#swepol

[liljakonvalj]

Okej, buhu.

Nånting nånting, konsekvenser av dina egna handlingar

[z0mbiewing5]

My contribution to the Hetalia fandom!! (nyo! Prussia, GerEng / GerUK, Canada, SuPol / SwePol, and England with a slight FrUk :3 )

[nordic-hedge-witch]

The state of Sweden these days jfc.

Secret phone tapping of children's phones is legal. 13-yearolds should be put in prison. Highest unemployment in Europe. 30 billion spent on tax breaks for the rich while our healthcare is falling apart. One of the largest literary events in the country are hosting an Israeli propaganda machine with a talk named "The fabricated starvation in Gaza". The Social Democrats have turned into yet another mattress for the far right to fuck on, instead of acting like the opposition they're supposed to be. Calling a cop "pig" is now illegal. Svt say they won't boycot Eurovision because inviting states currently committing genocide is "neutral".

If Russia bombs us, at least they wouldn't be lying about what our government is 🤷‍♀️

[nordenflycht]

the useless swedish prime minister just told media he uses chatgpt to "support his decision-making". i guess that explains why he's incapable of getting anything done and spends his time spouting platitudes.

[happilyburningwizard]

41 days.

It took 41 days between the new law allowing Swedish police to set up visitation zones before the first one popped up.

In Hageby, a poor part of the town of Norrköping (which is described on Swedish wikipedia as one of the most "immigrant-dense" parts of the municipality), police may now stop and search any person or vehicle, regardless of circumstances. Frida Braf, the local police chief, told Swedish state broadcaster SVT that they will "consider several factors, e.g. police intelligence information, time of day, behaviour and whom the individual is associating with". My translation from here.

The visitation zone will be in place for 2 weeks, the maximum allowance in the new law.

I can't say I'm surprised. By the timing, the background, the history of the place.

This doesn't make Sweden into an authoritarian police state.

But like. When should I worry? How many bricks are in a wall?

Me, I'm lily white and as Swedish as a Maypole. I've never felt like a stranger here. But I've heard the stories my Kurdish and Bosnian friends can tell. I have family who work for the police. They seem okay. But how can I tell from up here on Mt. "Ethnically Swedish"?

Here's hoping I'm making a mountain of a molehill. Hoping the slope is actually quite dry, thank you. But we have issues with race in Sweden, and this isn't the first time I've felt like this.

[saltywinteradult]

So it’s official. A party of actual literal fascists is now the second biggest party in Sweden. I hate it here

[utvarpcity]

något att tänka på inför imorgon.

https://www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/artiklar/granskning-vilka-partier-har-varit-bast-och-samst-for-miljon/

[mygrayzone]

The Swedish election is a lot to deal with. It's like some of them compete in "how to be the biggest racist".

Screen all 5 year olds for Adhd, but only in certain areas.

Test all 2 year olds for their knowledge in Swedish.

And the subway train. The fucking train.

And yesterday the (tbh not unexpected) news broke that the man who murdered Ing-Marie Wieselgren (she was coordinator of psychiatry between the regions) in Almedalen was planning to murder Annie Lööf (party leader of the Center Party). When I say it isn't unexpected I mean that she has been very vocal against Nazis and other right wing extremists. The Center Party is the only right/liberal/middle party that won't cooperate with the Swedish Democrats (a bunch of racist and Nazis). The Liberals changed leadership and out went the slogans and promises of never.

I know non of this makes sense and I'm not clear enough. I just want to vent, it's so frustrating. I'm angry and sad.