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surfered

(13,189 posts)
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:56 PM Dec 2025

Now hear this:

Last edited Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:40 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 Dec 2025 OP
there were plenty way back that came here Skittles Dec 2025 #1
Yes he is! surfered Dec 2025 #2
We are a shit hole country to these countries. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #3
I've been having the same thought. soldierant Dec 2025 #4
you need to edit more Skittles Dec 2025 #5
+1 Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 2025 #21
They definitely won't come karin_sj Dec 2025 #6
so that's you opinion? twodogsbarking Dec 2025 #7
Those progressive policies are precisely what *rump and the global oligarchs hate about Europe Uncle Joe Dec 2025 #8
It's about personal greed and power - yup Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 2025 #20
That simple malaise Dec 2025 #9
Why doesn't Somalia get American immigrants? LiberalArkie Dec 2025 #10
The toopid here LilElf70 Dec 2025 #11
He's so breathtakingly tone deaf and out of touch from normal people.... Sogo Dec 2025 #12
He really is. Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 2025 #23
That's for sure. Nt Figarosmom Dec 2025 #13
According to every poll, the Scandinavian people are the happiest. surfered Dec 2025 #14
Out of the top 30 countries for happiness, I find it interesting... llmart Dec 2025 #15
Right? And we're only in the top 30 because "Well the Dow is doing good" Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 2025 #22
They know he's trying to import blondes bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #16
Right? EPSTEIN! Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 2025 #24
People from those nations routinely get higher marks from "happiness" surveys than the US. patphil Dec 2025 #17
Having lived in Scandinavia homegirl Dec 2025 #18
Straight up delusional thinking Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 2025 #25
Why do you believe homegirl Dec 2025 #27
Right? One would have to be delusional to think it. Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 2025 #28
K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 2025 #19
And they don't want to melt. Sneederbunk Dec 2025 #26

Skittles

(171,400 posts)
1. there were plenty way back that came here
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:01 PM
Dec 2025

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

(9,327 posts)
4. I've been having the same thought.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:04 PM
Dec 2025

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

(1,362 posts)
6. They definitely won't come
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:29 PM
Dec 2025

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

(65,008 posts)
8. Those progressive policies are precisely what *rump and the global oligarchs hate about Europe
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:57 PM
Dec 2025

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

(7,169 posts)
12. He's so breathtakingly tone deaf and out of touch from normal people....
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:39 PM
Dec 2025

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

(13,189 posts)
14. According to every poll, the Scandinavian people are the happiest.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:48 PM
Dec 2025

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

llmart

(17,572 posts)
15. Out of the top 30 countries for happiness, I find it interesting...
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 10:52 AM
Dec 2025

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

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

patphil

(9,003 posts)
17. People from those nations routinely get higher marks from "happiness" surveys than the US.
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 11:40 AM
Dec 2025

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

(1,960 posts)
18. Having lived in Scandinavia
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 02:40 PM
Dec 2025

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

homegirl

(1,960 posts)
27. Why do you believe
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 10:24 PM
Dec 2025

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

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