tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post1031394474799122779..comments2024-03-23T18:13:37.036-03:00Comments on Canadian-Traveler: This Morning I Didn’t Know What To Write About, But Then I Saw Something About Norway And The U.S.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01197108331214049357noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-493639588845775202016-01-31T08:42:02.600-04:002016-01-31T08:42:02.600-04:00Middle Class Americans are between the losers afte...Middle Class Americans are between the losers after decades of exploitation. With a diminished middle class the U.S. is running down a dangerous path. Re. your Grandfather he came over at a time when Norway was very very poor and under another country's rule. People had nothing to eat and to live for. Scandinavia is very different today.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197108331214049357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-63394255834832992552016-01-31T08:08:50.096-04:002016-01-31T08:08:50.096-04:00Thanks for your comment Sue. I know that there are...Thanks for your comment Sue. I know that there are many many Americans who would embrace change and I am confident that one day it will happen, though it might take many years until. It is painful to love your country yet being aware of the shortcomings. Personally I have always admired the U.S.A. for what I thought it stood for. And many Norwegians have a love relationship to the States not being aware of the pitfalls in American society. CANADA is different again. Not quite Norway not quite the U.S. It provides a middle way. There is lots of big-company-policies here as well but also more social responsibility. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197108331214049357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-2959063961486488072016-01-30T23:05:54.237-04:002016-01-30T23:05:54.237-04:00My grandfather ran from Norway, to Canada then e ...My grandfather ran from Norway, to Canada then e USA and died before I could ask, WHY. Something had to beMiddle Class Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688204620656873729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-80518678425258648022016-01-30T22:05:04.524-04:002016-01-30T22:05:04.524-04:00Hear hear. I so wish more of my countrymen and wo...Hear hear. I so wish more of my countrymen and women were so thoughtful. I am sad and often embarrassed as much as I love my country.Sue Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332448503740101970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567813748978904720.post-49312646964281216052016-01-30T21:02:29.947-04:002016-01-30T21:02:29.947-04:00Very thoughtful article on her part. Says as much...Very thoughtful article on her part. Says as much about the U.S.A. as it does about Norway. Thanks for posting it.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.com