Army to go Vegetarian to Fight Global Warming

 

Norwegian army goes on vegetarian diet

The Norwegian military said Tuesday it plans to put its troops on a vegetarian diet once a week in a bid to fight a new kind of enemy — climate change.

The army said its new meatless Mondays are meant to cut its consumption of ecologically unfriendly foods whose production contributes heavily to global warming.

“It’s a step to protect our climate. The idea is to serve food that’s respectful of the environment,” spokesman Eystein Kvarving told France24 News.

Hmmm . . . which one should I eat?

 

The diet has already been introduced at one of Norway’s main bases and will soon be rolled out to all units, including those serving overseas, said the army, estimating it would cut its meat consumption by 150 tonnes per year.

“It’s not about saving money,” said Kvarving. “It’s about being more concerned for our climate, more ecologically friendly and also healthier.”

A Norwegian environmental group that campaigns for meatless Mondays nationwide, The Future in Our Hands, welcomed the army announcement.

"The defence ministry deserves a lot of praise because it's taking climate and environmental issues seriously," said the group's director, Arild Hermstad.

According to the organisation, the average Norwegian eats more than 1,200 animals over the course of their life, including 1,147 chickens, 22 sheep, six cattle and 2.6 deer.

Muslims get TV anchor fired for wearing a cross

Islam = Fascism

Dare to wear a cross and Muslims get you fired.

Can a chain with a cross be a reason for dismissal from one's office? Apparently so, if you live in Norway and are a staff member of NRK, a state TV-and-radio broadcasting company, reports La Republica. Siv Kristin Saellmann—a popular TV news anchorwoman in Norway—was suspended from her job for appearing on the air with a Cross (1.4 centimetres long) on her necklace.

Some viewers - mainly members of a local Muslim community - protested against this, claiming that "a necklace with a Cross insults Islam" and "this symbol does not guarantee impartiality of the TV channel".

The journalist, one of the best known and the most popular on the Norwegian public television, was suspended and prohibited from hosting her programs, "lest she should be a source of discord and crimes," reports Pravoslavie News.

This case, as the newspaper notes, is similar to the story of Nadia Eweida, a Christian employee of British Airways, who after seven years won her legal battle. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recognized that the lady had been discriminated against.

In January 2013, the ECHR passed a judgment on the cases of four Christians from Great Britain. These dealt with violation of the article 9 of the European Convention for Protection of Human Rights, according to which, every person has a right to the free expression of his/her own opinion, to freedom of conscience and religion.

The court satisfied the claim of the former employee of the British Airways Nadia Eweida, who had been ousted for wearing a cross, and compelled British Airways to pay her 32,000 euros as compensation. But three other claims were rejected.

The court ruled that the Devon and Exeter NHS Trust Hospital was right when it demanded the nurse Shirley Chaplin to take off her cross as it "posed a risk to safety and hygiene". The plaintiff herself asserted that she had lost her job following the refusal to remove her cross.

The ECHR did not satisfy the claims of Gary McFarlane and Lillian Ladele either. Gary McFarlane, a Christian, and a therapist from Bristol, refused to give counsel to homosexual couples regarding sexual relations. He was fired for that. Lillian Ladele, a registrar for the London borough of Islington, was subjected to a disciplinary punishment for refusing to register same-sex civil unions.

Conservatives sweep Norway's elections

The bloc of four right-wing parties won 96 of 169 seats

The anti-immigration Progress Party won 29 seats.

Norwegian center-right leader Erna Solberg is set to form a new government after Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg admitted election defeat.

Solberg described her win as "a historic election victory for the right-wing parties".

Her Conservative Party is widely expected to form a government with the anti-immigration Progress Party.

The bloc of four right-wing parties had won 96 of 169 seats in parliament reports BBC News.

Solberg, 52, will become Norway's second female prime minister after Gro Harlem Brundtland, and its first Conservative prime minister since 1990.

She is nicknamed "Iron Erna" for her robust views when she served in the cabinet between 2001 and 2005.

Much attention is now focused on the Progress Party, poised to enter government for the first time.

Ms Solberg also needs a third coalition partner to ensure a majority - but it is not yet clear whether the smaller Christian Democrats or Liberals are prepared to work with the Progress Party. They may instead opt to stay out, but give parliamentary support to a minority government comprising the Conservatives and Progress.

Correspondents say the Progress Party has toned down its anti-immigration rhetoric since Anders Behring Breivik's atrocity in 2011.

The Progress Party

"The Progress Party does not fit the traditional left-right axis, nor does it fit in with what is considered typically libertarian.  On economics, the Party is pro-free markets, for tax cuts, deregulation and pro-oil.  On social matters, they are decidedly sexually tolerant and anti-nanny state, wanting less alcohol prohibition and allowing bars to offer smoking sections. On foreign policy they are vehemently anti-Islamist, and favor toughening border control and assimilation. They also value traditional Norwegian culture and patriotism," says political commentator Eric Dondero.


Progress Party Leader Siv Jensen on Norway's Myths and Realities
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Left Behind: Norway swings right in election
Norway's set for a change at the helm. That's after a general election saw the country's current government lose to a coalition of parties formed by the Conservatives and their right-wing allies. Conservative leader Erna Solberg, who's eyeing the premier's seat, has hailed the triumph of the right, as historic.

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Truly Free Elections - What a Concept.

American readers please do not be confused.

This is called a free election with many real choices on the ballot for voters to chose from.  Something that has not existed in the U.S. for about 80 years.

Norway is a from the bottom up democracy with eight parties in their Parliament representing every faction of society.  The U.S. has devolved down to a top down, two-party, authoritarian centralized system directed and funded out of D.C.

Summary of the 9 September 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election results

Parties		Votes			MPs
		#	%	±pp	#	±	%
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	869,279	30.8	−4.5	55	−9	32.5
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	755,567	26.8	+9.6	48	+18	28.4
	Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)	460,869	16.4	−6.6	29	−12	17.2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	157,705	5.6	0.0	10	0	5.9
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	154,588	5.5	−0.7	10	−1	5.9
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	146,997	5.2	+1.3	9	+7	5.3
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	114,987	4.1	−2.1	7	−4	4.1
	Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne)	78,274	2.8	+2.4	1	+1	0.6
	Red Party (Rødt)	30,412	1.1	−0.3	0	0
	Christian Party (De Kristne)	17,640	0.6	+0.6	0	0
	Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)	11,823	0.4	0.0	0	0
	Pirate Party (Piratpartiet)	9,716	0.3	+0.3	0	0
	Coastal Party (Kystpartiet)	3,277	0.1	−0.1	0	0
	Democrats (Demokratene)	2,292	0.1	+0.1	0	0
	Christian Unity Party (Kristent Samlingsparti)	1,748	0.1	−0.1	0	0
	Liberal People's Party (Det Liberale Folkeparti)	901	0.0	0.0	0	0
	Communist Party of Norway (Norges Kommunistiske Parti)	609	0.0	0.0	0	0
	Hospital to Alta (Sykehus til Alta)	469	0.0	–	0	–
	Society Party (Samfunnspartiet)	293	0.0	0.0	0	0
	LoVeSe (Folkeliste mot oljeboring i Lofoten, Vesterålen og Senja)	267	0.0	–	0	–
	People's Power (Folkemakten)	174	0.0	–	0	–
Total			100.0		169	–
	Blank votes
	Invalid votes
Turnout
Electorate
Source: NRK

When the U.S. had free elections

John Quincy Adams (above) lived in an America back when the Republic actually functioned.  The people could easily create brand new parties or abandon old ones to impact policy Washington D.C.

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Over his hugely long career Adams belonged to five different political parties.  He was a Federalist Party U.S. Senator, belonged to the Democrat-Republicans, the National Republicans and was elected to the House as a member of the Anti-Masonic and Whig Parties. 

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The elections of the 1830s were free and saw four different parties  serving in the House at the same time.  The American system of a free multi-party Republic went on until 1948 when the last small party won election to the House.

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Free elections no longer exist in America.  The U.S. is the only democracy on earth where the same two corrupt parties magically win 100% of all elections.  A multi-party democracy can be restored by a simple majority vote of the House of Representatives to expand the House and to vastly shrink the massive super-sized House districts.  Smaller districts allow the voters to strike fear into the corrupt Beltway Elites with competitive elections.

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But it will be a cold day in Hell when the House votes to make their elections competitive.  The Elites of both parties like a centralized system where incumbents are protected and fully funded by Billionaire Cartels of unions and businesses out to loot the treasury.