“I don’t want to hear simply, “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
I worked in Norway a few years in the oilfields in the 70s and 80s. The populace are well educated and smart and damn good people. Most are naive of the reality of the world due to their left wing media. These most unfortunate ladies went into the lions den and were expecting love and peace. Their false view of the world cost them their life.
I forgot to add this about my post of working in Norway. I also worked in the Middle East for a few years. I understood it completely and the viciousness and duplicity of many. I was totally aware of the inferior position of women in that society. When I walked down the street statistically 50 to 90 percent of the women (dependent on nation) had been genitally mutilated and deprived from being a sensual woman. This happens because the men fear a free and sensual woman in that society. Homosexuality is rampant but not spoken of. This is a function of religion that relegates a women to a chattel status. She is not worth of affection.
Oddly homosexual relationships between a man and a boy are not punished as it is not considered obscene. The same act between adults will get you killed in rather unpleasant manners depending on nation.
Prior to Mohammedanism the Middle East was the center of science and education and philosophy. It has now been in retrograde for 1400 years due to religion. At the same time Europe was becoming a center of science. Much of this was imported from the Middle East prior to Mohammad.
Oddly their are many in the Middle East that were educated in the West and share our values. They can not speak their shared values in public least it bring them harm.
My wife’s father was off-the-boat Norwegian. Last summer we went there and spent quite a bit of time with her relatives. I didn’t know what to expect because it’s a socialist country, but was very pleased to learn that they are at least as conservative as I am. They love Trump.
After watching the Norwegian series OCCUPIED and NOBEL I have realized how naive and different thinking these people are.
However when I compare my children to the children of leftists friends from college I see the difference.
My leftist friends children have all gone to first through third tier schools.
All have debt.
All used drugs and cut up the way their parents expected them to.
All work low level jobs and internships in areas with little compensations, ie art history, dance, fashion design, or they barista, or work in bookstores. They were told to do what they love, and unfortunately they love low or no wage fields.
None own much.
They obeyed their parents.
Mine are All are under 30 and all are working mid level or better jobs. And are desired workers who get hired away from the jobs they are on because of their performance.
Three out of the four own (or within 6 months) their own homes.
Two out of the four are married, one just went through a broken engagement but I expect will be married within two years.
All were told to stay away from drugs and to test out the beloved on alcohol issues.
All were told to marry within their faith and that denomination is secondary.
Told to marry into good families.
They have all obeyed. Not because I said so, but because it was part of their DNA growing up. None of them would actually admit that it came from Mom. As a matter of fact they would be insulted if someone said they actually obeyed me.