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I've heard this argument quite a bit but never quite understood what the problem was supposed to be. Could you articulate why you think the comparison is troubl

• TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago
  Culture, shared history. In a country of 5.7 million people where the capital has a metro population of around 2 million people I imagine it's a lot easier for people to want to care for each other. I imagine that the Danish fit the notion of 'nation'[1] much more closely than people from the US. Or at least, I think that's how the argument is supposed to go. Like another comment said, perhaps it's just an excuse. A case could be made that went something like "Look, if the Danish can do it so can we", or "Let's look at what the best in the world are doing then model and copy their behaviour where it makes senses for us to do so." 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation