Here’s the thing. They kind of do have socialism. The government has a controlling interest in their biggest industry. They also have a government that is very responsive to the people. I’d argue they have one of the most successful examples of socialism in the world.
They don’t advertise it. I’ve seen a right wing guy identify them as such, and then praising the Anders attack from 20 years ago as punishment for their socialism. I think it was the chinless guy who follows Theil around.
The Norwegian government has 60 to 70% of the shares in Equinor, and all oil companies on the Norwegian continental shelf had to provide daily and monthly drilling and boring reports, and the companies are taxed heavily.
Source: worked on the software that was used for these reports, and I’m Norwegian.
The sign-off to almost every show for Cowboy Bebop is “See you, space cowboy.” They call bounty hunters in the story cowboys. Hell, it’s in the danm name of the show.
In Firefly, however, while it is a western themed space sci-fi, none of the characters are cowboys.
In the early 20th century, about 50 years before Norway discovered oil, they were already per capita among the richest countries in Europe. This was because of their culture of land and resource sharing.
Here’s the thing. They kind of do have socialism. The government has a controlling interest in their biggest industry. They also have a government that is very responsive to the people. I’d argue they have one of the most successful examples of socialism in the world.
They don’t advertise it. I’ve seen a right wing guy identify them as such, and then praising the Anders attack from 20 years ago as punishment for their socialism. I think it was the chinless guy who follows Theil around.
The Norwegian government has 60 to 70% of the shares in Equinor, and all oil companies on the Norwegian continental shelf had to provide daily and monthly drilling and boring reports, and the companies are taxed heavily.
Source: worked on the software that was used for these reports, and I’m Norwegian.
This shows Americans haven’t got a clue of what socialism is.
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Imagine naming yourself SpaceCowboy, but not understanding that Cowboy Bebop is an obvious critique of capitalism.
I’m sure they’re only called space cowboy because gangster of love was taken
Ah yes, Steve “[the left is] as unpleasant as the people on the extreme right” Miller. That clears things up nicely.
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The sign-off to almost every show for Cowboy Bebop is “See you, space cowboy.” They call bounty hunters in the story cowboys. Hell, it’s in the danm name of the show.
In Firefly, however, while it is a western themed space sci-fi, none of the characters are cowboys.
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Imagine thinking the term Space Cowboy originated in a cartoon made in 1998.
Here’s a cool song that was apparently inspired by Cowboy Bebop LOL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h66V1hYAjG0
OK, boomer.
Oh wow… so you’re like… old old
hmm … know who else has a lot of oil… somewhere verrrry close to you… you might even be standing on it.
wait, are you saying that we should nationalize the US oil industry to achieve socialism?
I agree!
Biggest oil producer in the world, from stolen land, publicly subsidized to generate private profits.
In the early 20th century, about 50 years before Norway discovered oil, they were already per capita among the richest countries in Europe. This was because of their culture of land and resource sharing.
Norway’s oil profit all goes to their sovereign fund and does not enter their national budget.