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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > You DID see my humility score, right? The US IS the
> > best country in the world, but not to worry, the UK is right up there in the
> > top ten if not actually second.
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> I was not aware that there was a competition for the "best country in the
> world". If I were to choose, I doubt it would be the UK or the USA. I'd
> probably choose some small state which did not bully anyone, support human
> rights abuses - but did provide a good level of social provision.
Iceland, if it weren't for the inability to avoid tobacco smoke, would be very
near the top of my list. As I understand it, modern Iceland is a derivative of
the only real-world example of Privately Produced Law. The have almost no
crime. And no one starves.
Chris
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| (...) I have no real idea about that, but I have a feeling their system of government is based on the Danish system. Perhaps I'm thinking of Greenland? (...) We almost had a war with Iceland - the cod war. Yes, it was all about fish: (URL)And no one (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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