Erik Engheim
1 min readMay 10, 2021

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You are not a reading between the lines. Do you think Trump would've talked about good genes in Alabama? No, he chooses to talk about good genes in the state most well known for being settled by Nordic people. The very same people glorified by the Nazis.

I say this as a Norwegian. I've simply noticed time and time again how right wing Americans have this disturbing obsession with my part of the world. What is disturbing is that these people often think they are giving me a compliment that I will cherish. Was it a complement that Hitler created the largest Aryan breeding program in Norway during World War II?

Are we to be grateful that right-wing extremist consider us the master race? No, it is sickening and disgusting. It goes against everything we stand for. "Can't we get more people from Norway?" is just a sickening line.

Trump is not interested in our values or the social fabric we have built. He doesn't care about social democracy or the low levels of inequality and poverty we have created. Nope, he cares about our "good genes". Those blue eyes and blonde hair.

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Erik Engheim
Erik Engheim

Written by Erik Engheim

Geek dad, living in Oslo, Norway with passion for UX, Julia programming, science, teaching, reading and writing.

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