Dirty, rotten socialists!

[True Dough]

[-misanthroptimist]

1. Cue the "They're not socialist" tropes!

[chouchou]

2. Oh Yeah? Norway ain't got no MAGA's

Ah....

[CrimsonBight]

8. Norway has a far right.

Every European country does.

[chouchou]

20. There's always some people that block a fair reality

[CrispyQ]

3. "Yes, but the US is so much bigger, we can't do those things."

That is the typical response by so many people, even on our side. Seems to me, we also have more resources & if we're so GD exceptional we should be able to figure it out. That two-party system thingy is a big part of our problem, & money equals speech is another one.

[Cheezoholic]

6. While the 2 party system may be a problem your second point is THE most important one IMO. We can address the

others after we win but we need to win first. Arguing and fighting from a position of weakness, and make no mistake, we are without power and weak ATM, is futile and exactly how authoritarians work to divide opposition. Repukes would love nothing more than a 3rd party to rise right now. In fact, I believe they have been and are quietly organizing this possibility. They can only win 2 ways. Cheating and/or by diluting the opposition vote whether it be through a 3rd party or suppressing turnout. I will say it again. Even though they have been very good at covert politics and actual covert operational basics are widely known by most, they almost absolutely have the detailed Putin/KGB/FSR playbook in their hands. The most successful disinformation/misinformation organization in the modern age.
Respectfully

[Jilly_in_VA]

16. That's the dumbest argument ever!

If we're bigger, we should be able to do it better!

[Ray Bruns]

4. Amazing what you can afford when you don't spend a trillion dollars a year on the military.

[BurnDoubt]

5. Yeah, but...

We’re gettin’ our money’s worth in Iran.
Dumb Fucks.
That is all.

[Cheezoholic]

7. Totally agre and its 1.5 now. And for what is what I don't get. We can't even sustain a war with a country like Iran,

regardless that it is wrong. Christ, 30 days and we're out of missiles? Our sailors are plunging toilets while they're in combat? $10 billion Aircraft Carriers that are technically only operational for 6 months at a time before they need to come to port for service. These are just some of the things those of us without blinders see right? The only difference between us and Russia is we gave MIC oligarchs more money than they did. I see what happened in Iran as no different than when Russia's military was exposed after the Ukraine invasion.

[MadameButterfly]

14. They also have high taxes and much smaller income gap

Despite the high taxes, most people support the system because they spend their lives not having to worry about the basic or save massive amounts of money to cover health issues, education, old age, childcare, etc. The richest people get fewer mansions though.

[Jilly_in_VA]

17. And when you pay taxes there

You GET SOMETHING for them, instead og the money going to prop up something like Israel bombing Gaza, or going in the pockets of some billionaire!

[chouchou]

19. Your words are very true !....and the wealthy don't get "To Skate" out of sharing wealth.

Their taxes go to the needed...

[question everything]

9. I think that demography should be included

I think that Norway is pretty homogenous.

[markie]

10. people are people

just tells me that the U.S. is just a whole lot more racist

[MadameButterfly]

15. That just means the far right doesn't get to blame

people of color for everyone's problems. So you have to talk about the issues.

[Jilly_in_VA]

18. Have you been there lately?

I haven't, but my nephew has, and he was surprised at the number of racially mixed people and darker-complected immigrants there.

[Soul_of_Wit]

11. Norway advantages vs. US advantages

Norway spends oil revenues to the advantage of its people (it nationalized oil production in 1974.) Norway chooses to have high taxes and to spend those taxes on its people.

The US has great diversity in its population due to immigration. This produces enormous innovation (think foreign-born tech bros and scientists.) The largest economy in the history of the world is because of immigration. More people equals a larger economy.

Folks need to quit complaining about taxes and start complaining about how taxes are spent.

[SidneyR]

12. Social Democracy is still capitalism.

But it's a well-regulated form of capitalism.

[Swede]

13. Add Belgium to the list.

[HAB911]

21. Does this mean

The orange anus will have difficulty getting Scandinavian immigrants?