The Best Party

I haven't written about them before. But as my friend Dominic Boyer (anthropology) says, having been there and met them, just having a member of the Sugarcubes as mayor would be good enough. But there's more. Look at the platform of these anarchist surrealists: 

1. To help the households in the country: Family is the best thing in society. Governments need to meet the needs and demands of households. An ironclad shield wall needs to be raised around the households in this country. Icelandic households deserve only the best.
2. To improve the quality of life of the Less Fortunate: We want the best of everything for this bunch and therefore offer free access to buses and swimming pools so you can travel around Reykjavik and be clean even if you're poor or there's something wrong with you.
3. Stop corruption: We promise to stop corruption. We'll accomplish this by participating in it openly.
4. Equality: Everyone deserves the best regardless of who they are and where they come from. We will do our best for everyone so that everyone can be together on the best team.
5. Increase transparency: It is best to have everything aboveboard so that the general public knows what is going on. We say we support that.
6. Effective democracy: Democracy is pretty good, but an effective democracy is best. That's why we want it.
7. Cancel all debts: We listen to the nation and do as it wishes because the nation knows what's best for itself.
8. Free bus rides for students and disabled people: We can offer more free things than any other party because we aren't going to follow through with it. We could say whatever we want. For example, free flights for women or free cars for people who live in rural areas. It's all the same.
9. Free dental services for children and handicapped people: This is something that is lacking, and we definitely want to take part in promising it.
10. Free access to swimming pools for everyone and free towels: This is something that everyone should fall for, and it's the election promise we're most proud of.
11. Take those responsible for the economic collapse to court: Felt we had to include this.
12. Complete equality of the sexes.
13. Listen more to women and old people: This bunch gets listened to far too little. It's as if everyone thinks they are just complaining or something. We're going to change that.