Comments by "Mosern1977" (@Mosern1977) on "The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters" channel.

  1. As a Norwegian, I must say Denmark should be our guiding star, and Sweden should be what we avoid at all cost. Very slowly this mindset seems to get traction in Norway, but frustratingly slow. One of the reasons is that Danish media and public discorse is much more honest and direct than what we have here.
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  2. What these 3 leaders have in common, is that none of them are carreer politicians.
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  3. I mean it's not the first time England has been ravaged by people comming from boats.
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  4. This is comming from a Norwegian, so I don't know the UK sentiment. But have the UK people sort of been told now that nationalism is bad? That it is not ok to be British? (Because I think a healthy dose of nationalism is the best defence against multi-culturalism and it negative effect on the "glue" in society. Sweden has had this issue, with minimal to no Swedish nationalism existing, making it very easy target for multi-culturalism to break down society there). I'm my view, you can have a multi-ethnic society, but not a multi-cultural one.
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  5.  @hansnielsen6280  - but pace is everything. Because as countries around Europe all starts cracking up - the slowest countries will be able to adjust.
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  6. Its so strange that UK still is a class-society.
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  7. Probably because they don't make the bad statistics.
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  8. Norwegian here - is this a bash the UK channel? Because I get a feeling its just doom and gloom in the UK when listening to these guys?
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  9. Only thing we need "EU" for is to figure out continent wide standards for products that cross borders where applicable. For everything else, we really don't need it.
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  10.  @A-bomb94  - so sad. We used to really look up to Britain back in the 80s and 90s. Loads of cultural exports made it to us here in Norway. Now it is just looking like a big warning (along with Sweden) on how not to run a country. I just hope it is better in reality than what Youtube makes me believe.
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  11. Big difference is that in Norway, we just throw oil-money around to smooth over the issues. Not every country has this luxury.
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  12. Well, if I had to choose I would take legal immigrants over illegal ones any day.
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  13. @mobo_67 - Norway is a bit in-between Denmark (very strict policies) and Sweden (super lax policies) on immigration. Due to Norways long history as a vasal state in different unions (under Denmark for 400 years, and Sweden for 90) and also being occupied by Nazi Germany (40-45), there is a substancial nationalistic sentiment in Norway. And we do celebrate our constitutional day (17th of May) with very much pride. This is also one of the main reasons Norway is not in the EU, the thought of joining a union is not very popular in Norway. Norway has however seen massive immigration over the last 40 years. Thankfully its been mostly Swedes and Polish people, which has caused little problems. As with all Western European countries, we have issues with the usual MENA immigrant populations. But thanks to the immense oil wealth, we can afford to pay for them not working or casuing trouble. There is a shift to our most right-leaning political party (strict immigration, less taxes, more oil and gas extraction) in Norway for this years election. Sweden is otherwise a cautionary tale for us, and Denmark is a guiding star in immigration politics. I personally think Norway will manage fine, and continue to prosper going forward. We tend to plan ahead and try solving issues together before they grow to big to handle.
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  14. Hydropower and geopower are real renewables that actually work great. Unfortuntately they require very specific geography to work well. For everything else, Nuclear is the best option.
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  15. As a Norwegian, I like to look over the little sea to our friends in the good old UK, and see what's going on over there. Damn - its a continous shitshow... No viking raids for now, we ain't touching that thing with a ten foot pole.
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  16. Ooofff.... As a Norwegian that sux compared to us. I earn well above average in Norway and pay around 30-ish % in tax. More average people will maybe pay 25-ish %. Still shitty VAT on top, except electric cars.
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  17.  @Temuldjin  - yes, and of course some nasty taxes on alchohol and tobacco.
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  18. Wonder how many of these programs are just fronts for much more nefarious programs.
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  19.  @chameleon28  - from every immigrant group/country there is an assimilation rate (which is painfully slow from some countries), the oil money can soften the pain during this assimiliation phase. However, if one keeps import from countries over the long term assimiliation rate, sociatal collapse is very much a possibility.
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  20. Well, why would they want those shitty criminals back? Now Colombia has to deal with them.
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  21. Just look to Denmark, there is nothing really "leftist" about free immigration.
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  22. Swedes have voted for this for decades. Denmark showed the way long time ago.
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  23. That's pretty ok in southern Europe. However, if something like this goes down in Norther Europe / Scandinavia in mid-winter, then it will be very dangerous very quickly. (And if it happens, it will of course be the Swedes that fuck it up - they just cannot help themselves)
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  24. I mean, diversity will make Sweden stronger. Because you need a bit of hardship to grow strong. Sweden had 200 years of peace, and grew soft and feminine. That is changing now.
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  25. I mean, the system isn't bad. Its just the way the Germans misuse it.
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  26.  @michaelicornelius  - some have way more than others. Not every country has a "house of lords" for example. England is in a league of its own there.
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  27. ​ @larsjrgensen5975  - not in immigration policies. Norway is in between Sweden and Denmark. But due to geographic location, Denmark has been the shield, and Sweden the lightning rod. And then we have dumped oil money on top of things to smooth things out. Still its not without issues, but manageable.
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  28. Is this going to be the daily self-bashing of UK?
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