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I'd imagine most other countries haven't thought of doing this, because most others countries don't have such a rigidly enforced group-think as does Sweden. Di

by cb18 11y ago

I'd imagine most other countries haven't thought of doing this, because most others countries don't have such a rigidly enforced group-think as does Sweden. Did you know that Sweden's main export is not lumber or steel but in fact white guys with beards who think they are hilarious? Sweden is also among the world leaders in exporting ISIS terrorists. Believe it or not. http://swedenreport.org/2015/02/04/more-isis-fighters-from-one-swedish-town-than-entire-usa/ http://swedenreport.org/2015/02/04/more-isis-fighters-from-o... In fact a native Swede "Islamophobia Expert" joined ISIS and is attempting to recruit others. wtf? http://www.thelocal.se/20150203/swedish-islamist-convert-in-isis-video-row http://www.thelocal.se/20150203/swedish-islamist-convert-in-... http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/251905/swedens-multicultural-center-expert-islamophobia-daniel-greenfield http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/251905/swedens-multicultur... I don't have time to look through many of these tweets, but I imagine there are a number of things the authors refrain from mentioning. I've found this blog http://swedenreport.org http://swedenreport.org to detail some shocking things that have transpired in Sweden in the past years that those tweets probably bypass. From the author's About page: [...] The purpose of this blog is to highlight some of the news stories that don’t show up under the International News-section of your newspaper, yet might be of interest for your investment decisions, understanding of politics in the Nordic region, or perhaps just your vacation plans. [...] About me: I was born and raised in Sweden, but moved to USA as a young adult in 1999. I acquired naturalized American citizenship 2007. In recent years I had to relocate back to Sweden for family reasons, only to discover that much had changed in my absence. I am not affiliated with any political party in either country. I hold a B.S. in Finance and an A.S. in Accounting from Excelsior College, New York. (I have no connection with that blog, or the author, other than having read some of it with astonishment)

tete 11y ago
Disclaimer: I don't really like that site either. The author of [1] sounds really biased, given the fact that he writes about how people can't read or write, while studies[2] seem to prove that it about where the US is in that regard. What does the author blame for this? "The minister of education is a man-boy who spends his time making Youtube-videos showing heart-signs" That doesn't ound like a decent analysis of the Swedish Education. Also the author seems to be overly afraid of other people and cultures coming to Sweden. "Having said that, what Sweden is doing is something completely different. The once homogenous population has been forever altered by a rapid and massive addition of people from vastly different cultures and value-systems." Comparing with the US again: It was built on that. Another quote: "As a result, personal debt of the Swedish population is at an all-time high." It is for sure not the financial crisis, the European debt crisis? I am not saying that everything that person says is wrong. I am pretty sure there are some valid points in this, but as a source it is really bad and to be fair: At least all economists I've ever met seem to prefer the US (for whatever reason) over pretty much every other country. That's a bold statement and it's not proving anything at all, but given the fact that this article is based on a very subjective of argumentation and personal experience too I hope that I may. Also I see that this blog post is a personal thing, not a study or whatsoever. I am not blaming that person for liking the US more or anything like that. I honestly hope that person gets happy there. However as a source that blog really doesn't seem to be reliable. One more thing. I highly agree with one of the last sentences on there: "But I won’t. I’ll be back in the US being mad at Obama for being a lying scumbag. Every country has its problems. " [1] http://swedenreport.org/ http://swedenreport.org/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_St...
- cb18 11y ago
  I'm not really to concerned with or even pay much attention to his criticisms of somebody's gestures in a youtube video. The thing I found worthwhile about the site was his reporting of serious matters with serious sources, you know factual things. Why's it important? Because he's highlighting things that one doesn't see much of elsewhere, and they are things that are vitally important in the forming of an informed opinion. Also the author seems to be overly afraid of other people and cultures coming to Sweden. I wouldn't call it overly afraid. To me he is just looking clear eyed at the hugely negative consequences the importation of this foreign culture has wrought. And given current policies and demographics, there is the potential for things to get much worse. Here is Niall Ferguson on that, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3fTzmdH04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3fTzmdH04 To put it bluntly, what I most noticed on the blog, was the author's detailing of the hugely negative consequences that Muslim culture and behaviour is having on Swedish society. Yes, I know that is something many Swedes like to refrain from thinking about, let alone saying aloud. P.S. When he mentioned the illiteracy rates, not sure which post, I rather doubt he was talking about native Swedes.
fnordsensei 11y ago
Wouldn't it be the other way around? Giving the account to an individual, one week at a time, seems like a pretty liberal solution to me. The group-think, authoritarian version would be to make it centralized and heavily filtered. The rules of Curators of Sweden stipulate that the curators are free to write whatever they want. Tweets will only be deleted if: they violate Swedish law; they promote a commercial brand; they are a security threat. As for the rest of your post: while I'm sure that you've a point, I don't really see what it has to do with Curators of Sweden.
- cb18 11y ago
  I don't really see what it has to do with Curators of Sweden. Curators of Sweden, has to do with Sweden, specifically the curation or portrayal of Sweden. i.e. "The big picture." My post also has to do with Sweden, specifically the fact that there is a lot going on in Sweden that is rarely mentioned in official channels and also unlikely to be found in Curators of Sweden, but it is vitally important that more people become aware of.

by cb18 11y ago

tete 11y ago

Disclaimer: I don't really like that site either. The author of [1] sounds really biased, given the fact that he writes about how people can't read or write, while studies[2] seem to prove that it about where the US is in that regard. What does the author blame for this? "The minister of education is a man-boy who spends his time making Youtube-videos showing heart-signs" That doesn't ound like a decent analysis of the Swedish Education. Also the author seems to be overly afraid of other people and cultures coming to Sweden. "Having said that, what Sweden is doing is something completely different. The once homogenous population has been forever altered by a rapid and massive addition of people from vastly different cultures and value-systems." Comparing with the US again: It was built on that. Another quote: "As a result, personal debt of the Swedish population is at an all-time high." It is for sure not the financial crisis, the European debt crisis? I am not saying that everything that person says is wrong. I am pretty sure there are some valid points in this, but as a source it is really bad and to be fair: At least all economists I've ever met seem to prefer the US (for whatever reason) over pretty much every other country. That's a bold statement and it's not proving anything at all, but given the fact that this article is based on a very subjective of argumentation and personal experience too I hope that I may. Also I see that this blog post is a personal thing, not a study or whatsoever. I am not blaming that person for liking the US more or anything like that. I honestly hope that person gets happy there. However as a source that blog really doesn't seem to be reliable. One more thing. I highly agree with one of the last sentences on there: "But I won’t. I’ll be back in the US being mad at Obama for being a lying scumbag. Every country has its problems. " [1] http://swedenreport.org/ http://swedenreport.org/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_St...

cb18 11y ago
I'm not really to concerned with or even pay much attention to his criticisms of somebody's gestures in a youtube video. The thing I found worthwhile about the site was his reporting of serious matters with serious sources, you know factual things. Why's it important? Because he's highlighting things that one doesn't see much of elsewhere, and they are things that are vitally important in the forming of an informed opinion. Also the author seems to be overly afraid of other people and cultures coming to Sweden. I wouldn't call it overly afraid. To me he is just looking clear eyed at the hugely negative consequences the importation of this foreign culture has wrought. And given current policies and demographics, there is the potential for things to get much worse. Here is Niall Ferguson on that, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3fTzmdH04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3fTzmdH04 To put it bluntly, what I most noticed on the blog, was the author's detailing of the hugely negative consequences that Muslim culture and behaviour is having on Swedish society. Yes, I know that is something many Swedes like to refrain from thinking about, let alone saying aloud. P.S. When he mentioned the illiteracy rates, not sure which post, I rather doubt he was talking about native Swedes.

fnordsensei 11y ago

Wouldn't it be the other way around? Giving the account to an individual, one week at a time, seems like a pretty liberal solution to me. The group-think, authoritarian version would be to make it centralized and heavily filtered. The rules of Curators of Sweden stipulate that the curators are free to write whatever they want. Tweets will only be deleted if: they violate Swedish law; they promote a commercial brand; they are a security threat. As for the rest of your post: while I'm sure that you've a point, I don't really see what it has to do with Curators of Sweden.

cb18 11y ago
I don't really see what it has to do with Curators of Sweden. Curators of Sweden, has to do with Sweden, specifically the curation or portrayal of Sweden. i.e. "The big picture." My post also has to do with Sweden, specifically the fact that there is a lot going on in Sweden that is rarely mentioned in official channels and also unlikely to be found in Curators of Sweden, but it is vitally important that more people become aware of.