Five Minute Study: George Tsunis

Salvete. Well, I'm back, after about two months off. I figured that I might begin the new year with a rant about George Tsunis, the new ambassador to Norway. He doesn't know a thing, and Senator John McCain proved this. Wow, out of all the people who would do research on Norway, I would least expect McCain. Still, it was good thing that he brought it up, and I'm impressed that McCain mentions a coalition (which is accurate for countries like Sweden and Norway). I would rather talk about Tsunis's response.

Tsunis should know precisely the answers to McCain's questions. He should know the ins and outs, the ups and downs of Norwegian politics. He should speak at least rough Norwegian, and have a general knowledge of the culture. Does Tsunis know any of this? My guess is no. So, to prove how utterly pathetic and incompetent of an ambassador Tsunis would have to be to screw up this badly, I am going to do five minutes of research on Norwegian politics and formulate an answer in retrospect. I will assume the role of the liberal that he is, before making my own conservative response afterward.

Here I go.
Website I used for my response:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html

"Well, Senator McCain, although the Norwegian people have in fact elected a number of Progress Party candidates to the Parliament, the total is only about sixteen percent of the total votes. I believe that, in comparison with the leftist Labor Party and the Conservative Party (both of which have more candidates than the Progress Party), the Progress Party should have relatively little influence. So, although I condemn their actions, I do not believe that they will have as much sway as other members in the center-right coalition and will not tilt the government that much towards their goals."

Now, here is my response, based on my own knowledge and research:

"The center-right coalition is on the rise not only in Norway but across Scandinavia and (to a lesser degree) all of Europe. Although some of these groups are heavily nativist and far more radical, they represent only one aspect of the politically diverse center-right coalition. Be it the Moderaterna of Sweden or the Conservative Party of Norway, the power players of the center-right coalition are promoting basic conservative policies, such as business growth and lowering the high taxes of Scandinavian countries. I believe these are the noble goals that will take the center stage in politics, and I believe the people of Norway have made the right choice in their elections.

Maybe I should be ambassador to Norway. I am more qualified after five minutes' research.