@_chris_real @Geri I don't think the Constitution is flawed as much as the style of government that it is dictating is. Republicanism is a failed system of government. Parliamentary systems are far better, and have consistently shown to be less corrupt. I think the American experiment of a federal republic is a failure, not necessarily the document guiding it.

@_chris_real @Geri Just kinda wish we were going through a cool goth phase and not a Nazi skinhead phase though....

@_chris_real @Geri Europe has a history spanning thousands and thousands of years. They've been through it all - some have learned the lessons better than others. But the US is only 250 years old. HM King Harald has jewelry older than that! This is a teenage rebellion phase for us. The US doesn't have a clearly defined culture like European countries do. We're "finding ourselves" like a teenager would.

@_chris_real @Geri Yup! Vivaldi is a Norwegian company.

@_chris_real @Geri There have been some really cool Norwegian companies that have succeeded (Vivaldi, and Jolacloud are two), and some flaming cat turds too. As long as you pay back your creditors, the government is like "hey, Norwegian ingenuity can't win all the time. Better luck next time" and some try again. With the same people. It's not devestating. Progress is iterative, but progress should always be beneficial regardless. Not destructive.

@su_liam @Geri if we're talking the Nordic Model, they aren't monopolies per se. They are private for-profit corporations, and the are several of them, but they are managed by the government, and they pay obligatory taxes at very high rate which goes into the social security system. They're almost like your power company. Its capitalism on a very tight leash is what it is.

@Geri @vfrmedia The Nordic Countries have mastered that idea. Cake is not a necessity, so let people choose what kind they want.

@Geri @vfrmedia we all love cake! Of various different kinds. And when we let others eat the kinds of cakes they want simply because cakes are delightful, and not because one cake has more value than the other, everyone get to enjoy that.

@vfrmedia @Geri I've yet to have any of my Norwegian friends complain about costs and taxes. And it's not like austere soviet Russia, they drive fun cars that are all different, and are very individualistic. But not at the cost of wellness towards others. They like having money for fun stuff, but they also don't want people dieing from lack of basic necessities. The nordic model really does prove you can have have your cake and eat it too

@Geri As someone looking to immigrate there, it is really a cool system. The important things the government controls, but there is still a lot of room for fun innovative things. Norwegians are fearless because they can try new things, and if they fail, they fail. It's not the end of the world. It's just money. It's paper. People don't starve because of failure. If they will starve because of failure, then government controls it.

@vowe I'm in the US, and at about 10pm, I'm SPENT from the NON-FUCKING-STOP Trump shit, and that's when all my Norwegian friends wake up, so, that is a breath of fresh air. Norwegians are a little less...hmm...reactive.