So taking the survey for what it is... 90% of all countries are either 'better' than Sweden or worse that the US... 10% off doesn't sound too shabby.. hardly all that bad, and certainly not "far closer"
Thats like saying you have a VW Jetta that gets 55 mpg <because it is a manual transmission> and I have a Automatic version that gets 50. a couple of cars get better.. most of them worse.. and you make a statement like "Man, your car is a guzzler.. far closer to a 12 Cyl. Lamborghini than my car" I don't think the official was trying to slam Sweden.. perhaps it was meant to point out be a cultural issues where countries in Europe ARE democratic, yet 90%+ of MidEastern countries are not.. so it would be more difficult a task. then again.. you never know with those pesky US officials.. :) Are there many large areas of distinct cultures in Sweden? or is it largely homogenous? .just curious. Message: 14 Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:06:52 +0200 From: Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Bringing democracy to Sweden I had a moment filled with laugh and anger when I looked at an CNN interview with a high ranking US official. This enlightened idiot said "it is one thing to bring democracy to a country like Sweden, but more difficult to a country like Iraq". As democracy Sweden is known as one of the oldest and best in the world and is in the fifth place, together with the Netherlands, of least corrupted countries in the world. US is in 16th place, far closer to Nigeria who is the worst. I would say that it is more difficult to bring "American democracy" to Sweden, than to Iraq. The Swedes are too honest and already too democratic, to be degraded to the US level. I have never heard of a Swede who wanted the "American democracy". It is some Americans that, like children, complains about "US bashing", whenever they find anything said that are not in their favor. They can themselves, with big eyes, say almost unbelievable offending statements about a world that they know so little about and then be surprised when others react on their idiocy and "World bashing". By the way it is a "smoking gun" in Sweden, all military conscripts are getting gas masks and training in how to use them. It must be a proof of that Sweden maybe are thinking about using WMD. The problem is that they follow international law and have never possessed such weapons, but maybe we are training for the case that they would be supplied by US. Hakan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yMx78A/fNtFAA/i5gGAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
