To my understanding Norway or Iceland don’t have a standing military to finance. Since then they have had two daughters. All the victories of Communism since the year 1917 are due to that particular belief among the men who are still free,” she added. About the U.S. Department of State Professional Ethos Joint Strategic Plan Foreign Affairs Manual and Handbook Department of State by State Map We Are the U.S. Department of State Leadership. It spends a large portion on education, housing, and public welfare. In recent decades, all three of these countries have actually abandoned some of their failed experiments with socialistic policies in favor of reduced regulations, less-comprehensive welfare programs, and several other free-market reforms. The shooter first planted explosives outside a building complex that houses a big part of our government officials. It’s a whole system, not just a few policies, that makes life in Scandinavian countries more like a shared journey. No homelessness, everyone is beautiful and healthy, the airports are clean, the arts are funded. Latin America: 150,000 deaths Maybe it’s not the Scandinavian systems that are working well, but the people themselves. So, what exactly do people mean when talking of Scandinavian socialism? Estimates may vary, but communism is responsible for the deaths of up to 100 million people, perhaps more. ha you say that like humans aren’t naturally greedy and self-serving… if you put someone in a situation to amass self-worth through monetary/material value (capitalism!) It is certainly true that Sweden, Norway, Finland, and … Norway can be seen as… Some of those countries, including China and Vietnam, have taken steps toward at least some market liberalization. Back; About. Denmark is a market economy." Travel on underground tram safe at all hours. “The Soviet Union didn’t really practice communism,” some would say. To read our U.S. cookie statement, click here. One outcome of this, that certainly diverts from the left-wing playbook, is that there is no national minimum wage in Sweden, Denmark or Norway. You are eager to condemn our government for not being able to “muster simple air support to respond to children being shot” but you fail to address the full story and the confusion that surrounded the events of that day. That could work if everyone was responsible enough to maintain their health. Why invest so much money in education if we then throw our arms up & say you’re on your own if you get sick? This creates an enviroment for devoloping new ideas, often the state give you some money to help explore an business idea, as long as you put in your own resources. Effectively, they’re democratic countries in which its citizens are well cared for. Norway, or rather the Nordic countries, are far from socialist. , I’m from the US… you can take all my money (well not ALL.. but you know what I mean) if we can get even an ounce of this “Utopia” here…, “Those that trade their liberty for the promise of security shall receive neither.” Benjamin Franklin. You clearly know very little about my country and even less about the events of July 2011. Well for that we need to delve into the history books. The prospect of calling Germany a socialist country is rather frightening. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a sovereign state in Europe. Here is a list of points that might make people believe Norway is a communist country: Norway has free education including higher education. If there was a thermonuclear version of wrong, you would be seeing a giant mushroom cloud. This is called “common sense”. The high education level also help making Scandinavian countries competetive. 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