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  • From: SJC <indexer AT localnet.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Our new president, whoever he may be
  • Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:40:56 -0500

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 10:59 AM, <DSanner106 AT aol.com> wrote:

>> I had seen that, but since all 4 countries are in the top ten in suicide
>> rates,
>> the ultimate measure of personal happiness. I have to question the source.
>> Most of the
>> top ten are socialist or communist nations actually.
>>
>> 1 Lithuania
>> 2 Russian Federation
>> 3 Finland
>> 4 Ukraine
>> 5 France
>> 6 Denmark....
Actually, now that I look closely at that list....it doesn't gel...

Lithuania and Ukraine are both republics, that I remember because we had several exchangees from each country both before and after the fall of the Soviet Union
The Russian Federation at least claims to have a representative democracy, IIRC
Finland is the Republic of Finland
France's official name is Republic of France and and it always seems to me that they have a sort of hybrid jumble for government. the CIA Factbook says France has a republic government.
As to Denmark, I had to look it up. From their official website: "Denmark has a long history of democratic rule and is today high on the list of countries in the world where democracy is most successful." Garrison Keillor didn't stick it out there long. :-)

So while some of them have some socialist programs and some have communist-rule history, they ain't claimin' the titles.

SJ, in Maine




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