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Jane Flemming's avatar

Thank you. This was so interesting! The parallels to Canada’s right wing populists and their relationship to Canadian culture, which shares a lot of the same values and characteristics as Norwegian culture, is striking. Public broadcasting, support for the arts, our National Film Board, effort to be inclusive of our founding cultures and more recent cultures. It is our strength, but the right makes out that we are broken. We are not.

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Paul Moxness's avatar

Wonderful article, Erik. Norway was where I lived my first twenty years as an independent adult. (Age 18-38) The challenge for any society is adapting to change, perhaps especially when it comes to integrating immigrants. Norway, often led by social democratic and centrist politicians who understand the importance of balancing economic progress without compromising cultural values, has managed change well.

Ønsker deg en god syttende mai på lørdag! 🇳🇴

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