We are the government, in Norway. I mean, in a proper democracy the people rule, we are the people and thus we rule. This is why we can make society better for ourselves.
We have been very fortunate for a long time with who's been in charge of our country. HOWEVER, things are changing and been getting a lot worse lately. It's just that we don't fully see the effects yet. The crown is getting weaker and interest rates are increasing. We have a population that are brainwashed by the mainstream media, making it easy for corporate and political corruption to take hold. Many on the left and even the right have left principles like freedom of speech in the dirt, and people think vaccine passports and lockdowns was a good thing. External influences are getting a stronger grip on our politicians and more and more people think joining the corrupt EU is a good thing. If a politician or even just random people decide to go against what is considered morally right or true by the mainstream, then you will be attacked relentlessly until you give in. People have stopped caring about their own rights. If people don't wake up soon I don't think Norway and the rest of the Scandinavian countries will be in a good place in a decade or two. Having a strong state may all we well and good until it turns on you, and then you don't stand a chance. It's not all sunshine and rainbows and a storm is brewing.
I see the government as a whole as an ally. I trust that they want whats best for the people even if i disagree on some topics. We still make fun of politicians as individuals tho. Especially when they're being stupid or hypocritical. I have a chronic illness so I am super grateful to live in Norway with our healthcare system. For example if I lived in America I wouldn't be able to afford my medicine.
You asked about Greenland. Greenland is not a country of it's own, it's to some degree under Danish rule. In this statistic, the Greenlenders would be included in the Danish numbers.
I see the government as someone who helps me. They have helped me to get an higher education. It’s given me help in 18 years for taking care of my children. Now they give them help with higher education, even a masters degree with an affordable student loan. The government helped me when I was sick, and I got two expensive back surgeries free of charge. To give back, I work as a nurse and pay my taxes, and that’s all they expect in return. No wonder we feel free and happy 😊
This is a rare occurence indeed, but when you said "Isn't America known for being Land of the Free?", I snorted and had a tiny chuckle 😆 That self-imposed moniker might have been fitting at some point in time, but that has long since passed
YES! The Norwegian state is _definitely_ my ally, but for me, it's much more than that. Because when I was 12 I went to the police and told them to remove me from my family and have the child protective services take over. It's the best decision I've ever made in my life, but I knew to do that because I was educated in my Children's Rights and I knew that the system was there for me. The state is not perfect and it keeps improving all the time, but all my life I have had the safety of knowing that I will always have Norway. All I have to do is to not be a criminal and most importantly, not be violent. I can always ask for help. Norway will not abandon me, won't reject me and won't die without leaving me an inheritance. I am free to climb as much as I want. But even if I do break the contract and do become a criminal or even violent, I will be treated with respect and fairness. Like Georg Apenes once said; «Other countries have Big Brother. Norway has Big Mother». It's a completely different thing.
With regards to "the American dream" I think George Carlin said it best: "That's why it's called 'the American dream', because you have to be asleep to believe in it"
We see the government as a tool we need to balance to make work. It's like a cow you feed to make it work but you also has to keep an eye on it sometimes to make sure it doesn't run away.
In Scandinavia people trust authorities on all levels from the state, regional and local administrations- The magic is the laws requires them to be transparent. But this is deterioating because of immigration of people with other mindsets as u describedt
I am norwegian, and I think you also have to ask: "How do the Scandinavian and other countries get politicicans that create systems like these?". The foundation of all of this is a very strong democratic culture which came before the welfare.
We see the government as our friend. We have a totally different mindset when it comes to taxes, due to our trust in our government. A good example of this is our healthcare system, were economists back in the days figured out that with a strong public health care system, we could also get real good acquisition prices on everything from medical appliances as well as medications and so forth. So, instead of paying steep prices for health insurances, we pay instead a little bit more in taxes. Everybody will at some point in their life need medical assistance. But with this kind of system, the government know how many people will be needing this sort of help on average per year, and they only have to scale it there after. We do have some private medical clinics, but they receives the same amount of money for the same amount of treatment, this way we do have some competition in the health care system, to keep competitive pricing in this sector as well. In the US they prices the health insurances, according to an average worst case scenario, which excludes the most severe illnesses as cancer and so forth. So, most of our health care system is in the public sector, while this has become a money machine in the US, and therefor it is more profitable to have this based in the private sector for them. This is the case for all Nordic countries as well, except for the dental side of the system. In Norway it is not covered by the government after the age of 21. In Sweden how ever, this is part of their health care system. Keep up the good work, with feeding us with good content!👍
Greenland is part of Denmark . In Norway children are expected to be more and more independent from they are very young. We fought for our freedoms and still are.
I'm Norwegian. I see us and the government on the same side. There are things I can be annoyed about. But don't feel that the government are there to hurt us, but help run the country in the right direction.
I think most Norwegians, including me, see the government as a partner. Give and take! For example, I pay my taxes with pleasure, because I feel I get just as much in return. Free education, even university, free healthcare, etc. We have trust and corruption is almost non-existent.
Norway actually trust our Government .. they make mistake.. We disagree.. ALOT.. But we trust them that they actually care.. Mostly. Always a bad apple
The Norwegian government is my friend. It makes sure if something bad happens to me there's a safety net which will catch me and make sure I'll be okay. This is true even if the government is not the guys _I_ personally voted for, because it's a general agreement across the whole political spectrum that the nordic social democracy model is the way to go, even among the right wing conservative parties. Sure, there are differences in the details of how they would like to do things, but overall they all agree on the big picture that the government's duty is to make sure the people are taken care of (the only exceptions to this would be really minor and powerless fringe nutcase political parties). There's also the fact that our political system is not a "winner takes all" model. The chance that a single party will ever have enough of the vote that it would have 51+ percent majority all on its own is extremely minor at best. This means our politicians on both sides of the political fence are forced to learn how to compromise with and work together with other parties, even the oppositionm in order to get any of their policies passed and anything done.
You can buy Iphone the same way here in Norway. A new Iphone cost new 24000,- Nkr. My son, that are retired, have 18000,- Nkr left after tax. So about 1 month salary for a Iphone. So Iphone is very expensive here also
So, you asked how we see our government.... I can of course only speak for myself on this. I definitely don't se them as an enemy, since I know that my current schooling and the surgery I have comin up in January is only possible because of our welfare state. But I also don't view them as a friend. The reletionship between the people of Denmark and the state, can get pretty complicated.... From what I have seen the place where they tend to fail the most, is in the welfare of people who no longer has the ability to work. That is a very long tiring process, where the government keep sending those people out in jobs, that they can't work. It is a years long process. Now, I know that this is a very small part of the whole system, but it seriously broke my heart to watch my mom's ex go to meeting after meeting, and getting rejected again and again. He got hurt very badly 20 years ago to the point, that he is not able to do any sort of job anymore. It wasn't untill last year, that he got approved and could stop fighting. And over the past several years the government has kept raising the retirement age of Denmark. 10 years ago it was 65. Today it's 68, and according to some government websites, they're going to keep raising it. These issues are of course very minor compared to what so many other countries have to deal with. But I tell you this more to illustrate that I mostly view the government as a tenious ally. I do trust the government to never take away my right to healthcare, education or unemployment benefits, but I don't have complete trust in them,. I hope this made sense. Great video as always.
if i were you i would imagine myself being in a country like the US with your situation, and compare it to your current one. we're incredibly privileged, it's very easy to forget.
The welfare system (NAV) in Norway could also be better. I have a chronic illness but apparently according to NAV its not chronic!😑 its not on their list, so i guess I won't get any help from them when I'll start looking for work after university.
As a Norwegian american, who lived my whole life in norway whilst my brother grew up in america. Norway is an eutopia for many americans, but keep in mind, our entire population is only the size of Chicago and Huston combined. That’s basically the reason we are able to implement what we have here. We got the national oil fond worth a trillion dollars, divide that by 5,5-6,0 million citizens instead of 132 million citizens, of course we got more to go around. This is not a critic, just saying, emplemanting this in th US, will never work
The government in Norway is our friend, but it can feel like an enemy IF you don't do as you're suppose, but let's be real. Then that's a you problem :D
I happily pay my taxes.I trust the government, but the current one has dissappointed me a lot. But I'm so grateful to have been born here and living in the countryside.So peaceful.
I make like...25 K in USD a year. In Norway, before taxes. But I have a house, an old Subaru and I'm sick of women. So I'm ok. :D I do have TV, but no channels. I use it to watch DVD's. I don't have seperate internet subscription, I use my phone as a "modem". And my phone is the cheapest Motorola I could find, about 140 USD. As long as it works I don't care about what car, what phone and so on...
Har vi så lavtlønna folk i dette landet?! Og vi som har en regjering for arbeiderklassen, eller hvertfall det de skjuler seg under. Mer skal dem ha, fler avgifter, mer skatt, de får aldri nok. Og så har vi folk som tjener så dårlig, ganske skammelig igrunn når enn ser på hvor mye staten har og hvor mye de gir til andre stater.
When you have a baby in Norway, you get 100% pay for a year, or 80% for 18 months. Children are the future. I think most of the Nordic countries look at the government as an ally.
Norway is not living the American dream, they are living the Nordic dream (a lesson learned from the US in the fifties). 'Muricans, however, are stuck in an American nightmare - because the did not heed the same lesson!
We have been very fortunate for a long time with who's been in charge of our country. HOWEVER, things are changing and been getting a lot worse lately. It's just that we don't fully see the effects yet. The crown is getting weaker and interest rates are increasing. We have a population that are brainwashed by the mainstream media, making it easy for corporate and political corruption to take hold. Many on the left and even the right have left principles like freedom of speech in the dirt, and people think vaccine passports and lockdowns was a good thing. External influences are getting a stronger grip on our politicians and more and more people think joining the corrupt EU is a good thing. If a politician or even just random people decide to go against what is considered morally right or true by the mainstream, then you will be attacked relentlessly until you give in. People have stopped caring about their own rights. If people don't wake up soon I don't think Norway and the rest of the Scandinavian countries will be in a good place in a decade or two. Having a strong state may all we well and good until it turns on you, and then you don't stand a chance. It's not all sunshine and rainbows and a storm is brewing.
There are many countries and placed I would love to travel to. But being a tall bond male..From Norway. You stand out. Youre asking to be robbed.. Unless you have a local with you. And I dont mean the trourist places.. I mean to actually visit a place. Brazil as an example is not the closed off hotells etc. To me that is boring .. But I realise if I go to Brasilia.. alone.. I will get in trouble.
Yes, s.SKAM is an amazing serie to watch, you will lwarn a lot about Norway and being a russ from it so I say, if you have time for it. Domit; Inwill watch it with you. I see the goverment as my ally but it is also spmething needed tonallways fight for to keep it as good as possible. Some poletiic partys allways want degrade the guerment
Hey Teach Paul. I havnt got any replies when I usually write this but the point of freedom in America was not freedom "TO" but freedom "from". Freedom from fear in general. Not freedom TO ravage the streets acting like baboons. Instead of focusing on what you have freedom "to", think what you have freedom "from"
I trust the government in general, but I don't always trust that our politicans are in contact with reality and the people that voted for them looking at some of the moronic stuff they do at times.
..however its not all roses here, we have serious issues with our declining population more deaths than births. Norway has a very woke society so would regard this as misogyny which it isnt facts dont care about feelings. Demography doesnt lie. We are so focused on climate change but are not addressing the country's absolute immediate crisis which is declining population. Some time ago an entire school in one town closed down...simply not enough children to keep the school running.
I used to trust that Norwegian politicians wanted the best for the people - and they mostly did. Unfortunately, today's politicians are more concerned with prestige projects than with the people's best interests. What has been built over many decades can quickly be demolished within a few years if the people do not pay close attention and hold the politicians accountable. Unfortunately, too many people take it for granted that the system is forever, which it's not. The system is vulnerable, and if the people do not make sure that the politicians make wise choices, our grandchildren will not be able to benefit from the same system that we can today. The naivety among Norwegians is too great.
No, not happy. Well, on average yes. But if you like cars like me, Norway is not good. If you like good groceriers, Norway is not good. If you like culture, Norway is not good. If you like technology and forward-leaning companies, Norway is not good.
I'm not _offended_ by these claims that our solutions would never work elsewhere. What I am is _frustrated_. There's an almost boastful self-degredation in it like «oh, we could never accomplish what the Nordics have accomplished, because they are so superior to us». I'm not angry for myself, but for you. It's great to be Norwegian, but I would be very much happier if the entire world was lifted up to Norwegian standards. We're not in the supremacy business and don't take it as a compliment, because it implies that we are bad teachers. What makes the Nordics special is that we're different, but work very closely together and learn from each other and adapt new ideas for our own countries. As Michael Moore said «Remember; these people were Vikings». It's all about what we have learned and what we do about it. It is not because of who we are. And if the Nordic countries top all the good lists, I think most countries should really study what we're doing. But instead, they're convincing themselves that they could never do it. As a teacher, imagine if all your students said «Oh, we can never learn from you, because you're so great». Can you imagine how frustrating that would be? That's how I feel.
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Goverment in Norway is our friend
The government of Norway has become corrupt. For the last 12 years, we have been ruled by traitors.
We are the government, in Norway. I mean, in a proper democracy the people rule, we are the people and thus we rule. This is why we can make society better for ourselves.
Yes that is the largest difference between USA and Scandinavia.
We don't have corruption and the government works for us, not the other way around
We have been very fortunate for a long time with who's been in charge of our country.
HOWEVER, things are changing and been getting a lot worse lately. It's just that we don't fully see the effects yet. The crown is getting weaker and interest rates are increasing. We have a population that are brainwashed by the mainstream media, making it easy for corporate and political corruption to take hold. Many on the left and even the right have left principles like freedom of speech in the dirt, and people think vaccine passports and lockdowns was a good thing. External influences are getting a stronger grip on our politicians and more and more people think joining the corrupt EU is a good thing. If a politician or even just random people decide to go against what is considered morally right or true by the mainstream, then you will be attacked relentlessly until you give in. People have stopped caring about their own rights.
If people don't wake up soon I don't think Norway and the rest of the Scandinavian countries will be in a good place in a decade or two. Having a strong state may all we well and good until it turns on you, and then you don't stand a chance.
It's not all sunshine and rainbows and a storm is brewing.
Its not the government its the oil money that has been mismanaged.
Norwegian here: I am happy to pay my taxes and I see the government as my friend.
See it as a plowing cow you feed and need to keep in check
I see the government as a whole as an ally. I trust that they want whats best for the people even if i disagree on some topics. We still make fun of politicians as individuals tho. Especially when they're being stupid or hypocritical.
I have a chronic illness so I am super grateful to live in Norway with our healthcare system. For example if I lived in America I wouldn't be able to afford my medicine.
We have the same as Norway here in Denmark. And I definitely see the government here as my ally, including the police.
You asked about Greenland. Greenland is not a country of it's own, it's to some degree under Danish rule. In this statistic, the Greenlenders would be included in the Danish numbers.
This is the best video I've seen from you.I finally feel like I got to know you a bit.I loved this ❤
Thank you!
I see the government as someone who helps me. They have helped me to get an higher education. It’s given me help in 18 years for taking care of my children. Now they give them help with higher education, even a masters degree with an affordable student loan. The government helped me when I was sick, and I got two expensive back surgeries free of charge. To give back, I work as a nurse and pay my taxes, and that’s all they expect in return. No wonder we feel free and happy 😊
This is a rare occurence indeed, but when you said "Isn't America known for being Land of the Free?", I snorted and had a tiny chuckle 😆
That self-imposed moniker might have been fitting at some point in time, but that has long since passed
YES! The Norwegian state is _definitely_ my ally, but for me, it's much more than that. Because when I was 12 I went to the police and told them to remove me from my family and have the child protective services take over. It's the best decision I've ever made in my life, but I knew to do that because I was educated in my Children's Rights and I knew that the system was there for me. The state is not perfect and it keeps improving all the time, but all my life I have had the safety of knowing that I will always have Norway. All I have to do is to not be a criminal and most importantly, not be violent. I can always ask for help. Norway will not abandon me, won't reject me and won't die without leaving me an inheritance. I am free to climb as much as I want.
But even if I do break the contract and do become a criminal or even violent, I will be treated with respect and fairness. Like Georg Apenes once said; «Other countries have Big Brother. Norway has Big Mother». It's a completely different thing.
❤
Freedom explained
In the US: You have the freedom to ....
The Nordics: You have the freedom from ....
Positive rights are privileges that require others' labor.
Oh, This the first time I see another say that^^ USA was founded with freedom from fear in mind.
With regards to "the American dream" I think George Carlin said it best: "That's why it's called 'the American dream', because you have to be asleep to believe in it"
We see the government as a tool we need to balance to make work. It's like a cow you feed to make it work but you also has to keep an eye on it sometimes to make sure it doesn't run away.
In Scandinavia people trust authorities on all levels from the state, regional and local administrations- The magic is the laws requires them to be transparent. But this is deterioating because of immigration of people with other mindsets as u describedt
I am norwegian, and I think you also have to ask: "How do the Scandinavian and other countries get politicicans that create systems like these?". The foundation of all of this is a very strong democratic culture which came before the welfare.
We see the government as our friend. We have a totally different mindset when it comes to taxes, due to our trust in our government.
A good example of this is our healthcare system, were economists back in the days figured out that with a strong public health care system, we could also get real good acquisition prices on everything from medical appliances as well as medications and so forth. So, instead of paying steep prices for health insurances, we pay instead a little bit more in taxes.
Everybody will at some point in their life need medical assistance. But with this kind of system, the government know how many people will be needing this sort of help on average per year, and they only have to scale it there after. We do have some private medical clinics, but they receives the same amount of money for the same amount of treatment, this way we do have some competition in the health care system, to keep competitive pricing in this sector as well.
In the US they prices the health insurances, according to an average worst case scenario, which excludes the most severe illnesses as cancer and so forth. So, most of our health care system is in the public sector, while this has become a money machine in the US, and therefor it is more profitable to have this based in the private sector for them.
This is the case for all Nordic countries as well, except for the dental side of the system. In Norway it is not covered by the government after the age of 21. In Sweden how ever, this is part of their health care system.
Keep up the good work, with feeding us with good content!👍
Greenland is part of Denmark . In Norway children are expected to be more and more independent from they are very young. We fought for our freedoms and still are.
I'm Norwegian. I see us and the government on the same side. There are things I can be annoyed about. But don't feel that the government are there to hurt us, but help run the country in the right direction.
I think most Norwegians, including me, see the government as a partner. Give and take! For example, I pay my taxes with pleasure, because I feel I get just as much in return. Free education, even university, free healthcare, etc. We have trust and corruption is almost non-existent.
The power of a powerfull union
The goverment and state are my ally. I was hospitelised for 7 months, and I payed nothing. My taxes (39%) payes for it all.
Norway actually trust our Government .. they make mistake.. We disagree.. ALOT.. But we trust them that they actually care.. Mostly. Always a bad apple
The Norwegian government is my friend. It makes sure if something bad happens to me there's a safety net which will catch me and make sure I'll be okay. This is true even if the government is not the guys _I_ personally voted for, because it's a general agreement across the whole political spectrum that the nordic social democracy model is the way to go, even among the right wing conservative parties. Sure, there are differences in the details of how they would like to do things, but overall they all agree on the big picture that the government's duty is to make sure the people are taken care of (the only exceptions to this would be really minor and powerless fringe nutcase political parties).
There's also the fact that our political system is not a "winner takes all" model. The chance that a single party will ever have enough of the vote that it would have 51+ percent majority all on its own is extremely minor at best. This means our politicians on both sides of the political fence are forced to learn how to compromise with and work together with other parties, even the oppositionm in order to get any of their policies passed and anything done.
You can buy Iphone the same way here in Norway. A new Iphone cost new 24000,- Nkr. My son, that are retired, have 18000,- Nkr left after tax. So about 1 month salary for a Iphone. So Iphone is very expensive here also
Most people have a subscribtion that makes a monthly paydown on phones. Also the wages you mention is very low. Its defenetly not an average pay.
So, you asked how we see our government.... I can of course only speak for myself on this.
I definitely don't se them as an enemy, since I know that my current schooling and the surgery I have comin up in January is only possible because of our welfare state. But I also don't view them as a friend.
The reletionship between the people of Denmark and the state, can get pretty complicated.... From what I have seen the place where they tend to fail the most, is in the welfare of people who no longer has the ability to work. That is a very long tiring process, where the government keep sending those people out in jobs, that they can't work. It is a years long process.
Now, I know that this is a very small part of the whole system, but it seriously broke my heart to watch my mom's ex go to meeting after meeting, and getting rejected again and again. He got hurt very badly 20 years ago to the point, that he is not able to do any sort of job anymore. It wasn't untill last year, that he got approved and could stop fighting.
And over the past several years the government has kept raising the retirement age of Denmark. 10 years ago it was 65. Today it's 68, and according to some government websites, they're going to keep raising it.
These issues are of course very minor compared to what so many other countries have to deal with. But I tell you this more to illustrate that I mostly view the government as a tenious ally. I do trust the government to never take away my right to healthcare, education or unemployment benefits, but I don't have complete trust in them,.
I hope this made sense.
Great video as always.
Yeah, made perfect sense, 👌 👍 What's the life expectancy in Denmark? It's crazy that they keep rising the retirement age, almost 70!
if i were you i would imagine myself being in a country like the US with your situation, and compare it to your current one. we're incredibly privileged, it's very easy to forget.
The welfare system (NAV) in Norway could also be better. I have a chronic illness but apparently according to NAV its not chronic!😑 its not on their list, so i guess I won't get any help from them when I'll start looking for work after university.
As a Norwegian american, who lived my whole life in norway whilst my brother grew up in america. Norway is an eutopia for many americans, but keep in mind, our entire population is only the size of Chicago and Huston combined. That’s basically the reason we are able to implement what we have here. We got the national oil fond worth a trillion dollars, divide that by 5,5-6,0 million citizens instead of 132 million citizens, of course we got more to go around. This is not a critic, just saying, emplemanting this in th US, will never work
The government in Norway is our friend, but it can feel like an enemy IF you don't do as you're suppose, but let's be real. Then that's a you problem :D
I happily pay my taxes.I trust the government, but the current one has dissappointed me a lot. But I'm so grateful to have been born here and living in the countryside.So peaceful.
I make like...25 K in USD a year. In Norway, before taxes. But I have a house, an old Subaru and I'm sick of women. So I'm ok. :D
I do have TV, but no channels. I use it to watch DVD's. I don't have seperate internet subscription, I use my phone as a "modem". And my phone is the cheapest Motorola I could find, about 140 USD. As long as it works I don't care about what car, what phone and so on...
Har vi så lavtlønna folk i dette landet?! Og vi som har en regjering for arbeiderklassen, eller hvertfall det de skjuler seg under. Mer skal dem ha, fler avgifter, mer skatt, de får aldri nok. Og så har vi folk som tjener så dårlig, ganske skammelig igrunn når enn ser på hvor mye staten har og hvor mye de gir til andre stater.
When you have a baby in Norway, you get 100% pay for a year, or 80% for 18 months.
Children are the future.
I think most of the Nordic countries look at the government as an ally.
The government is not an ally and it's not an enemy: it's us, the people.
Norway is not living the American dream, they are living the Nordic dream (a lesson learned from the US in the fifties).
'Muricans, however, are stuck in an American nightmare - because the did not heed the same lesson!
Government is the Ally of the people
Greenland, Faroese belong to Denmark
We have been very fortunate for a long time with who's been in charge of our country.
HOWEVER, things are changing and been getting a lot worse lately. It's just that we don't fully see the effects yet. The crown is getting weaker and interest rates are increasing. We have a population that are brainwashed by the mainstream media, making it easy for corporate and political corruption to take hold. Many on the left and even the right have left principles like freedom of speech in the dirt, and people think vaccine passports and lockdowns was a good thing. External influences are getting a stronger grip on our politicians and more and more people think joining the corrupt EU is a good thing. If a politician or even just random people decide to go against what is considered morally right or true by the mainstream, then you will be attacked relentlessly until you give in. People have stopped caring about their own rights.
If people don't wake up soon I don't think Norway and the rest of the Scandinavian countries will be in a good place in a decade or two. Having a strong state may all we well and good until it turns on you, and then you don't stand a chance.
It's not all sunshine and rainbows and a storm is brewing.
There are many countries and placed I would love to travel to. But being a tall bond male..From Norway. You stand out. Youre asking to be robbed.. Unless you have a local with you. And I dont mean the trourist places.. I mean to actually visit a place. Brazil as an example is not the closed off hotells etc. To me that is boring .. But I realise if I go to Brasilia.. alone.. I will get in trouble.
BTW the word 'skam' in Danish means shame.
as an ally, yes ...
Yes, s.SKAM is an amazing serie to watch, you will lwarn a lot about Norway and being a russ from it so I say, if you have time for it. Domit; Inwill watch it with you. I see the goverment as my ally but it is also spmething needed tonallways fight for to keep it as good as possible. Some poletiic partys allways want degrade the guerment
The government is my friend.
Hey Teach Paul. I havnt got any replies when I usually write this but the point of freedom in America was not freedom "TO" but freedom "from". Freedom from fear in general. Not freedom TO ravage the streets acting like baboons.
Instead of focusing on what you have freedom "to", think what you have freedom "from"
Greenland is Denmark 😉
1. world problems are also problems.
I trust the government in general, but I don't always trust that our politicans are in contact with reality and the people that voted for them looking at some of the moronic stuff they do at times.
greenland is not a country.. :))
..however its not all roses here, we have serious issues with our declining population more deaths than births. Norway has a very woke society so would regard this as misogyny which it isnt facts dont care about feelings. Demography doesnt lie. We are so focused on climate change but are not addressing the country's absolute immediate crisis which is declining population. Some time ago an entire school in one town closed down...simply not enough children to keep the school running.
I used to trust that Norwegian politicians wanted the best for the people - and they mostly did. Unfortunately, today's politicians are more concerned with prestige projects than with the people's best interests. What has been built over many decades can quickly be demolished within a few years if the people do not pay close attention and hold the politicians accountable. Unfortunately, too many people take it for granted that the system is forever, which it's not. The system is vulnerable, and if the people do not make sure that the politicians make wise choices, our grandchildren will not be able to benefit from the same system that we can today. The naivety among Norwegians is too great.
No, not happy. Well, on average yes. But if you like cars like me, Norway is not good. If you like good groceriers, Norway is not good. If you like culture, Norway is not good. If you like technology and forward-leaning companies, Norway is not good.
I'm not _offended_ by these claims that our solutions would never work elsewhere. What I am is _frustrated_. There's an almost boastful self-degredation in it like «oh, we could never accomplish what the Nordics have accomplished, because they are so superior to us». I'm not angry for myself, but for you. It's great to be Norwegian, but I would be very much happier if the entire world was lifted up to Norwegian standards. We're not in the supremacy business and don't take it as a compliment, because it implies that we are bad teachers. What makes the Nordics special is that we're different, but work very closely together and learn from each other and adapt new ideas for our own countries. As Michael Moore said «Remember; these people were Vikings». It's all about what we have learned and what we do about it. It is not because of who we are. And if the Nordic countries top all the good lists, I think most countries should really study what we're doing. But instead, they're convincing themselves that they could never do it. As a teacher, imagine if all your students said «Oh, we can never learn from you, because you're so great». Can you imagine how frustrating that would be? That's how I feel.
Happiness is misleading when discussing Nordic countries. Happiness is not what we seek; we seek contentment and I do think the scores reflect that.