{"id":14377,"date":"2012-06-20T14:46:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T18:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=14377"},"modified":"2012-06-20T14:46:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T18:46:03","slug":"the-most-peaceful-country-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=14377","title":{"rendered":"The Most Peaceful Country In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the top of this blog is a picture taken in the country designated by the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Institute for Economics and Peace\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Institute_for_Economics_and_Peace\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\">Institute for Economics and Peace<\/a> (calculated according to the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Global Peace Index\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Peace_Index\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\">Global Peace Index<\/a>) as the most peaceful country in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2012\/06\/18\/and-the-most-peaceful-country-in-the-world-is\/?xid=rss-topstories&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29\">Time News Feed<\/a>\u00a0posted an article on Monday stating that <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Iceland\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=64.1333333333,-21.9333333333&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=64.1333333333,-21.9333333333 (Iceland)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">Iceland<\/a> in the most peaceful country in the world&#8211;followed by <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Denmark\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=55.7166666667,12.5666666667&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=55.7166666667,12.5666666667 (Denmark)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">Denmark<\/a> and <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"New Zealand\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=-41.2833333333,174.45&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=-41.2833333333,174.45 (New%20Zealand)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand<\/a>. In reading the article, I wondered about the politics of the organization rating the peacefulness of countries. It seems as if social welfare states ranked higher than countries whose fiscal policies were more conservative.<\/p>\n<p>At any rate, Iceland is a beautiful, peaceful country. I would like to note that the frequency of alcoholism in Iceland has been estimated to be in the range of 3.5-6.3% (statistics from <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.velferdarraduneyti.is\/media\/Skyrslur\/heilbenska5mai.pdf\">the Icelandic National Health Plan to the Year 2010<\/a>). In <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"United States\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667 (United%20States)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">America<\/a> it is about 6.6 % (2005 statistics from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drug-rehabs.org\/articles\/426\/Alcohol_Statistics\">drugrehab.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>I guess my problem with reading this was wondering what the definition and criteria for the concept of peace were. Iceland is beautiful. I also wonder if there is a different temperament in people living in extremely cold climates\u00a0than people living in very warm climates. There is so much that could influence the choice of &#8216;the most peaceful country in the world&#8217; that is totally subjective that\u00a0I question the conclusion drawn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"float: right; border-style: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=62e60d21-ff57-4b5e-857a-ebbb26dfa7c4\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the top of this blog is a picture taken in the country designated by the Institute for Economics and Peace (calculated according to the Global Peace Index) as the most peaceful country in the world. 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