Socialist Denmark Happiest Country On Earth

[Psychoblues]

How does this happen? How is it that the most powerfull nation on Earth isn't also the happiest one? I think it starts with the "Liberty and Justice for All" words in our Pledge of Allegiance that most ignore so often.



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday.

Zimbabwe, torn by political and social strife, is the least happy, while the world's richest nation, the United States, ranks 16th.

Overall, the world is getting happier, according to the U.S. government-funded World Values Survey, done regularly by a global network of social scientists.

It found increased happiness from 1981 to 2007 in 45 of 52 countries analyzed.

"I strongly suspect that there is a strong correlation between peace and happiness," said Ronald Inglehart, a political scientist at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, who directed the study..........

"Though by no means the happiest country in the world, from a global perspective the United States looks pretty good," Inglehart said. "The country is not only prosperous; it ranks relatively high in gender equality, tolerance of ethnic and social diversity and has high levels of political freedom."



Much More: http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/happiness_dc.html


How does Puerto Rico rank above the US? Are they not a territory and soon to be state in the US?

[actsnoblemartin]

i saw this article earlier, very interesting

How does this happen? How is it that the most powerfull nation on Earth isn't also the happiest one? I think it starts with the "Liberty and Justice for All" words in our Pledge of Allegiance that most ignore so often.



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday.

Zimbabwe, torn by political and social strife, is the least happy, while the world's richest nation, the United States, ranks 16th.

Overall, the world is getting happier, according to the U.S. government-funded World Values Survey, done regularly by a global network of social scientists.

It found increased happiness from 1981 to 2007 in 45 of 52 countries analyzed.

"I strongly suspect that there is a strong correlation between peace and happiness," said Ronald Inglehart, a political scientist at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, who directed the study..........

"Though by no means the happiest country in the world, from a global perspective the United States looks pretty good," Inglehart said. "The country is not only prosperous; it ranks relatively high in gender equality, tolerance of ethnic and social diversity and has high levels of political freedom."



Much More: http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/happiness_dc.html


How does Puerto Rico rank above the US? Are they not a territory and soon to be state in the US?

[manu1959]

How does this happen? How is it that the most powerfull nation on Earth isn't also the happiest one? I think it starts with the "Liberty and Justice for All" words in our Pledge of Allegiance that most ignore so often.



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday.

Zimbabwe, torn by political and social strife, is the least happy, while the world's richest nation, the United States, ranks 16th.

Overall, the world is getting happier, according to the U.S. government-funded World Values Survey, done regularly by a global network of social scientists.

It found increased happiness from 1981 to 2007 in 45 of 52 countries analyzed.

"I strongly suspect that there is a strong correlation between peace and happiness," said Ronald Inglehart, a political scientist at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, who directed the study..........
"Though by no means the happiest country in the world, from a global perspective the United States looks pretty good," Inglehart said. "The country is not only prosperous; it ranks relatively high in gender equality, tolerance of ethnic and social diversity and has high levels of political freedom."
Much More: http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/happiness_dc.html
How does Puerto Rico rank above the US? Are they not a territory and soon to be state in the US?

having lived in danmark and the bay area it is easy......danmark is the size of the bay area.....compare danmark to a city in the us not a country thousands of times the size of it.....

[Psychoblues]

Denmark, as it is commonly spelled in the US, is a soveriegn country, m'59.

having lived in danmark and the bay area it is easy......danmark is the size of the bay area.....compare danmark to a city in the us not a country thousands of times the size of it.....

And they are obviously very happy the way they are. Why do you insist on obfuscating that fact? Do you have any answers for the questions that I asked or are you just tipping your post count? What did you think about that gender equality observation?

[Sitarro]

Denmark, as it is commonly spelled in the US, is a soveriegn country, m'59.




And they are obviously very happy the way they are. Why do you insist on obfuscating that fact? Do you have any answers for the questions that I asked or are you just tipping your post count? What did you think about that gender equality observation?

So when did the Danes become socialist ace? This is the best thing to ever come out of Denmark......Tina Dickow.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70D0VpGpG74&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

[Trigg]

How does this happen? How is it that the most powerfull nation on Earth isn't also the happiest one? I think it starts with the "Liberty and Justice for All" words in our Pledge of Allegiance that most ignore so often.

15th out of 52 is pretty good.

Power doesn't always equal happiness. Just as wealth doesn't make people happy.

As for the "liberty and Justice for All" in our pledge I don't see what that has to do with any part of this article or our nations happiness.

[Kathianne]

15th out of 52 is pretty good.

Power doesn't always equal happiness. Just as wealth doesn't make people happy.

As for the "liberty and Justice for All" in our pledge I don't see what that has to do with any part of this article or our nations happiness.

Yeah, it's in our nature to 'strive' for more; whether it be 'toys', money, justice, equality, etc. By our nature, there will be brakes on our happiness.

[Hagbard Celine]

This came out earlier this year. I saw a Dateline NBC on it i think. It was one of the news mag shows anyway. They have a very egalitarian society due in large part I think to how homogenous their society is. It also has a lot to do with their social progams as well. Healthcare, mass transit, etc.

[glockmail]

Everyone defines happiness in their own way. For me, that means maximum freedom. I would not be happy in a socialist country.

[Hagbard Celine]

Everyone defines happiness in their own way. For me, that means maximum freedom. I would not be happy in a socialist country.

Yeah right. I guess life would be too easy for you?

[Monkeybone]

This came out earlier this year. I saw a Dateline NBC on it i think. It was one of the news mag shows anyway. They have a very egalitarian society due in large part I think to how homogenous their society is. It also has a lot to do with their social progams as well. Healthcare, mass transit, etc.

probably helps too when you're just a bit bigger than Massachusetts and have less population than them. not saying that i wouldn't live there, but yah..

[hjmick]

The Danes are so happy because no one knows where they are.

True story:

This last Saturday I was sitting for a haircut, a guy sits in the chair next to me for his trim. The gal cutting his hair attempts to strike up a conversation with this new client. She is having trouble understanding him due to his accent. Turns out, he's visiting from Denmark. When he tells the girl he's from Denmark, she asks:

"Where's that? In Australia?"

I damn near lost an ear.

[Hagbard Celine]

The Danes are so happy because no one knows where they are.

True story:

This last Saturday I was sitting for a haircut, a guy sits in the chair next to me for his trim. The gal cutting his hair attempts to strike up a conversation with this new client. She is having trouble understanding him due to his accent. Turns out, he's visiting from Denmark. When he tells the girl he's from Denmark, she asks:

"Where's that? In Australia?"

I damn near lost an ear.

To me that shows how ignorant most Americans are of the world around them as well as the failures of our education system. I guess ignorance isn't bliss though since we're what, 16th on that list?

[glockmail]

Yeah right. I guess life would be too easy for you?

Very.

[Psychoblues]

Getting kicked in the teeth or worse is not a good reward for the striving as you intimate, kitty.

Yeah, it's in our nature to 'strive' for more; whether it be 'toys', money, justice, equality, etc. By our nature, there will be brakes on our happiness.

You can keep your toys, money and even whatever equality as you imagine but this ol' soldier for America expects and even demands JUSTICE as you also intimate.

Do you have a problem with that? Spit it out. Maybe we can finally discuss something on an intelligent level. I don't accept your so-called "brakes on our happiness"? Can you dig it?