Posted on 11/22/2001 4:49:36 AM PST by janus
Denmark's Right ends 80 years in wilderness
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in Brussels
(Filed: 22/11/2001)
DENMARK'S political Right prepared to take power yesterday with its first majority for 80 years, ending the historic domination of the Left-wing Social Democratic Party.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen The man expected to become prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, led his free-market Venstre party to victory with a campaign to cut hospital waiting lists, to improve care for the elderly and to prop up Denmark's creaky welfare system - a strategy that is sure to be studied closely by Britain's Tories. Tax cuts were not on offer.
The Social Democrat leader, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (no relation), appeared to have made a disastrous mistake by calling a snap election in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11.
It was a repeat of the blunder he made last year by calling and losing a needless referendum on the euro. His dire predictions that Denmark would experience higher interest rates and a run on the krone if there was a "No" vote - neither of which has happened - were thrown back at him with relish by the Eurosceptic parties in television advertisements during the closing days of the campaign.
The far-Right Danish People's Party, led by Pia Kjaersgaard, surged from 7.4 to 12 per cent in Tuesday's vote with demands for tougher immigration and asylum rules, as well as heavier prison sentences for violent criminals.
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Thanks for posting it...
Most Americans don't realize just how PO'd the locals are about immigration. We think we have it bad here! The entire culture of Europe is being destroyed by over immigration, and the locals know it. Thank goodness they are willing to do something about it.
Now if we just had honest elections in this country, we could solve this problem too.
Havarti and Carlsberg for everyone!
May this be the beginning of a trend. May people in Europe wake up to the disaster that socialism is - no matter what the fluff.
I've been told that all Europeans workers START OUT with 4 weeks of fully paid vacation (many taking the entire month of August off) - and then add from there. Let's see the American socialists in the Demonazi party propose that part of Eurosocialism and see what pennies they will raise in donations from America's corporate elite.
Not the this election marks an end to that amazing "perk" of socialism. It just implies that lean and mean does not fit the description of most European countries/workforces. Downsizing there, also, is a huge hassle. Of course workers are happy - but how do businesses compete?
Back to Denmark - very very happy to see this news for this nation. Hope it shakes up all the Euro/American socialists - especially Hillarywitch.
Socialism and euro-mishmosh has led only to two camels in every garage and 40 Arabs in every rental apartment. Terrorism and Islamic takeover are not just on the horizon, but nearer than that. There was indeed, something rotten in the state of Denmark.
But: is this enough to reverse things?
Now if we just had honest elections in this country, we could solve this problem too.
Wanna 'splain that?
Interesting . . . According to der Spiegel, immigration was the MAIN THEME of the election campaign, not the above laundry list. "Main theme of the election campaign was the immigration policy of the government, with which a growing number of Danes are unhappy." [http://www.spiegel.de/druckversion/0,1588,168738,00.html]
Were you not in the US last fall? It certainly turned out that Florida wasn't the only place that had violated ballots. It isn't who casts the votes, it's who counts them. This countries elections are about as honest as any third world tyranny. 150% dem turnouts, 30% republican....
This is wonderful! And not a problem for a country like Germany, for example, where prosperity is at such a high level that almost everyone makes money, workers and corporations. Germans and Scandinavians are hard workers, and everyone contributes tax money to the pot. The whole mindset can be quite different under such circumstances. What looks like socialism from a distance is relatively fair and helps create a peaceful, prosperous society over there. Excellent social services help all the citizens without breaking down the system.
But now, with immigrants piling onto their shores and stretching their social services to the breaking point without contributing much, if anything, financially, Scandinavians are beginning to understand what we go through in this country. They are a cohesive enough group to nip the problems in the bud.
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