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The Swedes won't be forgiven because they let America bully them? Yup, that's logical.
by darkchasma 14y ago
The Swedes won't be forgiven because they let America bully them? Yup, that's logical.
- gwern 14y agoYeah, pretty much. Sweden is not poor; it is not uneducated; it is not corrupt; it is not dependent on the USA for economic or military aid; it's full of people who ostensibly understand that sometimes the USA should be opposed; and so on and so forth. They have means, motive, and opportunity to do the right thing at little cost to themselves, and they failed to do so.
- mindjiver 14y agoSweden has been a close ally of USA ever since the end of WWII. This was necessary due to our location near the USSR. We might not rely on direct aid but with a small (nowadays) military and an export oriented economy being friends with USA is beneficial.
- beagle3 14y ago> it is not corrupt Well, time to cross that one out of the list. It might just be a small part so far, but since there's nothing to oppose it, it will spread like a disease. Quickly or slowly, depending on lots of factors. But with nothing to oppose the spread, it is unlikely to stop.