[buddyholly]

Originally Posted by abraxas21

i simply advocate for democracy (the truly inclusive and participative one), respect for human rights, respect of other countries' internal affairs, social assistance to those in need and freedom. then again, this wasn't about me...

Sounds like Canada to me.

You can't really compare Iceland to the USA or England. It is a very small country and does not have the problems of larger more open countries.
When you talk of social assistance to those in need and freedom, what does Iceland do for foreign aid? What does Iceland do to help people from oppressed countries in the way of immigration? It is Canada and the US that lead the world in that respect.

[abraxas21]

Originally Posted by buddyholly

When you talk of social assistance to those in need and freedom, what does Iceland do for foreign aid? What does Iceland do to help people from oppressed countries in the way of immigration? It is Canada and the US that lead the world in that respect.

i don't care much for foreign aid. countries should be left to develop on their own. as things stand today, most of the foreign aid does more harm than good (mostly because it's badly intended, though).

what i mean with social assistance to those in need is to help the ones within their own country.