Hello Everybody,

Unlimited freedom of expression should exist everywhere, not
just in Fidonet. That is what I have been saying for years.
And now I have an ally. The PM of Sweden agrees with me!

Unlike the chickenshit orange-haired megalomaniac who currently
occupies the White House in the USA, there is one brave hero in
the world who hails from SWEDEN! That's right! A real Viking!
And to think the one who will be handing out the prize is a GIRL!

Source: The Local

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan L�fven has promised to stand firm in
the face of threats from China over a prize for the imprisoned
dissident writer Gui Minhai. "The Culture Minister will hand out
the prize. She has been asked to do so and said 'yes', so of course
we are going to follow through on that," he said in an interview
with public broadcaster SVT.

"We have no intention of yielding to these sorts of threats. Ever.
We have freedom of expression in Sweden and that is what applies here.
Full stop."

China on Thursday threatened to impose "counter-measures" on Sweden
if the Culture Minister Amanda Lind goes ahead on Friday evening and
hands out the Tucholsky Prize to the dissident Chinese writer Gui
Minhai, who is currently imprisoned in China.

"We firmly oppose representatives of the Swedish government attending
such an event, and if they decide to stick to what they are doing, we
will have no choice but to take counter-measures," Chinese Ambassador
Gui Congyou warned in an interview with Swedish Radio.

Read more:

https://www.thelocal.se/20191115/china-threatens-sweden-over-prize-to -dissident-author

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On 16/11/2019 08:42, Lee Lofaso -> All wrote:

Unlimited freedom of expression should exist everywhere, not
just in Fidonet. That is what I have been saying for years.
And now I have an ally. The PM of Sweden agrees with me!

Move to Sweden. Relinquish your USAmerican citizenship and become a Swede.

Then again the PM of Sweden doesn't get to dictate other countries' "rights" so you may be no further ahead.

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Hello Everybody,

Just when Ward D. is let loose on Fidonet again
comes word that Sweden has figured out how to beat
the dreaded novel coronavirus -

Sweden Says Controversial Covid-19 Strategy Is Proving Effective

Source: Bloomberg

Sweden’s unusual approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic
is starting to yield results, according to the country’s top
epidemiologist.

Anders Tegnell, the architect behind Sweden’s relatively relaxed
response to Covid-19, told local media the latest figures on infection
rates and fatalities indicate the situation is starting to stabilize.

“We’re on a sort of plateau,” Tegnell told Swedish news agency TT.

Sweden has left its schools, gyms, cafes, bars and restaurants open
throughout the spread of the pandemic. Instead, the government has
urged citizens to act responsibly and follow social distancing
guidelines.

Read more:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sweden-says-controversial- covid-19-strategy-is-proving-effective/ar-BB12SfN0

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Hello Everybody,

No more sitting on the fence for Sweden -

"Today the social democratic party has concluded that
Sweden should join NATO."
~ Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, 5/15/2022

Next thing you know our editor will be out there covering
the story on the eastern front ...

--Lee

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