Pingvellir and Politics

One of the historic sites in Pingvellir National Park is the site of Iceland's first parliament in AD 930.  This was the gathering place of the chieftains and all 60,000 residents for the Alping (General Assembly) to hear a recitation of the laws and to settle disputes.  The white flagpole in the picture is of Logberg (Law Rock) where speakers would stand with their backs to the crowds and yell towards to rock face so that everyone could hear.  Nature's megaphone.  How do you think our politicians would act today if they had to speak with their backs to the crowds and television cameras?  Maybe the Icelanders were on to something.