touzen

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by touzen 1y ago
Actually, the situation is even weirder in Swedish! Even though we write "att", it is pronounced "o" when used to mark an infinitive but not when used like the word "that" in English. So, in the sentence
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by touzen 10y ago
In Sweden, we have had numerous incidents where fake news has been spread with the purpose of spreading anti-immigrant sentiment. A recent example is a rumour stating that we had banned christmas decorations as it might offend muslim immigr
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by touzen 10y ago
The idea of a six hour workday is an extremely politically divisive issue in Sweden. It's even controversial _within_ the Swedish left. The Moderate party in Gothenburg isn't being driven by a lack of understanding but by ideology
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by touzen 11y ago
That's not entirely true though. There are a lot of leftists who oppose the EU because they believe it is to neoliberal, prioritizing the protecting of businesses rather than the interests of the people. At least that's the case h
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by touzen 13y ago
In Sweden private for profit schools and schools run by the municipalities compete with each other. All of them are funded by the tax payers and they get a certain amount of money for every student. The system is a disaster, with a lot of f
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by touzen 13y ago
1) Equality doesn't "just happen". It's something that must be actively pursued. Basically all equality is "forced". Also, the type of positive discrimination that you describe is irrelevant to this discussion.
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by touzen 13y ago
While it is true that "immigrant" is not a "race", the idea that swedes are inherently less criminal than all other ethnicities is still racist. One might argue that "racist" should be replaced with the term &q
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by touzen 13y ago
Your economist being right wing is relevant because most libertarians refuse to acknowledge the positive effects of equality. Noting that a source is biased is a valid point. I agree that pointing out that Kaczynski is an insane serial kill
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by touzen 13y ago
So you think it's perfectly fine to refuse to hire somebody just because of their ethnicity? Wow. Also, just because you can find one right wing economist supporting your view doesn't mean you're right. There's an overwh
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by touzen 13y ago
You are being racist. What you're saying is that immigrants are somehow more inclined to commit crimes simply because they're immigrants. That _is_ a racist statement and you're also ignoring the real reason. The reason crime