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RE: Why is Norway so rich? Part 2. Liberalism in Norway, Work ethic and Climate
Could you explain why Norwegians are able to trust more easily? I would assume to the scarcity of resources, any foreigners living on in Norway will face hostility given the fact they are competing for food. I'm curious about the social aspect of the Norwegian society.
Do you mean then or now?
I'm curious on both then and now. How did multiculturalism evolve over time?
That's a pretty large topic..but in short I think we always we're curious about others. I mean, we have never been totally homogeneous, like the Inuits or Indian tribes or whatever. We've always gotten influence from other countries. And even in the Viking days when we were somewhat imperialistic, a lot of vikings desired to live elsewhere. (Britain, America, Island, Baltic) But we've always been relatively homogeneous. In a society which is based on force (state ruled) I believe there must be a high degree of homogeneousness in order to obtain trust. The more liberterian the society is, the better multiculturalism works. Multiculturalism is still lower in Norway than most western european countries. We have stricter immigration laws than lets say sweden, britain, france and germany. But we are definitly seeing a lot of problems with it. The general trust in our society is decreasing, and it is now normalized to shame people who use welfare, because people are so paranoid that it's being misused or exploited.
why do you think the general trust in the Norwegian is dropping? In your opinion, is it because of how the government and society are structured that is causing some people to be marginalized?
The reason why a welfare state exists is to benefit a certain group of people, in that case, people who depend on welfare. If nobody is going to benefit from the welfare, then why should a welfare state be even created in the first place?
Perhaps, I'm clueless and ignorant. Could you please elaborate on that?