Racism in the Oval Office

Donald Trump, Tuesday, coupled a racist rant against Congresswoman LIhan Omar and “hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia” with his wish that Norwegians, Swedes, and Danes immigrate to the United States.  For me the question is, do Scandinavians want to immigrate to the United States?

“World Population Review” suggest the answer is, “No.”  Their research concludes the “Happiest Counties in the World 2025” are 1. Finland, 2. Denmark, 3. Iceland, 4. Sweden, and 5. Israel.  The United States of America ranks 25th.

For a study of why Finns, Danes, Icelanders, Swedes, and Israels are happy, see “On Socialism” in My Really Good Essays and Poems – One old man’s musing.

Symptoms

Too often Americans treats symptoms rather than causes.

Housing the homeless, murdering drug smugglers in the Caribbean, and warehousing lawbreakers, are analogous to combating the rising water in a reservoir by dumping more dirt on the dam.  The only way to fix the problem is, hop in your skiff, motor upstream, discover the water’s source, and divert it.

Americans’ problems gave grown systemic.  Why are Americans homeless?  Why do we need conscious altering drugs?  Why do we commit crimes?

Diagnose the illness, treat its source, and its symptoms vanish.