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HN is being affected by the American love of conspiracy once more. In reality: Danes trust their state - for good reason. But this is obviously taking it too f
by burnerzzzzz 11mo ago
HN is being affected by the American love of conspiracy once more. In reality:
Danes trust their state - for good reason. But this is obviously taking it too far.
Its not that Peter Hummelgaard is trying to create a spy state. He just doesn’t understand tech.
Simple as that.
- Argonaut998 11mo agoIf you are so sure about that why wouldn’t they make it a domestic law instead of an EU wide law? I’m not American nor Danish and I certainly do not trust my government. Kind of naive - no one should trust their government in this day and age. It’s also convenient that Denmark is essentially the US’ eyes and ears in Europe, who even spied on other nations for them.
- burnerzzzzz 11mo agoHaving a largely non corrupt government that enjoys the trust of the general population yields benefits on all levels of society. Its a big part of the reason these countries are the happiest and healthiest.
- BSDobelix 11mo ago>Danes trust their state - for good reason >>Nordic Waste is owned by the family of Torben Østergaard-Nielsen, reported to be the sixth richest person in Denmark. Last week, the Danish Ministry of the Environment issued an injunction against Nordic waste, and yesterday (22 January 2024) the company was declared bankrupt. The company has declared that this ends Nordic Waste’s liabilities. https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/nordic-waste-1 https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/nordic-waste-1 Blind trust always gets betrayed, and all the Scandinavian countries have closed their eyes for too long; I want Olof Palme back. >Its not that Peter Hummelgaard is trying to create a spy state. He just doesn’t understand tech. Oh nooo that poor little guy, cant even think 5 minutes into the future, he's 42 not 80.
- codingbot3000 11mo agoOlof Palme? The socialist who squeezed tax payers out like lemons, and a bit more?
- BSDobelix 11mo agoJup the guy who was probably killed by his own military because talking with the USSR is against Nato strategy [1] funny how history repeats itself [2] [1] https://www.amazon.com/Secret-War-Against-Sweden-Submarine/dp/0714682756 https://www.amazon.com/Secret-War-Against-Sweden-Submarine/d... [2] https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Provoked-Washington-Started-Catastrophe-Ukraine/dp/1733647376/261-9557524-9027064?psc=1 https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Provoked-Washington-Started-Catas...
- ghusto 11mo agoIt sounds like they're like the Dutch. The government is trusted because they've been shown to be trustworthy, but they are always accountable. If something dodgy happens, people are quick to point it out and demand action. So it's not blind trust. I understand why Americans are so mistrusting of their government, it's because they are untrustworthy. The mistake is thinking everywhere in the world is like that.
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- Yeul 11mo agoIt's because both Denmark and the Netherlands have more than 2 political parties. In the US they basically elect a king who gets all the power for 4 years- including appointing the goddamn Supreme Court!
- burnerzzzzz 11mo agoDenmark often copy policies and implementation from the netherlands. Our societies are quite similar. Learning about what policies work by looking at other countries is of course a foreign concept to American exceptionalists