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I'm Swedish and I've always loved this phrase. It's short and concise, and it stirs something inside you even if you're mostly devoid of nationalistic tendencie
by hnarn 5y ago
I'm Swedish and I've always loved this phrase. It's short and concise, and it stirs something inside you even if you're mostly devoid of nationalistic tendencies.
The continuation of the phrase mentioned later in the same pamphlet is also nice:
SV: Motstånd skall göras ständigt och i alla lägen.
EN: Resistance shall be made constantly and in all situations.
It also mentions the classic "En svensk tiger" (lit. "A Swede stays silent") illustrated by a tiger in the Swedish colors since the word has double meaning in Swedish.
Minor nitpick, the correct translation isn't "resistance has ceased" but "resistance shall cease".
- gerikson 5y ago> Minor nitpick, the correct translation isn't "resistance has ceased" but "resistance shall cease". Du har rätt :) I quoted and translated from memory, then googled for the correct quote. The current statement is: > Om Sverige blir angripet av ett annat land kommer vi aldrig att ge upp. Alla uppgifter om att motståndet ska upphöra är falska.
- progre 5y agoFellow swede, same here. It always makes me think of these guys: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_holdout https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_holdout Last confirmed holdout in 1974, almost 30 years after ww2 ended for Japan.
- wrycoder 5y agoGood mottoes to adopt for FLOSS.