Mads Larsen
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then we owe ourselves to start experimenting and trying new things to see if we can have societies that exist in the future where women also are free. I mean, the stakes couldn't be higher. So this misplaced fear that if we talk about low fertility, women will suddenly live in oppressive patriarchies the day after tomorrow or 10 years down the line or 50 years down the line.
then we owe ourselves to start experimenting and trying new things to see if we can have societies that exist in the future where women also are free. I mean, the stakes couldn't be higher. So this misplaced fear that if we talk about low fertility, women will suddenly live in oppressive patriarchies the day after tomorrow or 10 years down the line or 50 years down the line.
I mean, I understand the fear because nobody wants to go back. Women don't want to be unfree again. But what I've done in my research and in other projects also, I've studied the cultural changes over the last thousand years to see what is it that made modernity emerge. And we never go backwards.
I mean, I understand the fear because nobody wants to go back. Women don't want to be unfree again. But what I've done in my research and in other projects also, I've studied the cultural changes over the last thousand years to see what is it that made modernity emerge. And we never go backwards.
I mean, I understand the fear because nobody wants to go back. Women don't want to be unfree again. But what I've done in my research and in other projects also, I've studied the cultural changes over the last thousand years to see what is it that made modernity emerge. And we never go backwards.
We have these really deep cultural changes intermittently, and they're terrible, and we're living through one now. And in those cases, we have to start entertaining new thoughts, new norms and new values. And different communities should try different solutions based on what is salient to them, based on their cultural legacy. And I think Norway is in a unique position here.
We have these really deep cultural changes intermittently, and they're terrible, and we're living through one now. And in those cases, we have to start entertaining new thoughts, new norms and new values. And different communities should try different solutions based on what is salient to them, based on their cultural legacy. And I think Norway is in a unique position here.
We have these really deep cultural changes intermittently, and they're terrible, and we're living through one now. And in those cases, we have to start entertaining new thoughts, new norms and new values. And different communities should try different solutions based on what is salient to them, based on their cultural legacy. And I think Norway is in a unique position here.
We've been spearheading new gender relations for 150 years. We've been in the forefront of female equality. And in Scandinavia, we have really good culture for this. We have cohesive populations. We have a lively national debate. We're willing to find and experiment with new things and find solutions. And I think we can do it here also.
We've been spearheading new gender relations for 150 years. We've been in the forefront of female equality. And in Scandinavia, we have really good culture for this. We have cohesive populations. We have a lively national debate. We're willing to find and experiment with new things and find solutions. And I think we can do it here also.
We've been spearheading new gender relations for 150 years. We've been in the forefront of female equality. And in Scandinavia, we have really good culture for this. We have cohesive populations. We have a lively national debate. We're willing to find and experiment with new things and find solutions. And I think we can do it here also.
And I think all nations should do that, build on their cultural legacies and try new things. I mean, in Norway, it would be so anathema. I think the risk of us going back to the dark ages is very small, but I'd be willing to suggest a suicide pact on this. I mean, we're stirring towards self-eradication. Let's just agree, and I understand women's fear of this, so let's agree.
And I think all nations should do that, build on their cultural legacies and try new things. I mean, in Norway, it would be so anathema. I think the risk of us going back to the dark ages is very small, but I'd be willing to suggest a suicide pact on this. I mean, we're stirring towards self-eradication. Let's just agree, and I understand women's fear of this, so let's agree.
And I think all nations should do that, build on their cultural legacies and try new things. I mean, in Norway, it would be so anathema. I think the risk of us going back to the dark ages is very small, but I'd be willing to suggest a suicide pact on this. I mean, we're stirring towards self-eradication. Let's just agree, and I understand women's fear of this, so let's agree.
Female freedoms at the level of 2024 can never be threatened. Let's have that as our starting point. Let's experiment with new ways of dating and mating, but never ever anything that would involve jeopardizing women's freedoms. And if those means that we come up with aren't able to help us increase fertility, Then we'll die together. We'll disappear. We'll just dwindle until there's no one left.
Female freedoms at the level of 2024 can never be threatened. Let's have that as our starting point. Let's experiment with new ways of dating and mating, but never ever anything that would involve jeopardizing women's freedoms. And if those means that we come up with aren't able to help us increase fertility, Then we'll die together. We'll disappear. We'll just dwindle until there's no one left.
Female freedoms at the level of 2024 can never be threatened. Let's have that as our starting point. Let's experiment with new ways of dating and mating, but never ever anything that would involve jeopardizing women's freedoms. And if those means that we come up with aren't able to help us increase fertility, Then we'll die together. We'll disappear. We'll just dwindle until there's no one left.
And that will be the Norwegian way. And then I'm sure some other countries in the world will experiment with more handmaid's tale-like means for raising fertility, but that won't be us. And that is the key to success. We have all these different communities, all these different cultural legacies that make different means salient to us. We need to start experimenting.
And that will be the Norwegian way. And then I'm sure some other countries in the world will experiment with more handmaid's tale-like means for raising fertility, but that won't be us. And that is the key to success. We have all these different communities, all these different cultural legacies that make different means salient to us. We need to start experimenting.
And that will be the Norwegian way. And then I'm sure some other countries in the world will experiment with more handmaid's tale-like means for raising fertility, but that won't be us. And that is the key to success. We have all these different communities, all these different cultural legacies that make different means salient to us. We need to start experimenting.