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https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240118-sweden-s-call-for-population-to-prepare-for-war-sparks-panic-and-criticism
It’s been described as a bombshell moment. The upper echelons
of Sweden’s government and defence forces last week shocked
the nation by explicitly warning that war might come to Sweden,
and that each and every Swede should prepare themselves. While
some have taken the warning seriously and flocked to the stores
to stock up on fuel and survival kits, others have accused the
country’s leaders of fear-mongering.
. . .
They are pissed because a ranking govt official told
them what they DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR - that it just ain't
safe in that part of the world anymore. They would LIKE
to hear that the future was an eternity of friday
evenings at home assembling their latest bits of Ikea.
I guess that would be nice, but the world has a habit
of NOT being nice.
News suggest some Swedes took the hint and kind of
stocked-up on long-term foodstuffs and 'survival'
supplies. Note this would be good practice in a
far northern country where weather disasters might
interrupt supplies - but Russian aggression would
mean far greater, longer, interruptions.
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