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>There is no way the average well educated American understands what the European or Scandinavian model is. I would agree. It's similar to the lack of deep kn
by kingsuper20 5y ago
>There is no way the average well educated American understands what the European or Scandinavian model is.
I would agree. It's similar to the lack of deep knowledge of public health systems in other countries, which are typically understood as slogans.
There's also the unwritten parts of a 'Scandinavian Model' (or whoever). These are monocultures with their own logic and behavior.
- sangnoir 5y ago> These are monocultures with their own logic and behavior. America is a monoculture too, to non-racialists. The differences between Americans can be attributed to sub-region and class/income - not race
- kingsuper20 5y agoWhat exactly do you think 'culture' means?
- sangnoir 5y agoThere's nothing about culture that ties it permanently to race, if that's what you're insinuating. Racial diversity does not imply cultural diversity - which is an incorrect shortcut that I've seen most people who deploy the "but the nordics are not as diverse" argument - especially American whose media consumption tends to be more insular. I think there's a fallacy at play - not sure which one it is, whereby a person sees a lot of nuance, variation and detail in the minutiae of what they are familiar with, but the unfamiliar is painted in very broad strokes, lacking nuance, and based on surface-level understanding.