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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 527708" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>(1) It's COLD in Scandinavia....much harder to survive being homeless there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>(2) It is also interesting to me that many left-wing advocates mention Scandinavia as role models. (NB-Not saying you are doing this...this is a general statement). But Scandinavian societies are amongst the least diverse and most homogeneous societies on earth. I happen to think there is another whole debate one can have about "diversity" and whether or not that is really an advantage or a disadvantage for a society. And I am not referring to racism in this comment. Historically, humanity has been quite tribal. Cultures that have embraced diversity have often failed over time (Rome, comes to mind immediately) while cultures that did not have flourished (Scandinavia being an excellent example). (NB-this can be argued vigorously both ways, as it is also not hard to find culturally diverse societies that flourished for a while, before fading).I have wondered if cultural uniformity allows people to be more tolerant and more open to sharing of resources since the people they share with are "like me".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 527708, member: 944"] (1) It's COLD in Scandinavia....much harder to survive being homeless there :) (2) It is also interesting to me that many left-wing advocates mention Scandinavia as role models. (NB-Not saying you are doing this...this is a general statement). But Scandinavian societies are amongst the least diverse and most homogeneous societies on earth. I happen to think there is another whole debate one can have about "diversity" and whether or not that is really an advantage or a disadvantage for a society. And I am not referring to racism in this comment. Historically, humanity has been quite tribal. Cultures that have embraced diversity have often failed over time (Rome, comes to mind immediately) while cultures that did not have flourished (Scandinavia being an excellent example). (NB-this can be argued vigorously both ways, as it is also not hard to find culturally diverse societies that flourished for a while, before fading).I have wondered if cultural uniformity allows people to be more tolerant and more open to sharing of resources since the people they share with are "like me". [/QUOTE]
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