Eesti!

Salvete. Plaustrum20 here, your friendly political blogger.

Other than the second German view and the South Korean view (about both of which I am excited), I am especially happy about the view from Estonia! I have had an interest about Estonia for years now, so I dedicate this blog to the people of Estonia.

(This information is based upon the author's knowledge, the CIA World Factbook, and the Heritage Foundation's 2013 Index of Economic Freedom).

Eesti (Estonia's name in its native tongue) is an amazing nation. In the centuries before World War I, Estonia has been tossed around by the Swedes, Teutonic Knights, Germans, Danish, Russians, and many others. Even after they became a modern nation in the aftermath of World War I, they still managed to get taken over by the Germans and Russians. Yet after they led the way for the dissolution of the Soviet Union, they became a powerhouse of the Baltic factions. According to the CIA World Factbook, they have the second highest industrial growth rate of any nation in the world. According to the Heritage Foundation 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, it is the 13th most economically free nation in the world and is one of the only two nations in Europe without an enormous government spending problem or a government corruption problem (the other is the epitome of economic freedom, Switzerland).

So why do I like Estonia so much? It started when I was looking on the CIA World Factbook and came across Estonia's page. I really became a fan, however, when I had an obsession with Sweden (Yes, it is not usual for a Republican conservative to like Sweden; I'll post about it later; I'm one-fourth Swedish). As I continued research both about Sweden and about other similar countries, I realized that not only was Estonian history closely tied with Swedish history but that Estonia was one of the greatest nations on Earth.

So what do I like about Eesti? For one, it is small. If any nation had a success story in the past century, it would be Estonia. It is also fairly conservative (in the European sense, of course). Just look at the Index of Economic Freedom report or the home page of the popular Estonian political party Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit (abbreviated IRL; they also have a YouTube account).

Stay strong and stay free, Eesti! As the Estonians say, "Kui sa, mu isamaa!"

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