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Making America more like Scandinavia


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2016 Jul 12, 10:28am   53,781 views  179 comments

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/nordic-countries-united-states/490847/

A once powerful demographic group is losing ground in American politics. For most of the countrys history, white Christian Americathe cultural and political edifice built primarily by white Protestant Christians set the tone for our national conversations and shaped American ideals. But today, many white Christian Americans feel profoundly anxious as their numbers and influence are waning. The two primary branches of their family tree, white mainline and white evangelical Protestants, offer competing narratives about their decline. White mainline Protestants blame evangelical Protestants for turning off the younger generation with their anti-gay rhetoric and tendency to conflate Christianity with conservative, nationalist...

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77   Y   2017 Jul 9, 8:17pm  

Libbies will always be wracked with ancient ancestral guilt. It's just in their nature.
Allowing an islamic cancer to metastasize in their home country is a form of self-flagellation in a vain attempt to assuage their internal pain.
If only we could convince them that 100 laps around Trump Towers would be an adequate substitute for their penance, we would stand a chance of saving this great land of ours...

80   MisdemeanorRebel   2017 Jul 15, 10:07am  

BlueSardine says

Allowing an islamic cancer to metastasize in their home country is a form of self-flagellation in a vain attempt to assuage their internal pain.

The old song from Mikado is right on about some people, Upper/Upper Middle Class Coasties are insulated from the downside of third world immigration and Islamic Immigration in particular, while reaping the benefits of low wages, stuffed rentals, and eliminating "sauciness" of the lower classes. I would call it flagellation of "old, evil racist and religious (Christian only) America".

That is why the Two Scoops Refugee Resettlement program requiring refugees to be resettled in communities where the median home price is over $300k and the schools are in the top 10% of the state is necessary.

Bethesda, MD, Manassas, VA and Orange County can afford the increased burden of housing and schooling immigrants, not Twin Falls, ID or Buffalo, NY.

Let the Neolib/con Coasties of affluent areas enjoy the diversity also. Not just rustbelt or rural communities. It'll be so culturally enriching when the group of Somali Teens walk Hannah Merriweather and Sarah Silverstein back through the Greenbelt Bike Trail from School! Nothing says experiencing different communities then driving past all the smoking Pakistani men hanging out in front of the new affordable housing just across from Willow Downs Estates, where luxury townhomes start from $500k, within minutes of the Riverwalk featuring Benihana and Banana Republic!

Remember, Diversity is good, just like beneficial Corn Sugar, which is harmless in moderation..

82   Booger   2017 Jul 16, 7:43pm  

Picture supposedly taken at an airport in Russia:

83   Booger   2017 Aug 15, 7:21pm  

Poland proves that you can be white nationalist while also being against Nazis and Commies.

84   Booger   2017 Aug 19, 9:10am  

When you have suffered with Communism, and watched the misery and corruption of having to answer to a powerlord, then you rise up and seize your freedom and destiny through blood sweat and tears.... you aren't going to be handing it over to some layabout, entitled migrants who want everything for free while they demand you change your values for THEIR whims. Fuck that.

The reason we're so kumbaya in the West is we've had generations of snowflakes that have never felt the pain of war or sacrifice, and have been handed participation trophies.

85   MisdemeanorRebel   2017 Aug 19, 9:55am  

curious2 says



Prime Minister Robert Fico's government has said Islam has no place in Slovakia.

Parliament adopted a bill sponsored by the Slovak National Party (SNS), junior member in Fico's coalition, that requires a religion to have at least 50,000 members, up from 20,000, to qualify for state subsidies and to run its own schools.

When Eastern Europeans pass laws like Slovakia or Hungary, Kaiserina Merkel and her Chambermaid Macron issue threats and accuse Vladimir Putin of being behind it all

They are very quick to blame Putin but never blame Islam for Terror Attacks.

87   Rin   2018 Mar 21, 7:03pm  

FP_ex says


C'mon. If you were taking only 2 classes but the rest of the students were taking 5, it is not that hard to do better than them.



Actually, the full time course load at HU is 4.

And then again, I was working full-time, you stupid POS. If I had all my time to myself, I could take 4 to 7 classes and ace them all.
88   zzyzzx   2018 Apr 9, 8:00am  

In the Czech republic:
89   zzyzzx   2018 Apr 26, 7:31am  

Meanwhile, in Poland:
91   zzyzzx   2018 Jul 2, 11:06am  

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/07/01/polish-politician-unapologetic-for-zero-muslim-refugees-we-can-be-called-populists-nationalists-racists-i-dont-care-poland-is-safe-650197

Polish politician unapologetic for ‘zero’ Muslim refugees: ‘We can be called Populists, Nationalists, Racists, I don’t care … Poland is safe’

When asked on British television how many Muslim refugees Poland has taken in, an unapologetic Tarczyński said, “Zero.”

This prompted the host to ask the vice president of the European Conservatives of the Council of Europe if he is “proud of that.”

Again, the politician did not waver, saying that Poland will not accept even one.

“This is the why Poland is so safe,” he explained. “This is the reason why we had not even one terrorist attack.”

European countries have taken in millions of Muslim refugees fleeing violence and poverty in the Middle East, resulting in citizens being slaughtered in the streets by radicalized Islamic extremists, but Poland has not seen such an attack.

And doesn’t plan to.
92   zzyzzx   2018 Jul 12, 10:59am  

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/06/polish-mp-our-country-is-safe-because-we-didnt-accept-illegal-muslim-migrants/

Polish MP: Our country is safe because we didn’t accept illegal Muslim migrants

Channel 4 host Cathy Newman asks Tarczyński “how many refugees Poland has taken,” Tarczyński says “zero”. When Newman asks him if he is proud of that, he says: “If you’re asking me about illegal Muslim migrants, not even one will come to Poland, if it’s illegal.”

The Polish MP explains how his country has accepted already 2 million Ukrainians who are working peacefully in the country. He adds that Poland will not receive even one Muslim, because that is what “we’ve promised”.

When Newman says it sounds like he’s proud of it and reminds him of accusations of racism, Tarczyński says:

“This is what our people expect from our government (…) this is why Poland is so safe, this is the reason why we had not even one terrorist attack”.
93   zzyzzx   2018 Jul 17, 9:20am  

https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/07/17/czech-pm-eu-must-turn-back-boats-resettling-migrants-road-hell/

Czech PM: EU Must Turn Back Boats, Resettling Migrants Is ‘Road to Hell’

On Twitter, Babiš stressed that the bloc should follow Australia’s lead and turn back the boats, writing: “We must send a clear signal that illegal migration has ended and that the European Union is ready to return illegal immigrants immediately.”

Interior Minister Jan Hamáček said the government is offering Italy alternative forms of assistance including the possibility of sending border guards and experts to help push back migrants in North Africa.

“We must focus on the solution to the migrant crisis causes and the ways of halting the flow of illegal migrants, including the fight with their smugglers,” he told CTK. “We will not tackle the migrant crisis by keeping the door to Europe open to uncontrolled migration.”

The Czech Republic’s fellow Visegrád nation Hungary took a similar line, with Fidesz parliamentary spokesman István Hollik stating: “We will not be accepting anyone, as Hungarian voters made it clear at the last election that they do not want to live in a nation of immigrants.”

Describing the NGO boats ferrying migrants across the Mediterranean as “Soros ships”, in reference to open borders-backing globalist billionaire George Soros, Hollik added that “Hungarians reject the Soros plan”.
94   zzyzzx   2018 Jul 25, 12:26pm  

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/07/hungary-officially-pulls-out-of-un-migration-pact-as-it-encourages-migration/#.W1cxG4yUuHE.twitter

Hungary officially pulls out of UN migration pact as it ‘encourages migration’

It has become clear that differences between Hungary’s position on migration and the UN’s approach are irreconcilable, Szijjarto told a press conference.

“Hungary will maintain its position and no global package can change that”, he added.

“We see migration processes from a different perspective,” he said. The UN believes that migration is unavoidable, beneficial and should be supported, while Hungary considers it a danger to Hungary and Europe, he said, adding that the UN’s aim was to encourage migration whereas Hungary’s goal was to stop it.

The Global Compact for Migration includes some agreeable targets, such as taking action against human smugglers, but its effect will be contrary even to these, he said. A document that encourages migration will only benefit human smugglers because they can then convince more people to set off, telling them that they will be accepted in line with the global compact, Szijjarto said.

Hungary’s position is that it would be unnatural to change the population of the continent and global efforts should instead be made to stop migration, he said.

The migration compact includes certain obligations that Hungary would not be willing fulfil, such as organising training sessions for migrants before they set off and after they arrive, granting allowances to those send home remittances, enabling NGOs to help migrants submit complaints, increasing migrant reception capacities and viewing border crossing as a human rights issue instead of a security issue, he added.

Hungary has introduced “precisely contrary measures” in order to protect the security of citizens, Szijjarto said.
In response to a question, he said that considering that the US had not even participated in the talks on the Global Compact for Migration and several countries had expressed dissatisfaction at the end of talks, Hungary was unlikely to meet with any negative fallout as a result of its announcement.
96   Patrick   2018 Nov 11, 4:56pm  

Booger says


That's an excellent photo because it describes Polish history in a nutshell.

"Pole" (pronounced with the final "e") literally means "field" in Polish. The country's name indicates its geography. Poland is very flat north of the Carpathians, and has historically been rolled over in both directions: Nazis from the west, Communists from the east.

They don't want to be either of those! They just want to be Polish.
97   Booger   2018 Nov 22, 5:48am  

https://polanddaily.com/105-the-polish-government-officially-announces-that-it-won39t-sign-the-un-global-compact-for-migration.

THE POLISH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES THAT IT WON'T SIGN THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT FOR MIGRATION
98   Patrick   2018 Nov 22, 10:44am  

MegaForce says
And the Lithuanians


And the Swedes. And the Austrians. Forgot about them. Basically Poland got invaded from all sides.
99   Ceffer   2018 Nov 22, 10:47am  

German Sunni Muslims and Russian Shiite Muslims will overrun Poland fighting each other. There is no way out, Poland!

The Pope will just go Beauty Queen, stick his finger up his ass, and pray for World Peace.
102   HeadSet   2018 Dec 6, 7:44pm  

Basically Poland got invaded from all sides.

Yep, as had France, Germany, Italy, and especially Britain. Of course those countries, along with Poland, did there fair share of invading as well.
105   Booger   2018 Dec 18, 4:23pm  

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6504471/France-sick-man-Europe-says-Polish-minister.html

France is now the sick man of Europe': Polish minister says Yellow Vest movement and Christmas Market terror attack make the country 'a drag on Europe'
107   Booger   2019 May 27, 2:21pm  

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/27/eu-elections-disaster-globalists-poland/

Providing analysis of the election results, political scientist Marcin Palade said he believes an LGBT march which took place in Gdansk on Saturday may have motivated many conservative-minded voters to turn out at the polls for PiS.
111   RWSGFY   2019 Aug 13, 9:21am  

OccasionalCortex says
Lithuania once ruled over Poland and modern day Belarus and even parts of Ukraine, I think


Most of Ukraine and parts of Russia (Smolensk region, IIRC). It was called The Grand Duchy of Lithuania then and at some point it was the biggest state in Europe.
112   Booger   2019 Aug 24, 10:25am  

Polish beer:
113   MisdemeanorRebel   2019 Aug 24, 10:45am  

Finland's last government failed a few months ago over Health Care financing.

Bank of Finland's Governor declares current Bernie-Beloved system in financially unsustainable.


HELSINKI, March 15 (Reuters) - Finland’s social and healthcare systems still need reforming to ensure the sustainability of its public finances, Bank of Finland governor Olli Rehn said on Friday, a week after the failure of its health reform plan led the government to quit.

The coalition government resigned a month ahead of a mid-April general election, saying it could not deliver on the healthcare reform package, its key policy and widely seen as crucial to long-term fiscal security.

“The collapse of the structural reform of the social and healthcare (systems) is of course very troublesome from the point of view of fiscal sustainability,” Rehn told a news conference in Helsinki.

“The problem itself, (the need for) better and democratic healthcare as well as consolidation of public finances, has not disappeared.”


https://www.reuters.com/article/finland-government-cenbank-healthcare/update-1-healthcare-reform-collapse-troublesome-for-finlands-finances-central-bank-idUSL8N2122LI
116   Dholliday126   2019 Dec 15, 12:14pm  

The future is in eastern europe and Russia, western Europe is morally bankrupt and a dying society.

America is at a tipping point, but I think people are starting to wake up to the dystopia a progressive left world would bring. Hopefully, it turns around, but I think it's going to take a 4th turning to do so.

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