malokvale77
You can stand true to your heritage - and go off when the extreme right start flapping... It is Your rights as a human to put it bluntly when you is provoked.. We do it here in Norway... Most people I know, do it at least.. And I also.. I'm kind of known for my ability to say things as they are - even if it sometimes bite the ones I tell it to...
It was a horrible act when it happened - and the recoil from this experience will be with us for a long time. And I guess a lot of books, from different perspectives will be written before let this thing goes away.. After all, 77 youngsters, in some cases just kids was killed by the actions of a madman who believed he could turn Norway around, and be a kind of "king-president for life".. Instead he got arrested - and is now awaiting sentencing, who will put him in a prison cell for the rest of his natural life.
After all, we still write books about WW2, even after 70 year... So I suspect it will be written a few books before we will get this behind us.. But our values and our willingness to have an open society, and a government who is open to the public is also very important.. And it is not easy to both have the security necessary in public buildings - specially government offices and places - and the rule that everyone, can and shall be able to talk to our leaders in a free fashion.. I understand the necessarily of making our government more secure - but I hope it doesn't make it difficult to contact our government - because of the security systems who engulf them.
We will prevail this too - as we have doing it with most things over the years.. Cool headed and calm we will rebuild most of things that is ruined - and even though much of the damages who was being made, specially from the families who have lost their children's, or family members it will be a long way to mend the pain they experience now.. But it will be mended - and hopefully they will be given some comfort, from the fact that the one who did it, will NEVER be able to be a free man again.. And that Norway still will be a open, democratic society, even though I suspect it might have an impact on our Psyche for a long time.. But at least, our government have woken up to the reality, that terrorism are not just something that other nations long away from Norway experience.. And not everyone who is terrorism, are from the middle east - sometimes the biggest treat comes from within too..
It was nice to have this conversation - it is allmoust a pleasure to "talk" to pepole here on DU, you are for the most part a kind gang of pepole who made everyone welcome. Some is outright ass **** but for the most part, nice persons who is kind and nice.
Diclotican
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