Posted on 01/26/2011 4:00:34 PM PST by WesternCulture
- Yes, since long, this has been one of the major hinders to Swedish/European economic growth.
Luckily enough, a genuine insight into the craving, yet vulnerable nature of entrepreneurship, business incentives and economic progress has evolved among ordinary people here in Sweden.
Once, especially during the 1970s-1980s, we took the success of Electrolux, SAAB, ABB etc for granted, believing these companies would continue to eternally create prosperity. Today, Swedes in general know better.
In order to drive a new Volvo, own a nice house and a summer home on top of that, something more has to be accomplished than calling in sick each Monday and voting for the Social Democrats every fourth year.
Someday, all of the World will realize Scandinavian Socialism is a mere illusion just like most Scandinavians already have.
Regardless of IKEA furniture, all nations need more of Ingvar Kamprads and less of Socialism.
Nordic companies like Nokia, Ericsson, Skype, Spotify and so on mark the beginning of a golden age of North European Capitalism.
Swedish GDP growth is presently at an “Asian” level (nearly 7% counting from last quarter of 2009 to last quarter of 2010) and once the Vikings get going the World will never be the same. Successfully implementing the sound economic policies of today's Sweden is not about Viking genes. World economy isn't a Wagner opera. All it takes is willpower, patriotism and work ethics. This "new" Scandinavian spirit can be copied and is already inspiring other nations into developing a more responsible approach to the economic future of their countries. For instance, the Germans have been wise enough to learn from our mistakes as well as our solutions. German work ethics is not a thing of the past and few people on Earth, Americans included, hate taxes like the Germans do.
Both Europe and America today encounter major threats.
All the same, just like Ronald Reagan, I am convinced we Westerners live in the strongest and most healthy culture History has ever seen; a culture of free speech, free trade and free enterprise.
God bless America, God bless Europe, God bless Freedom!
Don’t count on it. Our peasants are as dumb as peasants anywhere. All societies have varying cultures within them. The culture of poverty perpetuates itself because one of it’s tokens is that they are there through no fault of their own and greedy capitalists take advantage of them. People like Obama fool them all the time.
Unfortunately, the stuff they sell might as well be made in China.
“Don’t count on it. Our peasants are as dumb as peasants anywhere.”
- I might be wrong, but judging from my impressions of and ecounters with the US, I simply refuse to believe Obama will get reelected.
All nations fail sooner or later, like my Sweden did in our Socialist past during 1970-1990. However, when a strong nation truly rises up, be it small like Sweden or not, the Earth will quake.
Yes, we all face stupidity and lies sooner or later in life and as nations we sometimes realize severe mistakes have been made.
What to be said?
I’m a Viking. Often I win fights, but I don’t always win the round.
However, if I get knocked down in a silly street fight, I gladly rise up for another round and in the end I’ll triumph. Get it?
Life isn’t Martha Stewart, it isn’t a perfect holiday to France and neither is it a tinseling Hollywood production.
BUT; life is freedom and God has given you an assignment:
- Make the most out of your free will.
What’s the secret society called? ODESSA?
Why should I care?
Sweden is a socialist cesspool.
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