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I dont know where you live but i dont have to imagine that. I already do live in a country like that! Good old USA.
Imagine living in a first rate country where you're allowed to be proud of your culture and traditions, without being scapegoated on a daily basis for the failures of minorities, or 'racism', 'islamophobia', 'antisemitism', & 'homophobia'. Sounds nice! Plus the women are the hottest in the world, and not fat. Winner winner chicken dinner.
I specifically named issues, which you didn't remotely address. Again, for those who can't comprehend English, I'll reiterate them, in simpler form:
1. America doesn't come close to ranking high in terms of happiness
2. America is one of the most violent OECD countries, despite having the highest GDP
3. Americans lead the world in drug overdose and suicide deaths, another indicator that should be giving off a glowing red WARNING sign in people's minds that something's wrong.
Now. Explain how diversity is making us stronger. Don't bellyache about healthcare, everyone who needs to see a doctor can see one, even the poorest. Venezuelans routinely die during or after surgery because the care is so bad. Get real.
You really are one of the most pathetic self victimizers on this forum. You can't be happy or have nice things because your country isn't completely white. All of America's failures are because of minorities, yet you hate everything all these other countries do to have a nice society. You're a flaming racist in the truest sense of the word.
I dont know where you live but i dont have to imagine that. I already do live in a country like that! Good old USA.
Facts don't care about your feelings guy. Sorry you can't debate me rationally, using facts instead of snarkiness guy. Sorry you're a tireless proponent of the Diversity is our Strength slogan of your beloved Ingsoc party, but you can't form a cogent defense of the phrase guy.
Why'd you leave out the part about hot Scandinavian women? Lol, I think you concede on that.
Same ole whiny ass liberal mantra.
Gimme free ****.
Get out an get a job.
I get 6.5 weeks of paid vacation a year, about a dozen paid holidays, up to 14 months of paid paternity leave when we have a baby, my bachelors and masters cost less than 1000 euro total, and I pay about 300 euro (~340 USD) a month for full health and dental coverage for my entire family. I'm happy, my tax burden is reasonable and I don't know why so many Americans don't want these things.
Its all complete crap, different survey completely different top 10, when they are done in the UK the USA aint in the top 50, happiness and quality of life you make yourself,
Why'd you leave out the part about hot Scandinavian women? Lol, I think you concede on that.
You pretend to admire democratic socialist countries like Sweden and Finland but you actively oppose everything they stand for.
You're a Trump cultist that sees everything they do to have a nice society as a threat. You ignore their policies and just pretend it's their high quota of white people that just magically makes it a nice place to live. You are the reason we can't have nice things.
Then try it in your liberal states and watch it totally fail. Bernie's state of Vermont realized that single payer couldn't be done and California's very liberal governor Jerry Brown even nixed single payer healthcare as being too expensive. Your very own people said it couldn't even work in their small scales.
I oppose the ignorance of people who enjoy the benefits of living in an economically advanced European country with little diversity, who give no credit to the native populace which created the prosperity they enjoy, and instead lazily think socialism is what made things great. Germany was an economic powerhouse in the 1930's, after ditching the SPD Weimar, wasn't it? Yes, it was! And the international banking interests were largely shut out of having influence in 1930s Germany, meaning they'd become both isolationists in a sense, and also self relient! Democratic socialism didn't lift Germany out of the 15 year Weimar depression ran by Democratic socialists, proving that Germans as a people were responsible for their own progress, as long as they could keep the banking cartels out.
Move to Venezuela if socialism is responsible for prosperity. Go on, will wait for you.
Ah yes, so it has nothing to do with the government policies or the way the society is structured, it is 100% about the pigment of their skin that makes these countries happier than us. If your theory was correct, lilly white states like Wyoming, West Virginia and Kansas would be the happiest places in the world. They're not. You also wildly understate the number of non-whites that live in the 18 countries higher than us on this list. For you it is 100% about race, because you are one of the most hateful and open racists on this forum.
I oppose the ignorance of people who enjoy the benefits of living in an economically advanced European country with little diversity, who give no credit to the native populace which created the prosperity they enjoy, and instead lazily think socialism is what made things great. Germany was an economic powerhouse in the 1930's, after ditching the SPD Weimar, wasn't it? Yes, it was! And the international banking interests were largely shut out of having influence in 1930s Germany, meaning they'd become both isolationists in a sense, and also self relient! Democratic socialism didn't lift Germany out of the 15 year Weimar depression ran by Democratic socialists, proving that Germans as a people were responsible for their own progress, as long as they could keep the banking cartels out.
Move to Venezuela if socialism is responsible for prosperity. Go on, will wait for you.
West Virginia, Wyoming and Kansas are still much better off than Detroit, Michigan. Or Bradford, Yorkshire, U.K. Or South Sudan.
Question: What occurred in Sweden in the 1970's, after they tried true socialism?
Cause i cant speak to that part, i know nothing about Scandinavian women besides the few i know or seen on tv. THats not a logical sample size to draw conclusions from.
Plus theres tons of hot women here so that has no impact on the fact that i live in a country that where im allowed to be proud of myculture and traditions, without being scapegoated on a daily basis for the failures of minorities, or 'racism', 'islamophobia', 'antisemitism', & 'homophobia.. So!unds nice
Well how of the blackmail terms I've highlighted apply to you? None? Maybe 2? All?
No one here is arguing for "true" socialism, most of these countries have democratic socialism, which you actively and emotionally oppose. You know damn well there's a difference. You actively strive to get the exact opposite of what they have for the US, yet try to hold these countries up as shining examples. Just because not seeing non-whites would make you happy doesn't mean that's what's making most of the western world outside the US happier.
Like I said . . I dont know what country you live in but in my country i factually already live in a country that where im allowed to be proud of my culture and traditions, without being scapegoated on a daily basis for the failures of minorities, or racism, islamophobia, antisemitism', & homophobia.
1.) Well congratulations J.
2.) Pittsburgh may have much we can learn from. Like how to not suck at football, for example.
3.) I wish my Raiders could learn how, but they are factually retarded.
I've never seen any actual, compelling evidence that actually demonstrates why ethnic/cultural homogeneity is responsible for the implementation and success of these social programs.
Moreover, the Weimar depression was largely a contagion/run on effect of by the Great Depression, devaluation of sterling-oriented currencies when Britain was going off the gold standard that retarded German exports, the burdens of reparations, Brüning's idiotic economic mismanagement via an extreme austerity regime which was essentially antithetical to social democracy, and by and large had exactly nothing to do with democratic socialism/social democracy. Unfortunately war and reconstruction per WW2 ended up being the remedy in the end.
Since then, Germany's economic prowess owes a great deal to global integration and trade on which it is exceedingly reliant as a lead exporter.
The socialism of Venezuela is obviously and blatantly not the social democracy of northern and western europe, the Commonwealth and Scandinavia.
1.) no need to congratulate me, i was born in america i had no part in that
2.) Im sorry your country sucks but Pittsburgh has nothing to do with this, its america that allows those things
3.) the raiders arent "factually" retarded but it was proved a long time ago you dont know what facts are.
From The San Jose Mercury News
World’s happiest countries: Here’s why U.S. slipped in new report
HELSINKI, March 20 (Reuters) – Finland topped the ranking of the world’s happiest countries for the second year in a row, with the Nordic countries taking the leading spots, an annual survey issued on Wednesday showed.
South Sudan came last in the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s 2019 World Happiness Report.
It ranked 156 countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and absence of corruption.
Taking the harsh, dark winters in their stride, Finns’ happiness is boosted by access to nature, safety, affordable childcare, free education and heavily subsidized healthcare.
The top 10 was again dominated by the Nordics, with Denmark, Norway and Iceland taking the other leading spots followed by Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada and Austria. The United States dropped one place to 19th.
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I wouldn't worry about being 19th out of 156. After all that's still in the top 1/8th.
However, the whole report might be interesting to some people and there is a link to it in the article.
PS - The reason for the drop is NOT "Donald John Trump".
PPS - Did you know that 60% of the top 10 countries are monarchies?
How many Latin American countries have tried a socialist approach? Maybe a dozen? Half dozen? It's never worked once for some reason, instead ending up as a morbidly corrupt, poverty stricken mistake.
Which doesn't take into account the hyperinflation period, several years prior to the Great Depression. The bankers decided Versaille, with Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson lamenting their poor decision to be used as puppets afterwards, and Germany was initially required to pay the modern day equivalent of nearly $1 trillion. This arrangement was meant to keep Germany as a slave colony until the payment plan ended in the 1980s! That's 80 years of planned financial servitude that was forced upon Germany, and the SPD voted for the entire affair, from the vote to go to war, right up to the treaty. They were indeed the traitors from within that a nation cannot withstand.
Right, this practice of not relying upon China, and being swept away away by financial globalization for cheap, non-quality goods was one of the best choices Germany made.
Because Venezuelans aren't German, British, or Scandinavian. Iceland is Scandinavian, particularly Norwegian, and their economy works fine, and they rank towards the happiest countries, right up there with Norway.
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