Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics. The workers are boycotting Teslas until the company signs a contract. Even postal workers may stop delivering mail.

  • silly goose meekah@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Like the other commenter assumed, I am talking about the rise of right wingers and xenophobia. Maybe I just read about it a lot and think it’s worse than it is. Seeing as this is also happening where I live, in Germany, I suppose it really isn’t that strong of an argument.

    I do realize you are relatively progressive in a lot of areas like renewable energy, social services etc.

    What are your favorite progressive aspects of Sweden?

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      I see the loud right winged racists as a result on how progressive we are. It’s basically a response to us taking in a lot of foreigners a few years ago. Progress is never a straight line.

      Swedes are really welcoming to new solutions if they are logical and beneficial.

      • Iso 8601 dates are the norm (yyyy-mm-dd). No weird order or backslashes.
      • Electronic payments are basically the only form of payment.
      • early adoption of high speed internet for most homes.
      • parents get 80% of the salary for 390 days (to share) to stay home with young kids.
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      1 year ago

      My experience in Sweden suggest those are a very few online loudmouths, not at all indicative of how a visually diverse group was treated there. In fact, one black American mentioned how awesome it was just to be, and have their skin not be an issue in any wsy.