But there's also the Norwegian attitude to land ownership and use, which is one of the principal issues they have with the EU's approach to property ownership and the free market.
Norwegians fundamentally do not allow "absentee" landlordism - although it has gradually been insinuated as the "Anglo Disease" has crept in. "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
Odelsrett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Odelsrett is an ancient Scandinavian allodial title which has survived in Norway as odelsrett
This law has been an important building block on which a stable and thriving farming community has been instrumental in sustaining local communities all over the country.
That is why I regard partnership-based "Open Corporate" (eg UK LLP) agreements as a form of "Legal XML" capable of linking disparate jurisdictions and legal persons in the same way that XML links disparate hardware and software.
The Semantic Web: Law is Code. "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
These old Viking laws are still FUNDAMENTAL to the Norwegian way of life, and no EU law should be allowed to 'dilute' them, IMO.
It may be a better EU if they adopted them...;-)
And by the way, they also apply in Orkney and Shetland as Udal title...
I would suggest that a better understanding of how societies have developed in the Nordic countries may give food for thought to the (still, IMO) Empire building attitudes of the larger EU countries.
Maybe I should sit down one day...
Heck, I'd not be surprised if Seth Efrica topped the list amongst African countries. I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
Fortunately the world appears to have passed peak snow so the US will not be at so much of a disadvantage. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
Perhaps it's posession of snow that does it
I guess you meant that as a joke, but I believe there may be an element of truth there.
A harsh climate may have something to do with how Norwegian/Nordic societies have developed.
It is necessary to co-operate and share to survive in these conditions. Add to the climate 'problems', the fact that only 4% of Norway's landmass is agricultural land - and therefore hugely valuable to a community - and you will understand that we need laws to ensure that land is farmed. These laws have worked well, and have ensured that we still have a self-owning farming community - although the farms are very small compared to most in Europe.
The EU claims these land laws violate 'human rights', and probably a few other free market rules...(enough said...I better not start another anti-EU discussion...hides...)
Sven something rather similar once ago:
Sven Triloqvist:
Neither should one forget the deep psychological historical effect of winter. If you didn't prepare for winter, you died. Food and energy had to be stored or preserved. The elements also had tp be respected. Though this may seem trite, I believe that this 'looking, planning ahead' and respect for nature are essential ingredients in the Nordic psyche leading to the attributes described in this diary.
Neither should one forget the deep psychological historical effect of winter. If you didn't prepare for winter, you died. Food and energy had to be stored or preserved. The elements also had tp be respected.
Though this may seem trite, I believe that this 'looking, planning ahead' and respect for nature are essential ingredients in the Nordic psyche leading to the attributes described in this diary.
As I mention in response to Sven, there is conventional wisdom in Japan as well that very limited natural resources, geography, climate, and frequent earthquakes had enormous influence on the development of Japanese culture.
Now I am really looking forward to that diary! (as well as ThatBritGuy's, though on a different topic.) Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.
As for Solveig, she tells she may have a title.
But the Diary itself may take a little more time, cos she's a Virgo and she likes to have her sources TIDY..... "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
