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kleinbl00  ·  3417 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The election is already a "dumpster fire"

My takeaway from the Stieg Larsson books: there are a lot of racists in Sweden.





user-inactivated  ·  3417 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've been running into enough third positioners the last few years that I wonder whether the two-party system is the only thing saving the US from having actual facists holding office.

swedishbadgergirl  ·  3412 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In Sweden all of the other parties did the cutest thing ever and aeound Christmas had something called the December agreement which was made to limit neo-facist influences.

They basically said "we will do everything to stop fascism, it is what we are fighting for. We are a democracy and we will do everything to keep it that way"

So no.

Sweden/The nordics being multi party has nothing to do with our right wing issues.

We have been dealing with them for a long time.

swedishbadgergirl  ·  3417 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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swedishbadgergirl  ·  3417 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Steig Larsson worked at Expo which is an organisation against racism. Google it, He was unable to marry the woman he loved, because if he did he would have to state his address - and then she might die.

She almost couldn't get any money from his books because of it.

kleinbl00  ·  3417 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well aware. Did she finally get some money out of it? Last I heard his estranged brother and father were getting 100% of the proceeds.

swedishbadgergirl  ·  3417 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't know actually. Probably not since another book is being written. Also, I should have known that you would be well aware.