Posted by astridmari
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Posted by Maunagarjana
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I have to admit, I don't understand the cultural dynamics of Sweden. It's very far removed from where I am in California, both in terms of distance and the mindset. And I don't know all the history of racial tensions in Sweden. But I think, as others have attested, there has at least been a change of tone. So, it's good to know I'm not the only one noticing this. But I have gone on the Red Ice facebook page and pointed out the xenophobic drift of the show, and people attack me like I'm some shrill spokesperson of liberal multiculturalism for just pointing out what should be obvious. Maybe people are just a little bit sensitive. Or maybe they're defensive because there's some truth to it.
It is very difficult to explain a whole society in a few lines. It gets very general and perhaps will not say as much but all the same I will try to depict a bit of my Sweden for you.
I was born in the 50s, my parents came from countryside farms and moved into a city and got jobs and housing without almost no schooling, only 6 years of Folkskola. Our gov was the same year in and year out. Almost everybody was a Socialdemokrat. We felt secure and prosperous. Everything material got better. We needed people from other countries to join the workforce. People from other european countries came here to work. In the 70s the goal of the gov was that almost everybody has to go to university to get a good job. People of the academia made statements about everything. They were specialists who knew better. It was very important that everything was scientific. Decisions took a long time since there always had to be an investigation first (with people from the university of course).
It seemed like we all were supposed to come from the same "cast". See the same tv-shows, talk about the same newspaper headlines and so on. There were so many countries that had political problems (Greece, Spain, Iran) so some people from there had to leave their homecountries and come to Sweden where everything was perfect and so on. We also got a few of the US deserters from the Vietnam war. We were such a welcoming country! And not as barbarious and warmongering as the US. We had a clean conscience and thought we were scientific and good. Not religiously deluded or anything.
When Palme was shot in the 80s it was like horrendous this could happen in a free country. Of course they didnt find his murderer.
(Ole Dammegård writes about that.)
The next gov began to sell everything the state owned. It was like in GB, and the Thatcher woman only in Sweden the Socialdemocrats began to sell out state properties for small change. People without knowledge started to play with money not belonging to them. Now everything was about money, and how important it was with enterprises and businesses. Before if you got sick you could be provided for but now sick people were accused of being lazy and liars. It was the trickledown politics.
More people from abroad coming in. Very important with the free trade and so on. Now the people coming in often come as refugees, and often have thrown their passports away before going to the authorities. They could be criminals - we cant know that. Also they are so many that the authorities dont have time to investigate so most of them get to stay if they plead they are refugees. They also come from out of Europe like Africa, Middle East, Irak. They often have no education. They get money and somewhere to live. It takes about 7 years before they can support themselves (language, work).
In the 90s economic crisis same as anywhere else. We get a party that calls themselves Sweden democrats but they stem from an earlier naziparty that consisted mainly of skinheads. People are discontent and vote for them. They are now the 3rd party in Sweden. They were celebrating their "victory" in the elctions together with the Israeli flag and a jewish spokesperson on the stand! I wonder who funded them
? The other politicians dont want to talk to them or cooperate since the Swedendemocrats say they want to adjust the immigration-policy. That is almost a criminal thing to say in Sweden even if many of us thinks it.
The journalists in Swedish radio-tv is often talks about how terrible it is for the immigrants and so on and that we must spend more money on these issues. Same time rape is more frequent than ever in Sweden, young girls get raped by gangs, unheard of 20 years ago. So all men are now suspects. People dont get the help they need and so on. It is like the bad guys at least have one good idea and the "good" ones dont seem to be grounded. We have no Defense to talk about anymore. So now we practise together with Nato soon to be a part of Nato I guess. Sweden does what US tells us to do.
Lucky for us we still have the Swedish krona instead of the Euro. Soon only one bank in Sweden want your cash - Forex - the others wont bother with cash. You cant sell things on the market square without a register. You cant sell or buy a car without going through a bank.
We have been one sort of a totalitarian community bought off with material things and now when "nothing works" as it should it is sort of another totalitarity taking over. We are not sovereign and safe as we thought. We are on our way to distinction like everyone else.
We all have to change our way of life of course and that is for the better I think.
I really think this Ragnarök we are experiencing now will end and we will end up wiser after. We will get rid of the wolf of greed be sure of it.
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