Which values that have been instilled into you by the west do you appreciate the most and why?
Thanks to my Scandinavian upbringing i appreciate these values and I hold them very important.
Individualism: especially coming from Muslim and Somali background where that hardly exists and you have to go with the collective norms ( like clan collectivity) and being outside is heretic. As the Scandinavian countries are very individualistic society that has been a blessing to me.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: this triptych succinctly defines the attractiveness and superiority of Western civilization. In the West we are free to think what we want, to read what we want as long at it doesn’t harm anyone.
The separation of church and state, the rule of law, equality before the law. When Western values have been adopted by other societies, such as Japan or South Korea, their citizens have reaped benefits.
Thanks to my Scandinavian upbringing i appreciate these values and I hold them very important.
Individualism: especially coming from Muslim and Somali background where that hardly exists and you have to go with the collective norms ( like clan collectivity) and being outside is heretic. As the Scandinavian countries are very individualistic society that has been a blessing to me.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: this triptych succinctly defines the attractiveness and superiority of Western civilization. In the West we are free to think what we want, to read what we want as long at it doesn’t harm anyone.
The separation of church and state, the rule of law, equality before the law. When Western values have been adopted by other societies, such as Japan or South Korea, their citizens have reaped benefits.
