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Talk:Sweden

2007-04-17T16:37:23Z

Firato:

Why did you erase the information from MissisppiMud?

'Sweden is highly socialistic, and poorer than Mississippi. The suicide rate is extremely high. The citizens of Sweden must pay most of their income to the government.'

I think they are worth knowing.--[[User:Sherman|Sherman]] 09:05, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

No references to the poorer than Mississippi part. I don't think it's true. The same goes for the part about the suicide rate. Even though Sweden is far mote socialistic than the US there has been a change of direction in Swedish politics lately to a more rightwing government. /What

Suicide rates per 100 000 by country, year and sex
Year Male Female
01 18.9 8.1 (Sweden)
01 17.6 4.1 (US)

According to the WHO

== Removed ==
I removed the part which said something along the lines of: The swedes pay about 65% in taxes, if counting all taxes.
This is simply not true as they use a scaling system if ones income is above a certain amount. I've written this.

== Yuck ==
This article looks like it was written by a semi-literate child copying from a pamphlet. It could use a very thorough re-write from an expert.
[[User:Palmd001|Palmd001]] 20:12, 18 March 2007 (EDT)

== Too much opinion and editorializing ==

I agree that this article is poorly written, but it appears to contain grammatical and syntactical errors related to English not being the writer's native language.

If this site is going to be taken seriously, it cannot show such obvious bias, opinion and editorializing. If the articles just stick to facts, the people who use this site can draw their own conclusions. This article can discuss the state of religion and the general position of Swedes on social issues without commenting that these things are somehow "bad." The conservative reader can draw this conclusion on his or her own without being told this is how he or she is supposed to think.
--[[User:Vonratt|Vonratt]] 16:09, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

"however, most of the population have been taught in the state-administered schools that socialism is a superior economic system." Removed this sentence. It's just not true. Even if Sweden is a country where socialism is strong, this is not something thougth in school. Education in Sweden may be liberal, but it is not that biased. Christianity, for example, is still a part of the eduction, together with the other major religions of the world. Socialism is also taught, together with the other political systems. --[[User:What|What]]

== Sweden IS not a democracy ==
"What", just tell me: Are you living in Sweden? I'm living in Sweden and I'm studying in a swedish school 5 days/week, I know what I'm talking about.
The trade unions would'nt "possibly" strike, they would SURELY strike, because they are idiots and they are going to burn in hell forever!
How can you call a country were the trade union rules over everything, a democracy?!
/JohnG

I wrote nothing about trade unions and nothing about democracy. I simply didn't delete it, someone else wrote it. If you have reliable sources to back your claims with, then edit the article. [[User:What|What]] 08:29, 22 March 2007 (EDT)

Sweden

2007-04-17T16:35:20Z

Firato:

'''Sweden''' is a country in [[Scandinavia]]. The capital city is [[Stockholm]], which is also the largest city. Sweden has approximately 9 million inhabitants. With an area of 173,750 square miles (450,000 square kilometers), Sweden is a big country in [[Western Europe]].

Sweden is a constitutional [[monarchy]] and a parliamentary [[democracy]]. The prime minister of Sweden is 41 year old Fredrik Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderates. The Swedish parliament has 349 seats. [[Carl XVI]] is the current king.

== Swedish Viking History ==

In Sweden the [[Viking]] Age was getting under way by the 9th century, and vast repositories of Roman, Byzantine and Arab coins attest to the wealth and power Swedish Vikings accumulated over the next century. Vikings traveled mostly to the east, making their mark in Russia, as well as trading with (and pillaging) Byzantine territories. They also traveled west and there is considerable evidence of artifacts (such as coins) on the North American continent. Vikings pillaged villages all over Ireland, and are the antecedents of many living Irish men and women, such as the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Charles Haughey and his cousin Sile de Valera, pop stars Bob Geldof and Phil Lynott, and artist Charlie Whisker. Remnants of a small settlement (called Ektorp) exist on Newfoundland which include the remains of small dwellings, deteriorated furniture and cooking utensils.

Christianity only took root in the 11th century.

== Christianity in Sweden ==

80% of the inhabitants belong to the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] of Sweden named The Swedish Church (Svenska kyrkan in Swedish). This church is very different to other churches because it has decided to marry [[homosexuality|homosexuals]]. This Church is considered a [[liberal]] Church and does not protest against abortions, divorce, and other conservative issues. About 5% of the Swedish population belong to "family-values" Christian churches. Many Swedes are [[atheists]].

Sweden has 18 weeks of free [[abortion]] and 4 weeks during which women need to get special permission to be allowed an abortion. Swedish politicians are currently discussing whether foreign women should be allowed to have an late term abortion in Sweden, and much suggests that the parliament will vote in favor of that proposition. In the 1960's the government decided to reduce in school education about [[Christianity]]. In 2000, the Evangelical [[Lutheran Church]] and the government were separated. Before that, all children were born members of the church, except those whose parents took an active decision against it and both left the church. Even if a child were not christened, he or she became a member for life, having to pay a small tax to the church.

In 2005 a Swedish Baptist priest, [[Ake Green|Åke Green]], was charged with, and found guilty of hate speech, when preaching Biblical teachings regarding homosexuality. He was imprisoned for one month and then acquitted.

== Politics ==

Sweden has high taxes and strong trade unions. Sweden has now got a new government instead of the old one, socialistic one, it's still a country where socialism is strong. Fredrik Reinfeldt says that he is not going to destroy the Swedish model - in fact he says he likes that model - he only wants make some small changes. Although one of the parties in the government alliance is named "The Christian Democrats", no decisions have been made to make Christianity stronger in Sweden.

Swedes are paying about 30% in taxes and additional 20-25% if ones salary exceeds 300 000 swedish kronar a year. The jobless rate is, according to the new government, 17%. The new government are counting everyone that is out of job (except of they who are over 65 years old, under 18 years old, handicapped or ill), the former government lost the election because of many reasons, but the strongest one was that they had cheated with the jobless rate and maked it look lower than it actually was.
A lot of the money that comes from taxes goes to the unemployed. Everyone in Sweden got right to have a home, food, water and clothes. Even if the reason is good (to save people from a life on the streets), this costs a lot of money.

==Some Notable Swedes==
* [[Alfred Nobel]], instigator of the [[Nobel Prize]]
* Greta Garbo, actress
* ABBA
* Roxette
* Dag Hammarskjöld
* [[Anders Celsius]]
* Astrid Lindgren
* Carl von Linné
* Fredrik Ljungberg
* Henrik Larsson
* Stellan Skarsgård
* Saint Bridgid
* Lars Magnus Ericsson
* Gustavus Adolphus (king, founder of Gothenburg etc, died 1632 in the Thirty Years War)
* Björn Borg, tennis player
* Olof Palme
* Ingemar Bergman

==References==
*[http://www.sweden.se SWEDEN.SE]
*[http://www.svenskakyrkan.se Svenska Kyrkan]
*http://www.lo.se
*http://www.moderaterna.se
*http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=913&a=324428
*http://www.gluefox.com
*[http://www.historyofnations.net/europe/sweden.html History of Sweden]
* Forte, Angelo. Oram, Richard. Pedersen, Frederik. ''Viking Empires''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
* Hudson, Benjamin. ''Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in North America''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
* http://www.livetsord.se/default.aspx?idStructure=918
* http://perkornhall.se/LivetsOrd/index-eng.htm
* http://www.skattebetalarna.se

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Scandinavia

2007-04-17T16:00:40Z

Firato:

Scandinavia is a geographical area in northern Europe. it includes the countries of [[Denmark]], [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]]. strictly speaking, the area is identical to the Scandinavian [[peninsula]] which also includes parts of northwestern [[Finland]] but not Denmark. the Scandinavian countries have been socialistic or liberal since late 19th century.

although there are distinct differences, the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish languages are quite similar; citizens of Scandinavian countries are able to understand each other quite well.

Denmark

2007-04-17T15:59:13Z

Firato:

'''Denmark''' is a country in [[Scandinavia]].

==Geography==

Denmark consists of a peninsula from Germany (Jutland) and a series of islands. The largest of these islands is Zealand, bordering on Sweden. The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen, with a bridge to Malmo, Sweden.

==Politics==

The Danish Prime Minister is called Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and is the leader of Venstre (literally: "the left," however, a right-wing party), the party was originally a peasents party that went right wing together with the peasents. Denmark has been a democratic [[socialist]] country since the beginning of the twentieth centuary.

Denmark has free healthcare for all people and free education. That everyone has equal oppotunities to education means the academics and leaders come from many backgrounds and can lead to a very unamercian situation where anyone can become ruler as opposed to the India caste- like system in the US.

During the last several years the "Dansk Folkeparti" (da. "Danish People's Party") with leader Pia Kjærsgaard has had enormous success with its anti-[[immigration]] policy. Initially aimed at preventing [[Arab]] [[Muslim]]s from immigrating through arranged marriage. The new policy's greatest impact however, has been preventing ethnic [[Danes]] from living with their spouses of other nationalities, including [[American]]s, in Denmark. Denmark is known for its production of pastries known as [[danish]]es.

==Economy==

Denmark has had a socialist economy since the thirties, with strong trade union ensuring that workers have a strong influence over company descisions. It has become one of the world's most successful economies. Free education and healthcare together with the changing governments ideals of equality and the continued efforts to enable people to raise above their creeds.

==Sport==

The principle sport in Denmark is soccer, the highlight for the sport was their national team's unexpected victory in the 1992 European Championship. Despite initially failing to qualify for the final tournement, the withdrawl of Yugoslavia enabled them to be called to take their place.

Other sports of note include ice [[hockey]], [[handball]] and a small amount of [[Australian rules football]].

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[[Category:Scandinavian Countries]]

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

2007-04-17T15:58:29Z

Firato:

[[Image:600px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png||thumb|right|200px|]]
The '''Soviet Union''' (Russian: Советский Союз, ''Sovyetskiy Soyuz'') formally the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик, ''Soyuz Sovietskykh Sotsialisticheskykh Respublik'', abbreviated ''СССР'') was one of the most powerful and established [[communist]] states in history.

==Founding==
The USSR, the primary member of which was [[Russia]], was established by [[Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov]] (Russian: Владимир Ильич Улянов) in 1922 following the overthrow of the tsarist [[Russian Empire]] in the [[Russian Revolution]], and the ensuing [[Russian Civil War]]. It allowed one central government under Lenin to control many republics, including the original members of [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], [[Russia]] and the republics of the Trans-Caucasian region. The '''Soviet Union''' became a multi-national entity that eventually included 14 republics: [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Estonia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], [[Georgia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Armenia]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Kazakhstan]], and [[Moldova]].

==Rise of Stalin and Collapse==
Upon Lenin's death, a power struggle ensued between Leon Trotsky and [[Joseph Stalin]], two influential officials during Lenin's tenure. Stalin eventually gained the upper hand in the fight, and ostracised [[Trotsky]] to [[Mexico]]. The USSR became infamous for Joseph Stalin's violations of human rights during the Great Purge, in which he disposed of all followers of Lenin and Trotsky. The Soviet Union eventually imploded after a series of economic and political reforms known as [[Glasnost]]and perestroika introduced by the last Chairman of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU), [[Mikhail Gorbachov]], in the 1980s. The USSR was formally dissolved in 1991 by [[Boris Yeltsin]]. The [[successor state|successor states]] to the Soviet Union are the [[Russian Federation]], and the other members of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]].

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

2007-04-17T15:57:37Z

Firato:

[[Image:600px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png||thumb|right|200px|]]
The '''Soviet Union''' (Russian: Советский Союз, ''Sovyetskiy Soyuz'') formally the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик, ''Soyuz Sovietskykh Sotsialisticheskykh Respublik'', abbreviated ''СССР'') was one of the most powerful and established [[socialist]] states in history.

==Founding==
The USSR, the primary member of which was [[Russia]], was established by [[Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov]] (Russian: Владимир Ильич Улянов) in 1922 following the overthrow of the tsarist [[Russian Empire]] in the [[Russian Revolution]], and the ensuing [[Russian Civil War]]. It allowed one central government under Lenin to control many socialized republics, including the original members of [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], [[Russia]] and the republics of the Trans-Caucasian region. The '''Soviet Union''' became a multi-national entity that eventually included 14 republics: [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Estonia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]], [[Georgia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Armenia]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Kazakhstan]], and [[Moldova]].

==Rise of Stalin and Collapse==
Upon Lenin's death, a power struggle ensued between Leon Trotsky and [[Joseph Stalin]], two influential officials during Lenin's tenure. Stalin eventually gained the upper hand in the fight, and ostracised [[Trotsky]] to [[Mexico]]. The USSR became infamous for Joseph Stalin's violations of human rights during the Great Purge, in which he disposed of all followers of Lenin and Trotsky. The Soviet Union eventually imploded after a series of economic and political reforms known as [[Glasnost]]and perestroika introduced by the last Chairman of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU), [[Mikhail Gorbachov]], in the 1980s. The USSR was formally dissolved in 1991 by [[Boris Yeltsin]]. The [[successor state|successor states]] to the Soviet Union are the [[Russian Federation]], and the other members of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]].

[[Category:History]]
[[Category:Former Countries]]
[[Category:Warsaw Pact members]]

Denmark

2007-04-17T15:04:13Z

Firato:

'''Denmark''' is a country in [[Scandinavia]].

==Geography==

Denmark consists of a peninsula from Germany (Jutland) and a series of islands. The largest of these islands is Zealand, bordering on Sweden. The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen, with a bridge to Malmo, Sweden.

==Politics==

The Danish Prime Minister is called Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and is the leader of Venstre (literally: "the left," however, a right-wing party), the party was originally a peasents party that went right wing together with the peasents. Denmark has been a democratic [[socialist]] country since the beginning of the twentieth centuary.

Denmark has free healthcare for all people and free education. That everyone has equal oppotunities to education means the academics and leaders come from many backgrounds and can lead to a very unamercian situation where anyone can become ruler as opposed to the India caste- like system in the US.

Denmark also has a monarchy, however the monarchy travel on buses, so they do not really count, and the lace is still really communist.

During the last several years the "Dansk Folkeparti" (da. "Danish People's Party") with leader Pia Kjærsgaard has had enormous success with its anti-[[immigration]] policy. Initially aimed at preventing [[Arab]] [[Muslim]]s from immigrating through arranged marriage. The new policy's greatest impact however, has been preventing ethnic [[Danes]] from living with their spouses of other nationalities, including [[American]]s, in Denmark. Denmark is known for its production of pastries known as [[danish]]es.

==Economy==

Denmark has had a socialist economy since the thirties, with strong trade union ensuring that workers have a strong influence over company descisions. It has become one of the world's most successful economies. Free education and healthcare together with the changing governments ideals of equality and the continued efforts to enable people to raise above their creeds.

==Sport==

The principle sport in Denmark is soccer, the highlight for the sport was their national team's unexpected victory in the 1992 European Championship. Despite initially failing to qualify for the final tournement, the withdrawl of Yugoslavia enabled them to be called to take their place.

Other sports of note include ice [[hockey]], [[handball]] and a small amount of [[Australian rules football]].

[[Category:European Countries]]
[[Category:EU Members]]
[[Category:NATO members]]
[[Category:Scandinavian Countries]]