If it's freedom and success 'they' hate...

[bear425]

why aren't 'they' attacking Norway?

By Luciana Bohne

09/27/05 "ICH" -- -- Most Americans like to believe they live in the best country in the world. They don't. According to the United Nations Human Development Report for 2005, Norway is number one. Why? It's a welfare state.

There is a pleasant economic equality enjoyed by the Norwegian polity. No one is too poor; no one is too rich. In fact, great wealth is regarded as some sort of social disease. Third oil exporter after Saudi Arabia and Russia, Norway is tucking away a national fund of over $180 billion for when the oil runs out, guaranteeing each family the quaint sum of $22,000 per year—in addition to guaranteed health care, education, pensions, and paid maternity leaves and vacations to die for! True, a glass of beer will cost you $8, but the waiter makes a good salary.

Americans like to think that terrorists attack them because they are rich, free, and number one. Not true. They don't attack Norway—another benefit for keeping your neck out of the woods, minding your own business, taking care of your own people, and planning for tomorrow—not to mention preventing your government from being drowned in the bathtub by snake-oil salesmen posing as public servants, so it can't help when an iceberg hits a fjord, or equivalent natural disaster. Norwegians seem proud of having government on their backs! Not too heavy when they can request and obtain any government record they please for their review! They are also disgustingly healthy. Must be the lack of stress. Thirty million Americans are on anti-depressants. You wonder why.

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[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. it's the heat

it's too damned hot here. Of course, I live in FL.

But I picture Norway as a land of cool breezes and cozy fires in the winter and lots of cool knit clothes.

But I have read they have a big problem with depression, too. Probably lack of sunlight in the winter.

I wonder how good the nationalized medicine is? I'm all for it if it works well for them, or is it like Canada where you can't get surgery for months?

I have no problem with socialism if it works, you know?

[bear425]

4. In what part of Tallahassee do you live?

I'm in Florida, too. South Florida.

I'm not sure about Norway, but I have a friend from Denmark. She speaks very well of their social system. Their health care system is great, but the taxes are quite high.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

5. Northeast Tallahassee, near the GA border.

I'm really interested in learning more about successful European societies.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. We brought freedom and democracy to the native Americans....

if they had C-4, dynamite, suicide belts and the like.... we might still be wondering when the "insurgency" is going to end... HERE.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

6. Excellent point

I'm no expert on Native American Culture, although I teach a bit of it from an art perspective. It's my impression that they value life too much to go that route. Most of the tribal groups aren't as big on the afterlife as the fundamentalist Muslims appear to be.

But when you tread on another man's land, you need to expect a big problem.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Many rabid rw nut cases actually work for the government anyway

either directly or by working at corporations that depend solely on government contracts. It is pure socialism, however they are too stupid to understand the "nuance".

[ComerPerro]

7. If its freedom and success they hate, why do they hate Bush?