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surfered

(10,897 posts)
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:56 PM Friday

Now hear this:

Last edited Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:40 PM - Edit history (1)

Instead of immigrants from “shithole countries” President Trump wants to know why we don’t now get any from Denmark, Norway, or Sweden.

Because the people in those countries have universal healthcare, paid leave, free college, gun control, and their President is not a narcissistic sociopath.

Why would they want to come here?

That is all.

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Now hear this: (Original Post) surfered Friday OP
there were plenty way back that came here Skittles Friday #1
Yes he is! surfered Friday #2
We are a shit hole country to these countries. Irish_Dem Friday #3
I've been having the same thought. soldierant Friday #4
you need to edit more Skittles Friday #5
+1 Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #21
They definitely won't come karin_sj Friday #6
so that's you opinion? twodogsbarking Friday #7
Those progressive policies are precisely what *rump and the global oligarchs hate about Europe Uncle Joe Friday #8
It's about personal greed and power - yup Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #20
That simple malaise Friday #9
Why doesn't Somalia get American immigrants? LiberalArkie Friday #10
The toopid here LilElf70 Friday #11
He's so breathtakingly tone deaf and out of touch from normal people.... Sogo Friday #12
He really is. Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #23
That's for sure. Nt Figarosmom Friday #13
According to every poll, the Scandinavian people are the happiest. surfered Friday #14
Out of the top 30 countries for happiness, I find it interesting... llmart Saturday #15
Right? And we're only in the top 30 because "Well the Dow is doing good" Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #22
They know he's trying to import blondes bucolic_frolic Saturday #16
Right? EPSTEIN! Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #24
People from those nations routinely get higher marks from "happiness" surveys than the US. patphil Saturday #17
Having lived in Scandinavia homegirl Saturday #18
Straight up delusional thinking Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #25
Why do you believe homegirl Saturday #27
Right? One would have to be delusional to think it. Scott Alan Swaggerty 21 hrs ago #28
K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #19
And they don't want to melt. Sneederbunk Saturday #26

Skittles

(169,083 posts)
1. there were plenty way back that came here
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:01 PM
Friday

and they attained the "American dream"

Trump just doesn't want the NON-WHITE folk trying to do the same because he is a RACIST FASCIST FUCK

soldierant

(9,243 posts)
4. I've been having the same thought.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:04 PM
Friday

It's so obvious, really.

They even have relatively high taxes and don't mind because the get so much from the government as a result. Another example of "You get what you pay for."

karin_sj

(1,300 posts)
6. They definitely won't come
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:29 PM
Friday

My Danish relatives told me when I was there this summer that they won't be visiting the U.S. while this mad man is president because it's "not safe there anymore," and I agree 100%!

Uncle Joe

(64,005 posts)
8. Those progressive policies are precisely what *rump and the global oligarchs hate about Europe
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:57 PM
Friday

They're almost always rated as among the happiest nations on the planet.

*rump and the oligarchs want those nations to quit making the U.S. look bad in regards to not taking care of our own people instead of waging eternal war on behalf of the less than 1%.

That's why he sides with Putin and his oligarchs, they couldn't care less about democracy or freedom, it's about personal greed and power.

Thanks for the thread surfered.

Sogo

(6,921 posts)
12. He's so breathtakingly tone deaf and out of touch from normal people....
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:39 PM
Friday

He thinks they're probably as racist as he is because they are predominantly white populations.

And does he think the Scandinavian people are going to come here and do the work that the immigrants he's deporting are now doing, like work in the fields?

surfered

(10,897 posts)
14. According to every poll, the Scandinavian people are the happiest.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:48 PM
Friday

Editor’s note: that poll was, most likely, taken in summer.

llmart

(17,240 posts)
15. Out of the top 30 countries for happiness, I find it interesting...
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 09:52 AM
Saturday

that Mexico is 10th while the US is 24th.

I'm actually surprised that we even made it into the top 30.

patphil

(8,621 posts)
17. People from those nations routinely get higher marks from "happiness" surveys than the US.
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 10:40 AM
Saturday

On the contrary, they see the US as a nation filled with strife and uncertainty...a shit hole nation in the making.
Why would they come here?

https://data.worldhappiness.report/table

It's interesting to see that Mexico ranks much higher than the US.

homegirl

(1,913 posts)
18. Having lived in Scandinavia
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 01:40 PM
Saturday

for almost two decades I can assure you they will NEVER give DJT a Nobel Prize!

homegirl

(1,913 posts)
27. Why do you believe
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 09:24 PM
Saturday

there is even a possibility that Donald Trump will ever be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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