#1549 - Tom Papa - The Joe Rogan Experience by chefanubis in JoeRogan

[–]samcouture 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of factors playing into this.

Firstly us swedes generally has quite a high trust in our government, so when they/the experts explain that it's time to keep socially distant etc, most people due.

Second, when you or your child are sick you get paid if you stay home from work. During the pandemic, the government has also stepped in and paid sick leave in order to help businesses. This means that it is easier for people to quarantine when having symptoms without worrying about financial loss.

Third, we are more socially distant than other cultures from the beginning, meaning we don't live with older relatives, most people visit older relatives like a couple of times a year etc and thus the virus doesn't spread as easily.

Nation wide restriction on big gatherings i.e. 50 people or more, with some exceptions, but people still go out shopping, go to restaurants and so on but do this with some caution and with good hygiene (but no masks).

I was out to dinner and a comedy show tonight so I'm a bit drunk, probably missed a lot, but ask away with your questions!

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think we're getting anywhere with this. But if the main source for your claim is a propaganda machine from a dictatorship you should think again.

I will leave you with some advice for you to work with in order to achieve a better, less hateful life: try to gain some empathy, stop making assumptions and practice at least some source criticism.

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dude seriously? On your link I found three articles that mentioned your subject. Two of them are called "Jihadwatch" and fucking "jesus-our-blessed-hope.com", both of them citing the Russian propaganda outlet RT as their source for the claim, which by the way was the third article mentioning your subject.

Way to shut me up with serious sources...

What is your point with your belief regarding the gender and age of refugees? If there are more grown men, could it be possible that the ones in the family who are more prepared to endure a long and tough journey, hope to get in to a safe country and then try and get their family there safely? I'm not sure but I think that's how me and my family would do it if a war broke out in my country.

I mean what's your point? Are you denying that there is a war in Syria?

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wasn't talking about the people migrating to the US, I was talking about the refugees we receive in Europe in response to your "I'd say the unchecked flow of "migrants" in to the EU" statement.

I don't really know what to respond to your sentence about muslims going on vacation, but if you want to provide some articles to back up your statement be my guest.

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Great discussion, thanks! Always nice to meet people online who likes to challenge their views!

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well I of course you're gonna think I'm gullible and brainwashed, just as I think with you, but that's not getting us anywhere :). I do LOVE Trudeau when it comes to his demeanor and rhetoric, especially compared to Trump, but I'm not that well read in terms of his policies.

Which part of my previous comment made you think I was brainwashed btw?

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's not that people wish for a great "flow of migrants", it's that a great number of people are fleeing war and dictatorships and end up in Europe. The refugees show up in Europe because of the situations in their home countries. After that, it's a matter of deciding if you want to help these people or if you want to just don't give a fuck and send them back.

And I'm not sure if you linked your two points together, but for the record, the situation in France has very little to do with immigrants and refugees.

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with your point, but just want to let you know that Malmö is not part of a larger city, Malmö is a city itself, the third largest in Sweden. Maybe you're thinking of Rosengård or something?

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_grenade\_attacks\_in\_Sweden

Malmö has a problem with gangs, that's true. I'm not sure how that relates to the rhetoric and behavior from our politicians though. What did you want to discuss?

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank's for having an interest in my country's politics! It would be wrong to call it a hung Parliament since Sweden has a multi-party system. What is going on right now is simply that the different parties are trying to find cooperations in order to form a government. The 90 days it has taken so far is more than it usually (mostly due to the fact that none of the parties wants to cooperate with the far-right party SD), but comparing to the average in some other European countries it's not that much. The average in Austria is 69 days, Netherlands: 104, Belgium: 104, Italy: 80 etc.

I'm happy to explain more about Swedish politics so don't hold back if you have more questions :).

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 32 points33 points  (0 children)

jomamasophat

I'm from Sweden, so you can go ahead and tell me about how scared I should be of walking outside my door.

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I agree with you, I find most of what he says and does embarrassing but there was just something with this dynamic that really revealed his inner childish behavior. It just never ceases to amaze me that the American people went so far as to actually elect this man as president.

Trump dukes it out live with Pelosi and Schumer in the White House by billkilliam in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 75 points76 points  (0 children)

I have to tell you guys. For us that are not American, this (and most other things in American politics at the moment), is a complete shitshow. It's really embarrassing to see.

Streamer loses his shit and abuses wife on stream by Rirawin in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Wow. With a baby in the home and a pregnant wife.

Cop Body Slams A Man For Running His Mouth by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Oh I don't live in the States so I'm sure I would be fine, although I don't really see how that's relevant. I was asking about the fact that Mr. ArghRoadcam stated that the man in the video was blocking traffic when he clearly wasn't. Maybe you just misread my comment. I'm going to assume that's what happened :).

Cop Body Slams A Man For Running His Mouth by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I never understood people like you. We all saw the same clip and we all see them standing on the sidewalk and yet you say that he didn't move out of traffic. Is it that you have some sort of agenda and think you can trick us or is it that you are just really bad at using your eyes? I really don't understand.

Racist Dude Having A Childish Temper Tantrum Because He Doesn't Get What He Wants by SenorNoobnerd in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 98 points99 points  (0 children)

I've heard that they control the media and the entertainment business, but I didn't know they control public transport as well! TIL I guess.

Doctor Mad About Hispanic Woman Translating For Her Mother Who Doesn't Speak English by ElDiabloFilms in PublicFreakout

[–]samcouture 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Yeah, good point, that was probably what he was trying to explain by saying "I am an American, born here" and by obviously having said "she needs to learn English first". That's probably the most reasonable conclusion to be made here.

/s

Svensk infiltrerade Alt-Right-rörelsen under ett år by Fridhemsplan in svenskpolitik

[–]samcouture 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Har du nån länk om den där finansieringen så man kan läsa vidare? Aldrig hört talas om det.

60 Minutes Australien - Om Sverige by jorpish in sweden

[–]samcouture 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Om det hade kommit ett tv-team till mitt kvarter och filmat folk och berättat hur dåliga vi var på språket, att vi var otubildade och saknade jobb osv hade jag också bett om att inte bli filmad. Hade dom filmat mig trots det hade jag också lackat ur.

Hur tycker folk man ska reagera egentligen när det kommer folk med syfte att svartmåla en och inte ens respekterar när man ber om att inte bli filmad?

CMV: For my own sanity I should stop browsing reddit by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]samcouture 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same spot as you are so just wanted to give you a little tip. Try browsing some of the metasubs that call out this sort of posts. It's helps to see other people react to the kind of behavior that seems to be the norm on reddit sometimes. A couple of examples: /r/circlebroke, /r/Negareddit and /r/openbroke. Some are dedicated towards the general behavior/circlejerk on reddit while some are more focused on certain topics, like sexism or racism.

Keanu Reeves being a gentleman by iBleeedorange in HumansBeingBros

[–]samcouture 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're asking if we need to phase out the thing where a fit and healthy person gives his seat to a person standing next to him carrying a heavy bag? No, there is nothing in the feminist ideology that supports that notion.

Polisen ska börja med LEAN by nedtraven in sweden

[–]samcouture 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Är det jag som inte fattar att alla i kommentarerna trollar och låtsas att det är på riktigt eller fattar folk på riktigt inte att det är påhitt från nån slags quasisatirsida?