Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands - all bastions of liberalism. One liberal I debated praised these countries for their liberalism and raved about how happy the people there are. The model in these countries is the lib goal for the U.S. No thanks.
Norway, otoh, has a huge legacy of mining, forestry and oil wealth which they have managed for the good of all, much like Alaska has. You can call it "socialism," but you can't call it stupid, because all Norwegians benefit equally.
The Netherlands is not Scandinavian and doesn't fit in this conversation.