Bernie Sanders thinks our government should be more like the ones found in Scandanavia

[oldernwiser]

He's right. Sander's entire political position is dictated by FACTS. You know those pesky things republicans try to avoid to win over a stupid American populace.

Bernie Sanders I can beat Hillary Clinton - CBS News

He has a long shot. I know that. He probably ultimately won't become president, but you know his message will at least be heard. Hopefully something comes out of that.

The Koch brothers donated close to a billion to the republican campaign. Thats twice as much of the funding for the entire 2012 republican campaign. Two guys essentially comprise an entire third party.

Why are average joe republicans okay with that?

Why don't y'all just move over there. You hate the US....move. Nobody is stopping you.

That's actually untrue. Most of us love our country so much that we're willing to risk our wallets to make it better - even for the socially challenged. Personally, what I hate about the US is that it has to be home to so many people who think that THEY are 100% self-sufficient and screw those who stumble along the way. I hate that I have to support so many who are so intellectually stunted that they feel the need to close off discussions about the POSSIBILITY of bettering our entire country by muttering a magic word ("socialist", "communist", "liberal") because it hurts their tiny little brains to actually ponder pros and cons.

So, how much do YOU love your country? 1% of us risk their lives for it, what about the other 99%? Do you love it enough to at least risk your wallet?

 

[LogikAndReazon]

Scandinavian governments work because everyone there wants to have nice things and for their neighbors to also have nice things. America is too dog-eat-dog for that anytime soon, for that the boomers must finally die out.

Or the occutards can move to glorious Scandinavia...

 

[Political Junky]

Get happy in the world s happiest countries - CNN.com

Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report 2013, the most recent United Nations happiness study available. For an obviously happy place, head to Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, one of the world's oldest amusement parks. Norway is the second-happiest country in the world.Mar 20, 2014

1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
4. Netherlands
5. Sweden
<more>

 

[oldernwiser]

Get happy in the world s happiest countries - CNN.com

Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report 2013, the most recent United Nations happiness study available. For an obviously happy place, head to Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, one of the world's oldest amusement parks. Norway is the second-happiest country in the world.Mar 20, 2014

1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
4. Netherlands
5. Sweden
<more>

Oh wait... except for Switzerland, weren't those the same countries that Bernie mentioned? Why do conservatives fear being happy in their own country and having the vast majority prosperous and thriving? I just don't understand the thrill some folks get from standing on the backs of people just trying to survive...

 

[LogikAndReazon]

Obamacare = Happiness !!!!! Lmfao

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Get happy in the world s happiest countries - CNN.com

Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report 2013, the most recent United Nations happiness study available. For an obviously happy place, head to Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, one of the world's oldest amusement parks. Norway is the second-happiest country in the world.Mar 20, 2014

1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
4. Netherlands
5. Sweden
<more>

Hmm.

All of the above are:

White

Christian

Small population

large territory

Hmmm

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Why are countries that are overwhelmingly white and Christian the happiest?

 

[LogikAndReazon]

Why are countries that are overwhelmingly white and Christian the happiest?

High taxes..... Im sure thats it

 

[CrusaderFrank]

CIA Fact book apparently wiped race off its tracking recently. LOL

I think Denmark was 90+% White

 

[Political Junky]

Why are countries that are overwhelmingly white and Christian the happiest?

Religion in Denmark - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Of all the religions in Denmark, the most prominent is Christianity in the form of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark, the state religion. However, pockets of virtually all faiths can be found among the population. The second largest faith is Islam, due to immigration since 1980. In general, however, Danes are secular, and church attendance is generally low.[1]

 

[Mac1958]

Bernie had the balls to come out and say it, which is far more than the other Democrat politicians do.

Good for him. That's why I like him, he's not a political wimp.

We should have the conversation.

.

 

[MrMike]

I've lived in Sweden for many years with my family (children born there) and also the UK. There's both good and bad for each. With Sweden, the lovely part is the focus on family and ensuring a good quality of life is possible but it does come at a price. Sweden is suffering of late though from very liberal immigration policies that have burdened the country with unskilled entrants and many who are segregated into enclaves where local Swedes are not fond of going at night.

He's right. Sander's entire political position is dictated by FACTS. You know those pesky things republicans try to avoid to win over a stupid American populace.

Bernie Sanders I can beat Hillary Clinton - CBS News

He has a long shot. I know that. He probably ultimately won't become president, but you know his message will at least be heard. Hopefully something comes out of that.

The Koch brothers donated close to a billion to the republican campaign. Thats twice as much of the funding for the entire 2012 republican campaign. Two guys essentially comprise an entire third party.

Why are average joe republicans okay with that?

 

[Political Junky]

Weekly statistics[edit]
Church attendance - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Following attendance statistics are mainly taken from the 2004 Gallup report and may not represent current attendance figures.

Country Year Attendance (%)

Austria 2004 18% [17]

Belgium 2008 7% [18]

Canada 1999 20%[19]

Cyprus 2004 25% [17]

Denmark 2004 3% [17]

Czech Republic 2004 11% [17]

Estonia 2004 4% [17]

Finland 2004 5% [17]

France 2005 12% [20]

Greece 2004 27% [17]

Hungary 2004 12% [17]

Ireland 2009 46% [21]

Italy 2004 31% [17]

Latvia 2004 7% [17]

Lithuania 2004 14% [17]

Malta 2005 52% [22]

Norway 2009 3% [23]

Poland 2012 54% [24]

Portugal 2004 29% [17]

Slovakia 2004 33% [17]

Slovenia 2004 18% [17]

Spain 2004 21% [17]

Sweden 2004 5% [17]

United Kingdom 2012 12% [25]

United States 2013 39%[26]

 

[Dragonlady]

Why are countries that are overwhelmingly white and Christian the happiest?

First off, all of the countries they rated were overwhelmingly white and Christian, but none of the countries in the top 10 have the Christian fundamentalists that the US has. Even the US wasn't as radically Christian back in the 50's and 60's as it is today.

Canada was 7th on the happiness list. It's part of our Constitution that we have a duty to help our fellow Canadians and most people appreciate the social safety net. Ours is a country which respects other people, and treats them as we would like to be treated. I find it odd that a country where only 34% of the population admits to going to church regularly espouses and practices Christianity more than Americans who keep trying to claim they are a Christian nation, all the while claiming that the poor are shiftless lazy bums who are wasting your money. I don't find this to be a Christian attitude at all.

 

[thereisnospoon]

He's right. Sander's entire political position is dictated by FACTS. You know those pesky things republicans try to avoid to win over a stupid American populace.

Bernie Sanders I can beat Hillary Clinton - CBS News

He has a long shot. I know that. He probably ultimately won't become president, but you know his message will at least be heard. Hopefully something comes out of that.

The Koch brothers donated close to a billion to the republican campaign. Thats twice as much of the funding for the entire 2012 republican campaign. Two guys essentially comprise an entire third party.

Why are average joe republicans okay with that?

And this is why he has no shot at winning even the debates.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Scandinavian governments work because everyone there wants to have nice things and for their neighbors to also have nice things. America is too dog-eat-dog for that anytime soon, for that the boomers must finally die out.

WHAT? ....Gens X, Y and the millenials have become progressively more self centered and self entitled. You can blame helicopter parents and self esteem.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Scandinavian governments work because everyone there wants to have nice things and for their neighbors to also have nice things. America is too dog-eat-dog for that anytime soon, for that the boomers must finally die out.

The problem is that average joe republicans are so brainwashed. Their simple minds make them pawns to the party. It's both terrible and astounding.

All a republican politician has to do is talk about how much he loves freedom; vague generalizations about upholding the constitution; lowering taxes (always for the wealthy btw), and he recruits millions of pawns. It's shocking it is that easy.

JFK Airport has direct flights to Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. See ya. For it is a flight on one of the national air carriers of one of these countries that will bring your dream of socialist utopia to reality.
We ( meaning the majority of Americans) have no interest in your idea of government control and central planning.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Scandinavian governments work because everyone there wants to have nice things and for their neighbors to also have nice things. America is too dog-eat-dog for that anytime soon, for that the boomers must finally die out.

The problem is that average joe republicans are so brainwashed. Their simple minds make them pawns to the party. It's both terrible and astounding.

All a republican politician has to do is talk about how much he loves freedom; vague generalizations about upholding the constitution; lowering taxes (always for the wealthy btw), and he recruits millions of pawns. It's shocking it is that easy.

I am not a Republican, but this claim is simply bullcrap.

What do you base your assertions on ? Your experience on this board ?

It's just rhetorical babble....And a bunch of complaining.

 

[thereisnospoon]

Which Scandinavian country?

Norway and Denmark are controlled by right wing governments that restrict immigration, cut spending, and cut taxes. Sweden is a cultural marxist shithole being flooded by over a hundred thousand third world refugees a year, that is going into massive debt. In Sweden, income inequality that is rising even faster than that in the US at the moment due to the influx of cheap foreign labor in part. I thought Sanders opposes income inequality?

Countries that have strong social safety nets often find nearly half their populations out of work living off the public dole.
IN order to make sure menial tasks are done, unskilled laborers are imported. Wiht wages unable to keep up with the ever rising cost of living due to inflationary government monetary policies( which are driven by more and more funding to social safety nets) the migrant workers find themselves falling behind. History shows us that this is a recipe for disaster

 

[thereisnospoon]

Scandinavian governments work because everyone there wants to have nice things and for their neighbors to also have nice things. America is too dog-eat-dog for that anytime soon, for that the boomers must finally die out.

The problem is that average joe republicans are so brainwashed. Their simple minds make them pawns to the party. It's both terrible and astounding.

All a republican politician has to do is talk about how much he loves freedom; vague generalizations about upholding the constitution; lowering taxes (always for the wealthy btw), and he recruits millions of pawns. It's shocking it is that easy.

They believe Obama is a Communist. That shows how brainwashed they truly are. Outside of the ACA, Obama is about as centrist as Bill Clinton was, and the ACA is not some socialist nirvana.

Centrist?...Now THAT is funny