tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post7270620615759323908..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: SWEDEN! SWEDEN!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12032652982381535782017-02-22T04:29:15.764-08:002017-02-22T04:29:15.764-08:00I agree with you there, Tom and I don't deny t...I agree with you there, Tom and I don't deny the problems that we have, but great leaders must be careful when they handle the facts .Fairtraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517527131786415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22142689721343720742017-02-22T02:50:56.579-08:002017-02-22T02:50:56.579-08:00It looks as though we will just have to weather it...It looks as though we will just have to weather it out and get involved with damage limitation for the next 4 years.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-49731835211519564592017-02-22T02:49:41.593-08:002017-02-22T02:49:41.593-08:00Thank you for that enlightening insight, F.T. I th...Thank you for that enlightening insight, F.T. I think that Sweden's heart is in the right place, but the root cause of the problem has got completely out of hand. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-57955989437005445622017-02-21T19:07:12.711-08:002017-02-21T19:07:12.711-08:00Embarrassed, enraged...
One can't get too caug...Embarrassed, enraged...<br />One can't get too caught up in the stupidity; it's too draining. Thoughtful plans of attack may be the way forward. I would hope for impeachment, but, as another poster mentioned above, we'd have the hard-hearted & hateful Pence at the helm. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9263336544493922892017-02-21T16:36:38.411-08:002017-02-21T16:36:38.411-08:00The attacks happened.The attacks happened.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-47824371696721948192017-02-21T16:33:10.361-08:002017-02-21T16:33:10.361-08:00Oh no I didn't.Oh no I didn't.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40516280036795666312017-02-21T15:52:16.410-08:002017-02-21T15:52:16.410-08:00If I may, the policemen and others that was quoted...If I may, the policemen and others that was quoted in that so called documentary on Fox News, have been taken aback by this. They say that a lot in that interview has been taken out of it's fittings and used haphazardedly. Many of the facts are correct, but others are not. Swedish foreign office and many other officials where utterly confused: What in heavens name was he talking about, what happend this friday in Malmoe??? We first thought that he was referring to the fact that an 87 year old musician went to Finals in the Swedish ESC....but that had escaped him, obviously. Now, since Malmoe is my hometown where I was born, I can safely say that, YES, it has changed, but that started long before 2014. We have no urge to move back, it has lost it's unique identity, at least as far as we feel it.<br />Sweden have welcomed a great number of refugees, and the handling of the personal cases takes far too long time . The violence have increased, yes, the anxiety and frustration likewise, but it's no warzone. <br />You can't bellow out "truths" only half based on facts, and fit them in to your own purposes. Mr Trump has to listen to some good advisers. A man in his position must be very very careful with facts, otherwise he will find it very hard to get good relations nationwide. And since he has been accusing media of being partial and angling, why is he now quoting that very same media?<br />There are some alarming problems, in Malmoe and the country, but it is not entirely due to immigration, not even close. What happends in a city is very complex, politics is tricky and people have different views and different needs. It hasn't been all successful, the development of Malmoe, or the country as a whole. <br />Trump needs to slow down, listen and learn. What he says and decides has greater impact on the world than what our prime minister says. And Tom, good thing that you brought up the importance of learning from terrible mistakes, like Hiroshima. <br />And one clearly obvious thing to do is to heal the wounds of those who are now suffering and make our voices heard - no more death, no more pain, let children live safe! It's a dream, none of us can actually live up to it, but we must keep it alive even so. Or we will shrink in to something less human.Fairtraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517527131786415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29499806276157055872017-02-21T11:39:34.777-08:002017-02-21T11:39:34.777-08:00Compare the Fox News version of events in Sweden w...Compare the Fox News version of events in Sweden with the BBC ones. There is a massive difference, and that difference is all to do with impartiality.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25142247763299282642017-02-21T11:36:00.445-08:002017-02-21T11:36:00.445-08:00Good discussion! - good discussion! - woof woof!Good discussion! - good discussion! - woof woof!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70053555871103743162017-02-21T11:32:57.800-08:002017-02-21T11:32:57.800-08:00What Jennifer said! What Jennifer said! Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20177293265562558382017-02-21T11:32:12.826-08:002017-02-21T11:32:12.826-08:00800 rioters, or 800 criminals? Who the fuck gave y...800 rioters, or 800 criminals? Who the fuck gave you the right to be judge and jury?<br /><br />Now if you were trying to keep the peace in normally sleepy Sweden, and you were the police commissioner in close contact with the beleaguered government, which do you think would be most helpful to ordinary citizens? To stir up fear and hatred by casting a slant on what is obviously happening in their neighbourhoods, or just report it locally and try to not let it blow up into an international cause by blaming immigrants in general to the press?<br /><br />I am losing faith in your ability to get a grip on any reality which doesn't suit your rather unpleasant veiws, Gwil, and I am getting bored with you for airing them here, despite my - and the rest of the free world's - desire to protect the right to air them, or a version of them that you approve of.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26513772597885233522017-02-21T11:25:29.815-08:002017-02-21T11:25:29.815-08:00The above still applies. Those who commission prog...The above still applies. Those who commission programs about conflict zones throughout the world have also been strangely quiet about the imminent famines in both Southern Sudan and the Yemen. The only political aspect to this is that we cannot afford to go a fucking thing about it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52661300110751542982017-02-21T11:22:41.838-08:002017-02-21T11:22:41.838-08:00That is because all polce, everywhere, are a bunch...That is because all polce, everywhere, are a bunch of idiots. Nothing more sinister than that.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-76025518227796230272017-02-21T11:21:45.832-08:002017-02-21T11:21:45.832-08:00You misinterpreted it, so don't be too proud a...You misinterpreted it, so don't be too proud about it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77923445013535026552017-02-21T08:38:04.879-08:002017-02-21T08:38:04.879-08:00Riots in immigrant area of Stockholm last night. P...Riots in immigrant area of Stockholm last night. Police fire warning shots. Moderate politician says they average one riot a month in this particular enclave which has 800 + criminals. The Swedish politician who criticized Trump should take a long hard look at himself. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-71701248860780819632017-02-21T08:32:37.913-08:002017-02-21T08:32:37.913-08:00The programme is about SwedenThe programme is about SwedenRachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6202896018076410122017-02-21T06:06:46.970-08:002017-02-21T06:06:46.970-08:00I am reminded by the comment above of the rise of...I am reminded by the comment above of the rise of smobbishness I wrote about after Brexit.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59015738159105613962017-02-21T06:04:44.272-08:002017-02-21T06:04:44.272-08:00 Attacks on females in German cities 2 years ago b... Attacks on females in German cities 2 years ago by Muslim men. German authorities at first tried to cover it up. <br /><br /><br />Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13215265568583936712017-02-21T05:53:01.692-08:002017-02-21T05:53:01.692-08:00defeated Napoleon at Wagram it should read.defeated Napoleon at Wagram it should read.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38963225091862265382017-02-21T05:51:59.449-08:002017-02-21T05:51:59.449-08:00This is good discussion. Heroes in Trump's boo...This is good discussion. Heroes in Trump's book as he often repeats include Jefferson and Lincoln. One of mine is JFK and there politicians who tried to rename Kennedy Bridge in Vienna and also rename Roosevelt Square which is perfectly good name for a place which was formerly Hermann Goering Square. The Heldenplatz is named for those who defeated the Turks at the gates of Vienna and also Napoleon.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21418957671311728572017-02-21T04:12:07.063-08:002017-02-21T04:12:07.063-08:00And Rachel - I don't know what you are saying ...And Rachel - I don't know what you are saying about the New Years Even attacks.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36732703808064016722017-02-21T04:11:02.638-08:002017-02-21T04:11:02.638-08:00I was going to put up a new, innocuous post today,...I was going to put up a new, innocuous post today, but I am intruigued by some of the responses to this one.<br /><br />Such a shame we didn't have this discussion two years ago.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26385353935429757812017-02-21T03:51:45.416-08:002017-02-21T03:51:45.416-08:00There are too many issues to take on in one go in ...There are too many issues to take on in one go in the small ammount of time it has taken for Britain to vote for Brexit and the U.S. to vote for Trump. We will be digesting all this stuff for years to come.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9350792708477065372017-02-21T03:49:17.318-08:002017-02-21T03:49:17.318-08:00You talk about heroes and how we don't need th...You talk about heroes and how we don't need them any more. Sweden couldn't afford to have any since the shooting of Olof Palme as he queued up like everyone else in the street to watch a film in 1986. This was nothing to do with immigrants.<br /><br />Just because the whole security system has to be changed so that the prime minister may no longer ride a bicycle through the streets of Stockholm, does that mean you should also scrap your ideals?<br /><br />Of course Sweden and many other countries have a massive problem with immigration, but I would rather live in a country which holds onto these ideals than in one where the president is turned into a hero for rejecting them.<br /><br />The E.U. has many aspects which stink, but rather than pledge to lead a movement to 'drain the swamp' and reform it from within, Brits have been hoodwinked by the far-right into leaving it forever and will have no say in the legislation for the future.<br /><br />The irony is that there is simply not enough time to rebuild all the legislation to suit G.B., so we will be taking on the vast majority of E.U. legislation when we leave in any case.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52883923095786635542017-02-21T03:37:21.212-08:002017-02-21T03:37:21.212-08:00See above.See above.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com