Funny thing about Norway is it used to be hideously poor compared to the rest of Europe. Norwegian immigrants flocked to the US and were viewed w suspicion here. Now Norway's rich (thanks partly to oil) and some evidently want more Norwegians + fewer people from poor countries.
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Ben Franklin despised 'swarthy' Germans
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My point is that being blonde and pale was not enough escape prejudice back in the day
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It was enough for the Scandinavians, that and the fact that they belonged to the same religion as the natives and voted for the same party. They weren't discriminated against.
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