How Norway Turned me into a Trump Supporter
Social Democracy Reality Check Life in the socialist paradise is perilous and full of surprises. Living here long enough reinforces your American ideology: Living in Scandinavia has been like stepping...
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Liberal Intolerance in Review – An Update (31.1.2017)
(Updates added in the different sections below) Raising “Minnesota” Born in Minnesota and raised Liberal (Democrat), during the 70’s and 80’s, we stood for tolerance even if we didn’t agree with views...
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Today at work, I wanted to start a dialog on a closed message board for labor union members only, discussing President Trump’s view on skilled immigration abuses and practices. They immediately keyed...
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What it Means to be American in Trump Times – Part I: The Dumb Deal and PC...
Dissecting The “Dumb Deal.” We are in interesting times! This week’s big story, in addition to the immigration suspension, was that President Trump got into it with Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian...
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What it means to be American in Trump Times – Part II: What Makes Us Unique...
(Previous – Part I – The Dumb Deal and PC Culture) American Patriotism vs. European Nationalism Europe and American have two different approaches to nationalism. American Patriotism is an inclusive...
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A Theory on Debt Driven Behavior
Despite living in the most technologically advanced times, able to do many tasks on our phones, and free of disease and war, western society is facing an anxiety and depression epidemic. People,...
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Nordic Juche – Delving into Norway’s Romantic Nationalism Ideology (Part I)
Like North Korea with Juche, Norway has a set ideology, originating from Romantic Nationalism: a manufactured past to keep everyone “smiling.” It used to be fun when the oil money was flowing through...
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Nordic Juche – Delving into Norway’s Romantic Nationalism Ideology (Part II)
Origins of the Weirdness So where did all this Prozac bliss come from? Simple, the same as Disney’s stories and North Korea’s Juche: the human imagination. Instead of basing the national identity on...
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LiberaledIn – LinkedIn is a Tool for Workforce Manipulation
Introduction If you have been looking for a job or trying to build your network on LinkedIn, I am sure that you have seen the meme “LinkedIn ≠ Facebook.” That means posts should be work related and not...
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Happiest Country in the World?
Happiness can be defined in many ways Like many Americans, I find it through my work and family while others have different ideas. Norway is a good place to live if you can sort yourself out, staying...
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