Every other time I’ve encountered this argument, it’s been an argument in favor of racism and xenophobia, often a Nazbol argument like “socialism only works if no diversity.” I refuse it.
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ScrotusMaximus@lemm.ee 11 hours agoI’ve anecdotally heard that the reason Nordic countries rank high on happiness are because they have a relatively high level of cultural homogeneity, or similar ideals circulating around with most people. This is in contrast to a place like the US that has a relatively high variety if ideologies and cultures. In other words it’s easier to get along if we all generally agree. What are your thoughts on this?
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SorteKanin@feddit.dk 9 hours ago
Yea definitely don’t disagree with that. I think that is a factor too. But I think it also kind of goes hand in hand. Do you have similar ideas because you organized and kind of aligned your ideas, or did you organize because your ideas are similar and you easily agreed to organize? It’s kind of a chicken and egg thing.
I’ve also often thought that countries like the US are just too big. There’s too many people to take into consideration. A country like Denmark with ~6 million people is much easier to keep track of and the governance and politics is closer to reality.
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 9 hours ago
True, but misleading.
Yes, if you got rid of all the Nazis in America, then Americans would be happier. On the other hand, if everyone in a country, say, Germany, agreed on establishing a fascist dictatorship, then Germans would be unhappy.
Norwegians aren’t just happy because they all agree. They’re happy because they agree, and they’re left wing. Agreement is important, but only if it’s agreement on people’s rights and decency.