The Economist kårer 'country of the year' ! Se hvilket land...

'Person of the Year' burde jo have været Edward Snowden

Claus Andersen,

21/12/2013

'Person of the Year' burde jo have været Edward Snowden.... han blev "kun" nr. 2

Men nu kårer The Economist 'Country of the Year', og jeg kan fuldt ud tilslutte mig!¨

But the accomplishments that most deserve commendation, we think, are path-breaking reforms that do not merely improve a single nation but, if emulated, might benefit the world. Gay marriage is one such border-crossing policy, which has increased the global sum of human happiness at no financial cost. Several countries have implemented it in 2013—including Uruguay, which also, uniquely, passed a law to legalise and regulate the production, sale and consumption of cannabis. This is a change so obviously sensible, squeezing out the crooks and allowing the authorities to concentrate on graver crimes, that no other country has made it. If others followed suit, and other narcotics were included, the damage such drugs wreak on the world would be drastically reduced.