Well, this sounds like Ice Town all over again.
Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
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Re: Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
#32Congratulations to her but it seems like age is seen as less of a factor in these countries. From an outside perspective, the Nordic countries have a very by the book form of government. Meaning the government/prime minister isn’t the result of the hopes and dreams of the constituents but more of how do we get things done with the least amount of turmoil. Kind of like how your local city government is run, where thin…
At least in the US city councils there is often a hotbed of politics and corruption it seems. I consider the city-council/property-developer interface to be the greatest scale of corruption in the US.
Re: Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
#33I really don't get HN sometimes. The russian doping ban article was flagged fore political, yet this one stays up even tho I feel this is more political https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21742239 And before everyone says "Please don't complain that a submission is inappropriate". I'm not complaining just observing situations like this + HN lacks appropriate open ways for meta discussion (which Reddit actually does…
HN, like any subreddit, has inherent bias in its moderation. I suspect the fact that Russia was involved prompted the removal of the other story -- if I were a moderator, I would just expect any thread involving Russia and international politics to be a dumpster fire. Finland is a bit easier for Americans to avoid passionate political opinions with.
Re: Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps that is because many of the Nordic countries are about the population of a large metro area. Finland, for instance, has about 5 million people.
Yep, that's over a million people less than the Houston metro area and nearly two million less than the Dallas metro area.
Most US states have a population of less than 5 million.
Re: Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
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Is it really impossible? Why? Do you think there really aren't conservative young people? I somehow missed when conservative became a dirty word, and have a hard time understanding why anything right of center is "ruining" young people lives.
Oh there's young conservatives like myself, but there's just not many of us -- so dating and friendships are harder. I often don't have anyone to talk to about political things that get on my nerves, whereas all my non-conservative friends can talk to each other
My partner is (broadly speaking) center-left, but politics is essentially a forbidden topic. It's not just venting, whenever there's some good news (e.g. a law I was hoping for), I can't celebrate with anyone
Actually, it's all very isolating and lonely...
Re: Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
if old people are not fighting to get the job, there 's probably not a lot of power involved
It's not that there is no power, My experience is that the Finns (working with them) always came to a consensus when making difficult decisions. Everyone has a voice. Just a different style of Leadership than most of the US Companies I have worked for.
The US' bent toward authoritarian power can be traced directly to our history of colonialism and slavery. It's written into our laws and constitution.
Re: Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
#37Congratulations to her but it seems like age is seen as less of a factor in these countries. From an outside perspective, the Nordic countries have a very by the book form of government. Meaning the government/prime minister isn’t the result of the hopes and dreams of the constituents but more of how do we get things done with the least amount of turmoil. Kind of like how your local city government is run, where thin…
Perhaps that is because many of the Nordic countries are about the population of a large metro area. Finland, for instance, has about 5 million people.
What's the most powerful political position in a US state, comparable to the prime minister in European countries? Speaker of the House of Representatives? At least Michigan has a 31 yrs. old Speaker of the House currently. Or is it more like state governor is like both the European prime minister and president combined?
Re: Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, that's over a million people less than the Houston metro area and nearly two million less than the Dallas metro area.
Most US states have a population of less than 5 million.
According to this[0], there are 23 states with a population of 5 million or more. So, roughly half of US states have a population as large as the country of Finland. Also, according to this[1], there are 9 metro areas in the US with a population of 5 million or more.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_statistic...
Re: Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM
#39Congratulations to her but it seems like age is seen as less of a factor in these countries. From an outside perspective, the Nordic countries have a very by the book form of government. Meaning the government/prime minister isn’t the result of the hopes and dreams of the constituents but more of how do we get things done with the least amount of turmoil. Kind of like how your local city government is run, where thin…
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