Ok, in how many of those countries can I:
1. Defend myself
2. Join a National Socialist Party
3. Deny the Holocaust
4. Go into a store, and with nothing more than my driver's license, purchase weaponry.
5. Purchase ammo for my weapons.
6. Fly a swastika.
7. Find a copy of Mein Kampf.
8. Walk away from the police if they approach me.
I have not been to all those nations. And it sounds that you have certain ideas about other nations that are simply false. It seems you confuse freedom with anarchy. Freedom is not the absence of guidelines and laws. Freedom is much more than that.
1. I would certainly think you are entitled to that. I know you are here in Scandinavia.
2. Of course you can. Some parties are illegal, like the so-called "white election alliance" here in Norway. But those guys want to eliminate (kill) non-Arians. Thankfully they are just a handful of radical nutcases, and many have had run-ins with the law. They are no threat now.
3. As stated, we have more freedom of speech and freedom of press than you do. Of course you can deny the holochaust. You would be pretty much a moron if you did - as it happened here. Germans had concentration camps close to us. Most schools have trips to Bergenbelsen and Auschwitz to inform them of the atrocities. But you can deny the holochaust yes. You'd be perceived as a complete nut, and you'd probably be in danger of being beat up over it if you stated it in the wrong place, like around 'the blitz'. But it is not illegal. Look at it this way, if you go to Alabama with stuff like "man love rules, ok" or "Nascar sucks" or "Hillary for president" or "country is crap" you are liable to get beat up, or shot. As the people in the british TV program "Top Gear" experienced. Of course, if you come here and insult our national pride you will in all likelihood not be beat up. Nor will you have any problems of this sort. But if you are extremely unlucky with your statements regarding nazism - you *might* be in trouble. However unlikely.
4. I think you can in Canada. But IMHO that is ludicrous. It is unsafe. It is utterly moronic. Oh, spare me the details I have heard Americans argue for it before. Yeah, national security, protection from the government and thieves. That does not matter. Most gun deaths are due to accidents. And look at Iraq how guns have benefited them in the war against you. Doesn't work too well, does it. This had a purpose when you wanted to fight the British. But a Ghandistic opposition is much more effective. I have heard many claim it has a crime-deterrant effect- which statistics prove wrong. Your crime rate is higher than ours. You have a much much larger percent of your population in prison than we do. Yay! Go guns and death penalty. Hooray.
You are of course free to buy weapons here as well. If you can A; Prove you need them. B; Have a license. And C; You must not be liable to misuse. I.E. if you have comitted certain crimes, or are being subject to psychological treatment (i.e. you are in a psychological hospital)you cannot get a gun. You must be 18, 21 for a handgun. 16 to use a firearm of any kind. again, 21 for handguns.
What's more - you can buy guns on any street corner in many totalitarian regimes. That does not in any way make it any more free.
5. Feel free. Just provide your license.
6. Feel free. But do not expect people to act friendly towards you. Remember; Hitler invaded our country and killed off plenty of our citizens. The hatred towards nazism is strong here. In all honesty I would feel very much like planting a fist in the face of anyone who used a swastica myself (not that I would do it of course.)
7. Sure. It is found in libraries. Schools. And book stores.
8. Yeah, of course.
I am more liable to trust our police officers than yours. The training they go through is much more thorough and intense. A friend of mine applied for police academy. With top grades and excellent physique right after leaving the army where he served as a Jeger (hunter) - an elite soldier. He was refused. He needed more education to get in. He needed to get older. You are hard pressed to find a police officer under the age of 26. Even 30 is not too easy. The training is really hard. And, our police officers do not carry firearms. There is no need.
Can you explan how and why these companies are "examples of the destructive force of 'free trade'"?
Coca Cola;
India
Colombia
and more... CocaCola is using their corporate power - in search of profit - to abuse the local resources and population.
Dole (the banana company) is in Ecuador is using child labour, it is known to use pesticides while workers are in the field. They are known for actively combating unions to keep prices low for us.
This site may be in Spanish, but I hope you get the general idea.
Tommy Hilfiger is using sweatshop labour which is de-facto slavery. In fact, it is worse than slavery would be under some masters.
This website contains information on it, and other sweatshop using companies.
I mentioned Shell, I meant Texaco (sorry). Read
this.
Use google, and find dirt on the rest if you like.
Fact is, a lot of these corporations have committed grave crimes against the environment. Against their employees. Against foreign nations. And why is this possible? Well, it is certainly made significantly easier by more open borders. Free trade is only good if it is also fair. If it is also equal and just. But these are clear examples of the opposite being the case.