+OverSword Posted October 30, 2018 #1 Share Posted October 30, 2018 It’s been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do the Swedes know something that we don’t? Sweden: Lessons for America? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg delves into the economic and social landscape of the Swedish 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted October 30, 2018 #2 Share Posted October 30, 2018 We can all learn a lot from Sweden on what not to do! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted October 30, 2018 #3 Share Posted October 30, 2018 1 minute ago, seanjo said: Sweden has a massive problem they are pretending doesn't exist. I'd say that one problem is a tad too optimistic... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted October 30, 2018 #4 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Why Sweden's Elections Were All About the Rise of the Far Right Quote What makes Sweden relevant to the outside the world (aside from Ikea, Pippi Longstocking and Stieg Larsson) is not its famous stability, but its potential, as Trump noted, to descend into chaos. And more specifically, what that outcome could mean for the rest of us. So even if the Sweden Democrats didn’t perform quite as well as some feared, the party’s rise is still THE story. In what has become a familiar pattern with populist movements across Europe, the SD’s tactics left the establishment parties running scared. The entire campaign revolved around the populist agenda, including (even if not exclusively) the hot button issue of migration. Even in the world's most feminist country, the so called "far right" has a strong following. If that doesn't speak to the failure of mass migration, I don't know what will. Forced integration, just like drugs and prostitution, is a problem for the poor. The battle between the rich and the poor is as old as time - mass immigration is just the latest tool used by the rich to fug with the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted October 30, 2018 #5 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Don't forget their neutral gender child care policy: The words "he" and "she" are forbidden in their institutions. And their degrading anti-liberal alcohol politics "Systembolaget": You can only buy it in government stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 30, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Have any of you watched the video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted October 30, 2018 #7 Share Posted October 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, OverSword said: Have any of you watched the video? How long is it? I live right next to Sweden, so I know its economic and social landscape quite well, and don't need a Swede to advertise it for me. Remember when you post a video in a place where people usually only read text, to tell as much as possible about it (and its length)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted October 30, 2018 #8 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Just now, OverSword said: Have any of you watched the video? ain't nobody got time for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted October 30, 2018 #9 Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, OverSword said: Have any of you watched the video? I started to, but it's a bit long-winded. It's an hour long. It's a good documentary, but I'm tired tonight and I'm going to lie down and read my Kindle. Actually.. it's just picked up a bit. I've just heard the bit about Ingmar Bergman having his movies taxed at 139%. Yup.. you heard that right. Every time his movie made him a dollar, he had to pay $1.39 to the tax authorities. And he was by NO means the only one ! Edited October 30, 2018 by RoofGardener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 30, 2018 Author #10 Share Posted October 30, 2018 55 minutes ago, sci-nerd said: How long is it? I live right next to Sweden, so I know its economic and social landscape quite well, and don't need a Swede to advertise it for me. Remember when you post a video in a place where people usually only read text, to tell as much as possible about it (and its length)! The video demonstrates that what most Americans believe about Sweden, economically is untrue, as they are held up as some social democratic paradise. They are actually very free open unregulated market and the government is not in charge of their pensions, their medicine or many of the other social services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted October 31, 2018 #11 Share Posted October 31, 2018 12 hours ago, OverSword said: It’s been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do the Swedes know something that we don’t? Sweden: Lessons for America? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg delves into the economic and social landscape of the Swedish I noticed the "Free to Choose Media" watermark. Well, my view of Sweden has changed, although I'm not totally sold yet. I don't think the Swedish model will work perfectly here, but the Progs here need to watch this program and stop craving power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Serenity Posted November 4, 2018 #12 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Sweden is so perfect~. /sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Walt' E. Kurtz Posted November 4, 2018 #13 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Do i even dare to say that Im a Swede ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Walt' E. Kurtz Posted November 4, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 4, 2018 On 2018-10-30 at 8:01 PM, sci-nerd said: How long is it? I live right next to Sweden, so I know its economic and social landscape quite well, and don't need a Swede to advertise it for me. Remember when you post a video in a place where people usually only read text, to tell as much as possible about it (and its length)! Haha yeah we Swedes tend to advertise these things and im not sure why we do it cause it's not relevant or interesting. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted November 5, 2018 #15 Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Avalanche said: Haha yeah we Swedes tend to advertise these things and im not sure why we do it cause it's not relevant or interesting. :-D We Danes love to give you a hard time, whenever possible! But deep down we are brothers, and we love and admire you (just don't tell anyone!!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Walt' E. Kurtz Posted November 5, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, sci-nerd said: We Danes love to give you a hard time, whenever possible! But deep down we are brothers, and we love and admire you (just don't tell anyone!!). we are Scandinavians :-) i dont mean to butter you up but i think Danes are more relaxed and cooler socially than Swedes who can be grumpy sad old gits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted November 5, 2018 #17 Share Posted November 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Avalanche said: we are Scandinavians :-) i dont mean to butter you up but i think Danes are more relaxed and cooler socially than Swedes who can be grumpy sad old gits. No arguments there! Thank God for making Øresundsbron, so Swedes can more easily get drunk in København and Danes can get cheap houses in Skåne. Cheers mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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