tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post2710308839220212615..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: Swedish Election Season? Swedish Election Season. Again.Hairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-57263296919377195142014-12-11T17:19:02.040-06:002014-12-11T17:19:02.040-06:00It's going to be an interesting few months see...It's going to be an interesting few months seeing how people respond. I hope we get past the blaming and move on to actual progress.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-78082123898870601022014-12-11T17:17:15.968-06:002014-12-11T17:17:15.968-06:00That I definitely agree with!That I definitely agree with!Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-19161332207159048162014-12-06T08:42:41.280-06:002014-12-06T08:42:41.280-06:00Linn, I share that feeling, but we need to take th...Linn, I share that feeling, but we need to take that fear do something positive with it. Even though I am in the US, I am doing whatever I can to help positive change. SD has put the fear out there to cause this mischief. It must be countered through various means. I wrote a children's book about it. Maybe you can meet with neighbors (assuming you live in Sweden) or get "ethnic" Swedes to mentor immigrant youth or volunteer at schools with non-white or immigrant students. EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109687234769978466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-34515581543251834892014-12-06T08:41:47.841-06:002014-12-06T08:41:47.841-06:00No, information is not enough. But it is one part ...No, information is not enough. But it is one part of a comprehensive plan of counter-attack. Protests and long-term efforts that will bring diverse Swedes together with those who are susceptible to the poison of SD rhetoric.EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109687234769978466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-11267028690723208692014-12-06T08:15:46.169-06:002014-12-06T08:15:46.169-06:00For the first time in my life, I'm really scar...For the first time in my life, I'm really scared for the future of Sweden and its inhabitants...Linn The Pink Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777563570143050001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-75616195535401818532014-12-06T03:30:05.946-06:002014-12-06T03:30:05.946-06:00Maybe. But based on the speech that SD's curre...Maybe. But based on the speech that SD's current party leader gave before announcing that they would be bringing down the government, the party is a one-issue party and it seems a whole lot of their voters like it that way. I just don't know if information is enough.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-58302634394443952812014-12-06T03:28:48.406-06:002014-12-06T03:28:48.406-06:00Neither do I. Don't know what to say or what t...Neither do I. Don't know what to say or what to do. It's just quite disheartening.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-7968345437886604442014-12-05T23:45:51.829-06:002014-12-05T23:45:51.829-06:00It sounds like the voters need more—and consistent...It sounds like the voters need more—and consistent—information about the reality of immigration. Facts, not demagoguery. SD is injecting so much fear in the society—and extremists in neighboring countries love it. Is the media educating people? Are Swedes and immigrant groups meeting together to rally support for a rational solution?EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109687234769978466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-64808134005284329862014-12-05T20:53:07.612-06:002014-12-05T20:53:07.612-06:00Scary.
And, judging just by skin colour, I was onc...Scary.<br />And, judging just by skin colour, I was once proud of saying that I saw more people of different skin colours mingling together in Sweden than in Italy or Spain, for example. <br />I don't know what to say. Nothing that I can say will add to the discussion or to your disgust, which is the same as mine. Worse than that is that sheer perplexity before racist behaviours has, shamefully, paralised me from taking action, some kind of action, even when I just don't know what to do. I want to believe that the best behaviour against racism is to act naturally when you are "expected" not to do so. Just solemnly ignore the turning of noses at us and keep going. That, sometimes, may teach people something, or paralise them instead of us. But and when that doesn't happen and some stupid big jerk son of a @#$%&! comes at us violently? Moringa D'águahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438448227627066259noreply@blogger.com