The radical agency was interpreted as counter-‐ discourse to the prevailing ideology of modernization and neo-‐ liberalism which had devalued the inhabitants' life and lifestyle.
Róttækur atbeini er túlkaður sem gagn-‐ orðræða gegn áherslum yfirvalda á nútímavæðingu og nýfrjálshyggju en sú þróun gengisfelldi líf bændanna.