Published: 20 Nov 12 10:08 CET | Print version
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The Sweden Democrats want to ban people with dual nationality from serving in the Riksdag, according to a secret document sent to the Parliamentary Investigative Service (Riksdagens Utredningstjänst, RUT) and published by newspaper Expressen.
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So now she is unfit to serve in the Swedish government? Really?
That's the absolute biggest type of bigotry there is.
And your daughter can never be president of the United States as the President must be born in the states to be able to serve. This rules out the children born to service members serving overseas too.
Don't get me wrong, I think it is a stupid idea. It would be refreshing to go one day here where the Swedish Democrats don't demonstrate how badly they are infected with foot in mouth disease.
Based on your saying, women with one husband has one Master and can serve her Master properly.
The you do not understand comment is also something which, along with this silly investigation and motion are based in an unacceptance of differences.
My children, just as t stated above are dual citizens. They have the gift of two cultures, are/and have been multilingual since birth. Their value to a small society such as Sweden is great. As to is their love of Sweden.
Both of my children, by birth have a right to Swedish and American citizenship. Are they less for this right?
The world is a small place and becoming smaller. In no way should we seek to limit growth of any people that an open mind and acceptance can bring. Sweden and Swedes should embrace the different cultures and races which make up more then 10% of the people living here as should those whom come from other cultures embrace and learn of the Swedish culture.
Racism, hate nor fear should be supported by the law or government of any land. This proposal screams of such and should be struck down with great haste.
Would that the be the same Social Democrat Party that still includes party members who were found by SÄPO to have been passing information to the STASI? I would say there are already significant "doubts" about certain MP's loyalty, wouldn't you Morgan?
What is "hair-raising" is that these people have not been named, shamed and prosecuted, but instead remain Social Democrat party members in good standing.
I have no opinion on duals as MPs, as MPs in Sweden are powerless. But puhleeeze, spare us the hypocritical Social Democrats' faux outrage.
"person is not allowed to serve in two militaries simultaineously, "
in Sweden, riksdag members can't be members or part of other countries governmental/parliamentary establishment simultaneously.
Why is this story filed under the header "Sweden Democrats Scandal"?
Errrrr I think the clue is that it is a motion by the SWEDEN DEMOCRATS ie the political party that is anti-immigration - no other party supports this motion
Hilarious how disorganised SD is as a political party that its own spokesman has not idea what this motion is all about
Do something positive with your lives instead of whining like a bunch of babies. Your policies and opinions just dont count for anything anymore and have no place in the year 2012.
Your extremist opinions have nothing to do with mainstram politics and will never be accepted by the ruling majority. The fight has already been fought... and you guys LOST!
There is nothing more tiresom and pathetic than bad loosers. You can say whatever you damn like (and Im sure you will), but it wont change a thing.
Fascism tried and failed and will never be accepted again. Evolution has phased that ideology out. Even if the swedish populace were stupid enough that you had lets say 70% SD (It will NEVER happen), do you think the rest of the world would just stand buy. Look what happened the last time someone idiot tried that... he also failed and his regime fell.
SD voters do youself a favour and find something constructive to do with you lives.
Just like in the article "Sweden democrats in race hate probe" ONLY white people can be RACIST, that is very easy to say when your head is buried in the sand.
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In 2009, 60 hate crimes against Jews were reported in Malmö, ranging from hate speech to assault and almost no one is charged or arrested and of course no one is ever convicted, if you are NOT white you can't be a racist. But in the "Sweden democrats in race hate probe" ONLY white people can be RACIST, and only those who oppose the failed policies of Cult of Multiculturalism are NAZIS ( I doubt Angela Merkel is a nazi and she stated Multiculturalism is a failure). Thanks to people like you it will not be long before the only difference between Sweden and Pakistan will be where you find the countries on the map on the map.