@crimkadid No, why should it? @jartaylor @Ric_Pauls @hbdchick
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@JayMan471@jartaylor @Ric_Pauls@hbdchick Because Finns and Irish are "normal" N. Euros as in their wealth, lack of corruption, etc.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@crimkadid not ireland. one of the piigs. more corruption/patronage than other nw euros. finland i suspect benefits from...@JayMan4712 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@hbdchick@JayMan471 Corruption Perception Index (dunno how reliable) has them pegged at same score as Japan, USA, Austria.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@hbdchick@JayMan471 Human Development Index also very good (6th in world) despite recent debt1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@crimkadid Clannishness is a gradient. Irish similar to West Slavs in many measures. Same with French, Italians, Spanish.@hbdchick2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@JayMan471@hbdchick In measures of corruption, crime, and per capita GDP they are clearly more like W. Euros.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@crimkadid Like I said, clannishness is a gradient. Variation *within* England even@hbdchickpic.twitter.com/6JOe3qCcDX
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@JayMan471@hbdchick If Ireland outside Hajnal Line and yet still like other successful NW euro countries, it loses all explanatory power.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@crimkadid Because Scotland, Ireland, or Wales for that matter are just like England in every way@hbdchick talks about... :\2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@JayMan471 @hbdchick I don't what that refers to specifically, but in all the measurements I alluded to above they are very close to UK
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