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surfered

(11,674 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:56 PM Dec 12

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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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there were plenty way back that came here Skittles Dec 12 #1

Yes he is! surfered Dec 12 #2

We are a shit hole country to these countries. Irish_Dem Dec 12 #3

I've been having the same thought. soldierant Dec 12 #4

you need to edit more Skittles Dec 12 #5

+1 Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 13 #21

They definitely won't come karin_sj Dec 12 #6

so that's you opinion? twodogsbarking Dec 12 #7

Those progressive policies are precisely what *rump and the global oligarchs hate about Europe Uncle Joe Dec 12 #8

It's about personal greed and power - yup Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 13 #20

That simple malaise Dec 12 #9

Why doesn't Somalia get American immigrants? LiberalArkie Dec 12 #10

The toopid here LilElf70 Dec 12 #11

He's so breathtakingly tone deaf and out of touch from normal people.... Sogo Dec 12 #12

He really is. Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 13 #23

That's for sure. Nt Figarosmom Dec 12 #13

According to every poll, the Scandinavian people are the happiest. surfered Dec 12 #14

Out of the top 30 countries for happiness, I find it interesting... llmart Dec 13 #15

Right? And we're only in the top 30 because "Well the Dow is doing good" Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 13 #22

They know he's trying to import blondes bucolic_frolic Dec 13 #16

Right? EPSTEIN! Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 13 #24

People from those nations routinely get higher marks from "happiness" surveys than the US. patphil Dec 13 #17

Having lived in Scandinavia homegirl Dec 13 #18

Straight up delusional thinking Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 13 #25

Why do you believe homegirl Dec 13 #27

Right? One would have to be delusional to think it. Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 14 #28

K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty Dec 13 #19

And they don't want to melt. Sneederbunk Dec 13 #26