tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post5431093303483078175..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: A Swedish American in the US… StillHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-6508779792605008512008-08-07T15:51:00.000-05:002008-08-07T15:51:00.000-05:00very much so, but thats the beauty of it really.very much so, but thats the beauty of it really.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-48879629799328908732008-08-07T15:41:00.000-05:002008-08-07T15:41:00.000-05:00Yeah, I read that part of your post just now... Go...Yeah, I read that part of your post just now... Good point. Yeah, bilbesiktningen is certainly a bit annoying but "police state" was a bit of an exaggeration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-17492937191287830032008-08-06T14:59:00.000-05:002008-08-06T14:59:00.000-05:00@magnus - good point. it was amazing to watch how...@magnus - good point. it was amazing to watch how the bloggers came out in full force and played a role. it will be itneresting to see how this blogging power plays out in the future.<BR/><BR/>@tobias - a good point also. its easy to promise things when you dont have the power to do anything about it.<BR/><BR/>@ruth - hope you got caught up.<BR/><BR/>@robban - that was definitely tongue in cheek there about the police state, Im just annoyed about getting by car checked.<BR/><BR/>and yeah the tapping laws and all that good stuff in the us with the patriot act is constantly being challenged in the courts. <BR/><BR/>but youre right the surprise is that it was passed here in sweden. which is exactly what I meant when I said that I was amazed because this is sweden. that sort of thing doesnt happen here.<BR/><BR/>@mikaela - some exciting things going on here.<BR/><BR/>@anonymous - I did it. I posted finally!<BR/><BR/>@rinalyn - vacation was glorious. and hot. and I have enough old spice to last me quite a few more hot months luckily.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-35856815382593222762008-08-02T18:52:00.000-05:002008-08-02T18:52:00.000-05:00I hope your vacation has been going well. I'm not ...I hope your vacation has been going well. I'm not sure what it is like where you are, but here in St. Louis the weather has been sick nasty hot. Better stock up on your Old Spice and peanut butter!breadgenie https://www.blogger.com/profile/01867121120522314343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-4193731190165499572008-07-28T17:11:00.000-05:002008-07-28T17:11:00.000-05:00time for a new post... we're dyin' here!time for a new post... we're dyin' here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-1414978506470857612008-07-13T16:36:00.000-05:002008-07-13T16:36:00.000-05:00wow. I need to keep up with the Swedish news when ...wow. I need to keep up with the Swedish news when I'm on the west side of the Atlantic..Mikaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103059894771452561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-19664023001441126752008-07-11T11:02:00.000-05:002008-07-11T11:02:00.000-05:00I hope you're kidding, Hairy... Since when has Swe...I hope you're kidding, Hairy... Since when has Sweden been a police state? Since the year they introduced the annual bilbesiktning? Sweden has less policemen than most countries (at least in Europe) and we have relatively few surveillance cameras, compared to UK, for example. What makes Sweden such a police state? Again, is it the bilbesiktning?<BR/><BR/>To make this short: Yes, the FRA-law sucks and is very "police state-ish" but it stands in sharp contrast to the policy that the Swedish government has been keeping for most of the last (and this) century. The prevailing values in Sweden in modern time has been very protective of the individual rights and freedoms. So, if anything, it's surprising that the law was passed through in Sweden. The large amount of protesting that has been going on is surely a sign that what I just said is true. By the way, don't you have something very similar to this in the USA? The patriot act, or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-12371683150979697182008-07-10T11:40:00.000-05:002008-07-10T11:40:00.000-05:00I´m impressed by the Swedes' reaction. In Spain pe...I´m impressed by the Swedes' reaction. In Spain people would sit idly by...<BR/><BR/>PS. I´m reading your first posts, so I´m not worried if you dont update, haha...I need to catch up!!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097951849494817425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-13990418043392535642008-07-10T04:02:00.000-05:002008-07-10T04:02:00.000-05:00And lets remember that this law was originally des...And lets remember that this law was originally designed and proposed by the sozial democrats during their last time in power. They just voted no because they are annoyed by not being in power at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-16996781215901834252008-07-09T11:50:00.000-05:002008-07-09T11:50:00.000-05:00Right now, one analysis of the current debate rega...Right now, one analysis of the current debate regarding FRA, have come to the conclusion that the Swedish political "blogosphere" got its first real breakthrough during the debate. The blogosphere woke up the Swedish national newspapers and other media. Before the blogosphere brought the debate up, the media didn't seem to put much attention towards the FRA debate.<BR/><BR/>So even if the law itself is disaster, the blogs have become another Swedish medium to take into account when following the national Swedish debate thanks to the FRA law.<BR/><BR/>Another thing; remember that both the social democrates and the environmental party (Miljöpartiet) promises to break the law up, not to remove it. So they'll make some small changes, and then vote through the law again. This is just a trick to collect votes, cause none of the parties in the Swedish "riksdag" have discussed this matter much before the whole debate started..Magnus Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847584340947407348noreply@blogger.com