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surfered

(10,928 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:56 PM Friday

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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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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 Sunday #28

K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #19

And they don't want to melt. Sneederbunk Saturday #26