stjerner,
    blått hav så langt du ser,
    en jord der blomster gror,
    kan du ønske mer?

    A sky full of stars
    Blue sea as far as you can see
    An Earth where flowers grow (germinate to be precise)
    Could you wish for more?

    Sammen skal vi leve
    hver søster og hver bror,
    små barn av regnbuen
    og en frodig jord.

    Together we shall live
    Every sister and every brother
    Little children of the rainbow
    And a fertile earth

    Noen tror det ikke nytter,
    andre kaster tiden bort med prat,
    noen tror visst vi kan leve
    av plast og syntetisk mat,

    Some think it's meaningless
    Other throw time away with talk
    Some apparently think that we can live
    On plastic and synthethic food

    (og) noen stjeler fra de unge
    som blir sendt ut for å slåss,
    noen stjeler fra de mange
    som kommer etter oss.

    (and) some steal from the young
    That are sent out to fight
    Some steal from the many
    Who come after us


    En himmel full av stjerner,
    blått hav så langt du ser,
    en jord der blomster gror,
    kan du ønske mer?

    A sky full of stars
    Blue sea as far as you can see
    An Earth where flowers grow
    Could you wish for more?

    Sammen skal vi leve
    hver søster og hver bror,
    små barn av regnbuen
    og en frodig jord.

    Translated this one already

    Men si det til alle barna,
    og si det til hver far og mor:
    dette er vår siste sjanse
    til å dele et håp og en jord.

    But say it to all the children
    And say it to every father and mother
    This is our last chance
    To share a hope and an Earth

    En himmel full av stjerner,
    blått hav så langt du ser,
    en jord der blomster gror,
    kan du ønske mer?

    Already translated

    Sammen skal vi leve
    hver søster og hver bror,
    små barn av regnbuen
    og en frodig jord.

    Already translated

    En himmel……
  6. Well, the video has closed captions available their translation matches yours almost entirely

    In fact, the song featured in the video was an already translated version of an originally English song called My Rainbow Race, by songwriter Pete Seeger. Its original lyrics are here: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/p/pete_seeger/my_rainbow_race.html
  7. Oh, damn, didn't see that on the iPad. Oh well. Yeah, I know it is based on that song, it isn't a precise translation though
  8. Beautiful. Great to see people acting out. This Breivik guy is quite a phenomenon, I don't know if he is totally mental or a true believer in his "cause". But the more this trial continues the weirder the guy becomes...
  9. Interesting fact:

    Since 2003, The U.S. spent $980 billion in Iraq, enough to wipe out world poverty for 10 years.
  10. Get an original thought.
  11. Originally posted by Yogi:Interesting fact:

    Since 2003, The U.S. spent $980 billion in Iraq, enough to wipe out world poverty for 10 years.

    Who made that America's responsibility
  12. Originally posted by Risto:[..]


    To be honest I didnt make it that far, stopped when they pointed fingers to each other during the first hour. Pechtold makes me sick, always pointing the finger and the arrogance just oozes out his nose.

    However good job to all 5 parties who made the budget for 2013 just before elections. Think Holland is the one of the few countries stuff like this can happen, always searching for a middle way for better and for worse

    What's wrong with choosing the middle way? It represents the majority of the citizens, so that's a good thing I reckon. Yes, Pechtold had a bit of air floating around him, but then again I think he's a really skilled politician, and also a gentle person (I get to know him a little because I'm an intern at D66 right now).
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