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I feel this is a futile stone to die over. It will never happen. Swede here, turning 27 now. When I was 13 (yes 2007) I got my own debit card which my parents d

I feel this is a futile stone to die over. It will never happen. Swede here, turning 27 now. When I was 13 (yes 2007) I got my own debit card which my parents deposited my "monthly" money/stipend in to allow me to build a sense of value. I haven't used cash in my life. Whenever I get cash from tips (yes I've worked service jobs) I simply feel annoyed. Like, I plan to actually spend this illegitimate tax free money but then I have to bring it with me??? Refusing card is just going to push you out step by step until noone cares. Because I, or anyone I socialize with sure don't. I know there's endless arguments about privacy and so on that comes up by everyone this topic is touching. But from what I've gathered, people can cover their laptop camera and feeling conscious. But giving up the convenience of a debit card will never happen. (Yes this is Europe, we don't care about building credit. Debit cards are how we roll.)

GarrisonPrime 7y ago
Perhaps Europe needs another lesson in what happens when you give your "leaders" too much power over your way of life.
- Gwypaas 7y ago
  Who are these nefarious leaders? Mastercard? Visa? I have one of either to safeguard when abroad. The bank I choose to mainly use for 1€/month? The party in a proportional system I choose to vote for because I felt they were right and not the least worst optoion? And thank you for the nazi reference. I felt it had a lot of impact.
  - bronipstid 7y ago
    Is it really true that Sweden has no go zones where police are afraid to enforce the law and ambulances get attacked by migrants?
  - bssatTea567 7y ago
    I think the nefarious leaders are the ones using corrupt central banking practices to enrich themselves at the expense of the public while creating chaos like the ever expanding "exposed areas" (no go zones) to keep ordinary people preoccupied dealing with. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-go_area https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-go_area A 2016 report from the Swedish Police mapped 53 "exposed" areas (Utsatta områden) and 15 "particularly exposed" areas. An "exposed area" was defined as an area with low socioeconomic status and high crime. A "particularly exposed" area was defined as an area nearby to an "exposed area" the inhabitants of which demonstrated the following qualities: Unwillingness to participate in legal proceedings Hindrance of Swedish police operations Parallel social structure Violent extremism Swedish police protocol differs for working in these areas. For example, the police bring certain equipment and work in pairs when in a "particularly exposed area".[94] In a 2017 interview with the conservative opinion magazine Weekly Standard's Paulina Neuding [sv], Gordon Grattidge, the head of the Swedish ambulance drivers' union, stated that there were some areas too dangerous for rescue workers to enter without police protection, using the English term "no-go zones" to describe them.[95][96][97] In March 2015, journalist Henrik Höjer discussed the rise of criminality, especially organized crime, in various neighborhoods within Sweden since the mid-1990s, especially in the city of Malmö. He interviewed a police officer and task force chief who referred to such areas as "no go areas" and wrote that gangs like to lay claim to an area by throwing stones at mailmen, police, firefighters and ambulances who enter the area.[98]

GarrisonPrime 7y ago

Perhaps Europe needs another lesson in what happens when you give your "leaders" too much power over your way of life.

Gwypaas 7y ago
Who are these nefarious leaders? Mastercard? Visa? I have one of either to safeguard when abroad. The bank I choose to mainly use for 1€/month? The party in a proportional system I choose to vote for because I felt they were right and not the least worst optoion? And thank you for the nazi reference. I felt it had a lot of impact.
- bronipstid 7y ago
  Is it really true that Sweden has no go zones where police are afraid to enforce the law and ambulances get attacked by migrants?
- bssatTea567 7y ago
  I think the nefarious leaders are the ones using corrupt central banking practices to enrich themselves at the expense of the public while creating chaos like the ever expanding "exposed areas" (no go zones) to keep ordinary people preoccupied dealing with. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-go_area https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-go_area A 2016 report from the Swedish Police mapped 53 "exposed" areas (Utsatta områden) and 15 "particularly exposed" areas. An "exposed area" was defined as an area with low socioeconomic status and high crime. A "particularly exposed" area was defined as an area nearby to an "exposed area" the inhabitants of which demonstrated the following qualities: Unwillingness to participate in legal proceedings Hindrance of Swedish police operations Parallel social structure Violent extremism Swedish police protocol differs for working in these areas. For example, the police bring certain equipment and work in pairs when in a "particularly exposed area".[94] In a 2017 interview with the conservative opinion magazine Weekly Standard's Paulina Neuding [sv], Gordon Grattidge, the head of the Swedish ambulance drivers' union, stated that there were some areas too dangerous for rescue workers to enter without police protection, using the English term "no-go zones" to describe them.[95][96][97] In March 2015, journalist Henrik Höjer discussed the rise of criminality, especially organized crime, in various neighborhoods within Sweden since the mid-1990s, especially in the city of Malmö. He interviewed a police officer and task force chief who referred to such areas as "no go areas" and wrote that gangs like to lay claim to an area by throwing stones at mailmen, police, firefighters and ambulances who enter the area.[98]