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Yes and that will all change as you continue to embrace multiculturalism. These properties are only possible in a society with high cohesion. People are more th

Yes and that will all change as you continue to embrace multiculturalism. These properties are only possible in a society with high cohesion. People are more than happy to support their own communities. People are more trusting of those who are racially or ethnically similar to them. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/20/148946156/how-do-racial-attitudes-affect-opinions-about-the-health-care-overhaul http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/20/148946156/how-do-... The sorts of things you list are not easily attainable in America because of our multiculturalism. When I pay taxes, I don't know how that money will be used by people who probably do not share the same value or aspirations as I do. Different racial and ethnic groups in aggregate put different values on different things. Because of that, it's more dog-eat-dog here. People are less trusting of the government to promote the values they wish to see in their society. That's why Americans are wary of socialist programs. But it's not all bad. It's that culture of independence and competition which breeds innovation. It's the melting pot, the mixing and meshing and synthesizing of view points which breeds progress. It's the reason America is a technological and economic superpower. My point is: you have your thing, we have our thing. It's a trade off.

fromhet 14y ago
Please excuse me as I womit in my mouth. All right, done. Sorry for the stench everyone, but racism has a bad effect on my stomach. Multi-culti has been part of Sweden for a Long Time. Immigrants one of the big reasons why Sweden prospered in the 1900's. Turks, Italians and Finns are some of the places where large amounts of immigrants have come, and they've been employed by Swedish companies exporting everything from building material, textile, mining, cars. The list is long. Do you know how many people who aren't immigrants (or 2nd or 3rd generation)? ~7 million. That is less than NYC, in a whole country. We need all extra labour we can get. But theese things arent the least important. They really doesnt matter at all. There are two big reasons why people immigrate (here, at least): shelter from violence or opression and the hope of affording a decent life. To reject anyone coming from war who wants to live in peace would be the most inhumane thing to do. Ever. In war-ridden countries, you always live with the risk of you and your family being killed. And to reject someone who wants to earn enough to live a decent life? And who has the balls to move to a new country to make that dream come true? Immigration and multi-culturalism has brought so many great things to Sweden, and I am proud that my country let's many into it's borders.

fromhet 14y ago

Please excuse me as I womit in my mouth. All right, done. Sorry for the stench everyone, but racism has a bad effect on my stomach. Multi-culti has been part of Sweden for a Long Time. Immigrants one of the big reasons why Sweden prospered in the 1900's. Turks, Italians and Finns are some of the places where large amounts of immigrants have come, and they've been employed by Swedish companies exporting everything from building material, textile, mining, cars. The list is long. Do you know how many people who aren't immigrants (or 2nd or 3rd generation)? ~7 million. That is less than NYC, in a whole country. We need all extra labour we can get. But theese things arent the least important. They really doesnt matter at all. There are two big reasons why people immigrate (here, at least): shelter from violence or opression and the hope of affording a decent life. To reject anyone coming from war who wants to live in peace would be the most inhumane thing to do. Ever. In war-ridden countries, you always live with the risk of you and your family being killed. And to reject someone who wants to earn enough to live a decent life? And who has the balls to move to a new country to make that dream come true? Immigration and multi-culturalism has brought so many great things to Sweden, and I am proud that my country let's many into it's borders.