In 1940, when Hitler invaded Norway, his attempts to appease the Norwegian population included telling them they were a great people. Of all cultures, nationalities and “races,” the Norwegians were the greatest, second only to the Germans.
Did the Norwegians pride themselves over such “adulation”? Of course not. They considered the source.
I’m a Norwegian immigrant, having arrived in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty 65 years ago. The comment from our current “Dear Leader” about preferring Norwegian immigrants to most others was not a source of pride to me.
I, too, considered the source.
Thor Nilsen, Sandy
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