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Ask a leftist which countries the U.S. should emulate, and he will likely point to the Nordic region, which, as we all know, is a socialist paradise on earth.
But there is a great irony in the left’s admiration of these countries: They’re a diversity consultant’s nightmare.
This dilemma doesn’t get a lot of play among the “Feel the Bern” types, but on Friday it came to the fore — on “The View,” no less.
The ladies were discussing how Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row.
Co-host Sunny Hostin took the leftist line and theorized that the Finns are happy because they have their government to take care of them. She pointed out that Finland provides free health care and a year of maternity leave, among other things, thus creating a worry-free utopia.
“All those life stresses that we worry about — like, ‘How am I gonna pay for my kids’ school? How am I gonna pay for my house? How am I gonna do this?’ — they don’t have it! They’re just hanging out!” Hostin noted.
Joy Behar played devil’s advocate and pointed out that they also pay higher taxes. I don’t know, Joy. It’s hard to argue against “just hanging out.”
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