What do you consider to be the most progressiven nation?

[Dinner]

I actually spell very well thank you but my primary problem tonight has to do with Cabernet Sauvignon. An excess amount of Cabernet Sauvignon.

[notyoueither]

Bah! If you can't post drunk, you can't post at all!

*hic*

[monkspider]

I voted for the Dutch. I was disappointed to not see France on the list.
Mr. Fun, you probably should have left the USA off of the list, since all of our local uber-patriots voting for it will skew the results. It is like putting Clinton on a "Who is the worst leader?" poll. All the righties are for some reason magnetically drawn to it.

[DuncanK]

You could make a poll of the President most compassionate to the working class in America and Reagan would win.

[monkspider]

Yeah that too, I do have to hand it to righties though, they love what they love.

[DuncanK]

Everybody loves money

[MrFun]

Originally posted by monkspider
I voted for the Dutch. I was disappointed to not see France on the list.
Mr. Fun, you probably should have left the USA off of the list, since all of our local uber-patriots voting for it will skew the results. It is like putting Clinton on a "Who is the worst leader?" poll. All the righties are for some reason magnetically drawn to it.

I am still not sure which country is the most socially progressive yet based on the posts so far.

I want to give other Americans a good chance to field their opinions that are based on something other than patriotic chauvinism.

I don't know if the United States is the most socially progressive nation, but I'm sure others can present legitimate arguments as to why they believe the United States is the most socially progressive.

The United States definitely deserves to be on the list, even if we can't prevent patriotic blind votes.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by MrFun
ok, Urban Ranger

You also want to look at the spread, the max and min incomes. The narrower, the better.

[Az]

According to the latest HDR, Belorussia is the most egalitarian state.

[Bereta_Eder]

Sweden.
BTW all the other choices besides Holland have no merit to be in the list.

[Meticulous Man]

The Netherlands is probably the country that socially stands most firmly in the 21st century

[Az]

paiktis: who does belong on the list?

[Bereta_Eder]

Holland has a loooong history of respect for indivindual rights. Didn't come overnight...
Still I don't like the end result.
Went to Amsterdam, was hussled by drug pushers in mid day on central streets and saw the most brutal bar brawl.
All that in one day. And the streets of Amsterdam didn't seem too safe to me.
If that's the result I want none of it
But if that's what Hollanders want, fine

[Pekka]

It's NOT Finland. Only progressive thing here going on is the gas price, soon to be $8 per gallon. How do you like them apples? Don't come here, don't be commie!

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Azazel
According to the latest HDR, Belorussia is the most egalitarian state.

That's because everyone in Belorussia make ****; when everyone makes next to nothing there is no difference between them. A much better measurement is per capita income once you have excluded the distorting effects of the top 5% and the bottom 5%. The two extremes bias the results so by factoring them out you get a good idea of how 90% of the people live.

I'd bet the U.S. is very near the top once you look at things in that light.