Norwegians campaign to give Finland a mountain

Re:Norwegians campaign to give Finland a mountain by sheraz on Sunday December 20, 2015 @10:11AM (#10767210)

I'd like to think there is sarcasm in this, but since you forgot to end it /sarcasm, I'll bite....

  - Bombings and grenades this summer - https://www.rt.com/news/310757-sweden-malmo-blasts-crime/

  - A long history of Anti-semitism (not unique to Sweden)
  - Anti-Muslim hate-crime  (again, not unique to Sweden)
  - Anti-Roma (Gypsy) hate-crime - (again...you get the point)

Malmö is one of the many powder kegs across Europe. You have entire neighborhoods where Fire, emergency, and law enforcement will not go ("no-go zones") [1]

Sweden is not perfect. Malmo is no perfect. No place is perfect. To say so is a lie, or you have your head in the sand.

[1] - http://swedenreport.org/2014/10/29/swedish-police-55-officia...

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Re:Norwegians campaign to give Finland a mountain by kryptiskt on Sunday December 20, 2015 @10:33AM (#10767273)

There most certainly is no neighborhood in Malmö where law enforcement won't go. There was a time when firefighters wanted to be escorted by police when going to Rosengård because they were harassed.

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Re:Norwegians campaign to give Finland a mountain by sheraz on Sunday December 20, 2015 @10:45AM (#10767314)

Harassment suggests they were heckled the way one might heckle at sports games. Emergency services were attacked with stones and bottles. ATTACKED.

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Re:Norwegians campaign to give Finland a mountain by ZoF on Sunday December 20, 2015 @03:23PM (#10768167)

I'm curious why you actually thought he meant it was _literally_ perfect?

It was clearly meant as an idiomatic expression.

Why not mention rapes, murders and crimes that aren't targeting a specific group? They're all valid reasons for you to object to the statement that some place is literally perfect.

Your objection is entirely out touch with the parent posts intended meaning.

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Re:Norwegians campaign to give Finland a mountain by sheraz on Sunday December 20, 2015 @03:46PM (#10768242)

Hence, my comment about sarcasm.

Just what do you think was the intended meaning when someone calls a city perfect?

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Re:Norwegians campaign to give Finland a mountain by ZoF on Sunday December 20, 2015 @03:57PM (#10768270)

About the same meaning I would derive from a native of anywhere saying their home-town/city/country is 'amazing/perfect/etc...'

That they're(almost always) expressing a sentiment not making a statement of fact.

Can you name many situations where 'perfect' is actually used literally?

That cake was perfect? I think not; you're completely ignoring the non-locally-sourced flour.

I'm not trying to say your point isn't valid it just seemed out of place and tangentially related to the topic.

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Re:Norwegians campaign to give Finland a mountain by sheraz on Sunday December 20, 2015 @04:21PM (#10768341)

Point taken. And agreed -- this thread is way off from Norway handing Finland a mountain...

Have an upvote form me :-)

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