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Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
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RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 9:33 am)Ahriman Wrote:
Quote:Oh, those poor, enslaved Norwegians!
Americans live wild and free, everyone out for themselves. Norwegians live more like domesticated animals. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It's clearly working out for them.

According to the State Of World Liberty Index, Norway ranks 9th in terms of personal freedom, property freedom and economic freedom. The US doesn’t even make the top 25.

Not for nothing, but New Zealand ranks first.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#12
RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 10:18 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 9:33 am)Ahriman Wrote: Americans live wild and free, everyone out for themselves. Norwegians live more like domesticated animals. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It's clearly working out for them.

According to the State Of World Liberty Index, Norway ranks 9th in terms of personal freedom, property freedom and economic freedom. The US doesn’t even make the top 25.

Not for nothing, but New Zealand ranks first.

Boru
Damn, that must be some anti-American stuff.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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#13
RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 10:21 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 10:18 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: According to the State Of World Liberty Index, Norway ranks 9th in terms of personal freedom, property freedom and economic freedom. The US doesn’t even make the top 25.

Not for nothing, but New Zealand ranks first.

Boru
Damn, that must be some anti-American stuff.

Can you give me some concrete, real-world examples of how Americans are freer than people in, say, France or Japan or New Zealand?
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RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 10:28 am)Belacqua Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 10:21 am)Ahriman Wrote: Damn, that must be some anti-American stuff.

Can you give me some concrete, real-world examples of how Americans are freer than people in, say, France or Japan or New Zealand?
There are around 330,000,000 people living in America, around 550,000 of them being homeless. There are around 125,000,000 people living in Japan, with only around 4,000 of them being homeless.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 10:34 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 10:28 am)Belacqua Wrote: Can you give me some concrete, real-world examples of how Americans are freer than people in, say, France or Japan or New Zealand?
There are around 300,000,000 people living in America, around 550,000 of them being homeless. There are around 125,000,000 people living in Japan, with only around 4,000 of them being homeless.

"Freedom to be homeless" is not something I'd call a positive.
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#16
RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 10:42 am)Belacqua Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 10:34 am)Ahriman Wrote: There are around 300,000,000 people living in America, around 550,000 of them being homeless. There are around 125,000,000 people living in Japan, with only around 4,000 of them being homeless.

"Freedom to be homeless" is not something I'd call a positive.

Yeah, improved housing security isn’t a terrific argument against social programmes.

Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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#17
RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 10:34 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 10:28 am)Belacqua Wrote: Can you give me some concrete, real-world examples of how Americans are freer than people in, say, France or Japan or New Zealand?
There are around 330,000,000 people living in America, around 550,000 of them being homeless. There are around 125,000,000 people living in Japan, with only around 4,000 of them being homeless.

is it not, then, high time to you cast yourself onto the street?
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#18
RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 10:18 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 10:15 am)Jehanne Wrote: Public, socialized healthcare is more efficient and effective, less paperwork and less bureaucracy.
Also much less of a challenge to live through.......

From your OP, you seem to be unhappy with socialism.
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#19
RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 12:13 pm)Jehanne Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 10:18 am)Ahriman Wrote: Also much less of a challenge to live through.......

From your OP, you seem to be unhappy with socialism.
I prefer the challenge of living in a more capitalistic society.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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#20
RE: Socialism, The "Forced Happy" Religion
(February 12, 2022 at 12:41 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(February 12, 2022 at 12:13 pm)Jehanne Wrote: From your OP, you seem to be unhappy with socialism.
I prefer the challenge of living in a more capitalistic society.

Why not frontier living, as the pioneers of yesteryear??
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