[earth2jason]

This sounds like a hit piece to me. Too much generalizations that seem to be thinly disguised pre-props for proganda.

We all know that the Danish has one of the best social welfare systems in the world and it is a system created by a government that has one of the highest rates of voter participation in the world. So seems to me that they like what they have. However, some self interested big wigs might have a different idea.

The idea that there is no creativity or inventiveness seems dishonest to me. For one, we are talking about a region that is a small fraction of the population of other nations. It is statistically correct that they are not the "most" innovative region in the world. Yet in fact, they are one of the leaders in software innovation and other tech industry movements. Seems to me they they are statistically ahead of the curve.

Also, all the Danish I've ever met (well the few that I have) are awesome people in general. I'd say that I've had probably the best conversations and times with my Danish friends and the same goes true with many other people from that region. So the rings to me that they are not just happy because of the "welfare state", but because they, unlike the author's narrow reporting, do have a thriving culture.

With that being said, I don't trust the intentions of this article. But that's just my opinion, I guess.