Re:En svensk tiger
by skinkestek on Sunday January 26, 2020 @12:46PM
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That link was actually interesting.
That said, as a non Swede I still think we should make sure we don't blame Swedes today for what their ancestors did - and didn't.
Re:En svensk tiger
by yakshaving_jgt on Sunday January 26, 2020 @12:57PM
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I totally agree. To blame Swedes (or Germans, or Turks, or… most countries throughout human history) today for their history is pretty much the same kind of jingoism as English people today saying they “won the war”.
The history of mankind is the history of war. It’s super complicated. We all should read about it, and try to learn its lessons. One of those lessons being to be skeptical of nationalism and xenophobia.
Re:En svensk tiger
by papermachete on Sunday January 26, 2020 @02:09PM
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How does iron ore help Nazis massacre your ancestors? Why didn't your ancestors pick up a stick and fight?
Re:En svensk tiger
by yakshaving_jgt on Sunday January 26, 2020 @02:15PM
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Wow. You have essentially just asked me why the Polish didn't fight back.
This is the worst take I have seen on this website.
Re:En svensk tiger
by papermachete on Sunday January 26, 2020 @02:49PM
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I'm playing rhetoric and you fell for it with the exact reaction I was expecting. Iron ore is iron ore, blame the ones who used its produce to harm your ancestors.
To whomever down-votes this: please learn your own country's history. https://www.thelocal.se/20120605/41252