Reply #58: Just HAVE to reply on this topic... [View All]

[Star Rover]

:evilgrin:

I'm a Swede myself (invited to DU a couple of months ago by my good internet friend AlienGirl). Haven't posted contributions much (just one or two at the Lounge), but now I can't resist the temptation to throw in some remarks about Phelps...

First and foremost: Besides not being a monarchist myself, I would LOVE the sight of Phelps and his cohorts (given that our secret police would be dumb enough to actually let them slip through - not that it would surprise me: It's infamous for harassing leftists and asylum seekers, and it haven't ONCE cought a spy, be it a foreigner or a domestic on, working for some foreign nation) being given a hearty "welcome" from a crowd of weightlifting 200 pound Swedish leather dykes on bikes roughing himn up a bit and chewing him a new asshole!

Seriously though: I checked up the guy somewhat on the wikipedia, and he seem to have some serious mental problems, most likely aggrivated by drug and alcohol abuse. Seems like the right place for him it a padded cell for the rest of his life, where he can't harm others or himeself... ;-)

Last thing: Don't worry too much about Swedes in general having the impression of USA being composed of whackos like Phelps only! The more informed of us are very well aware of the fact that the US is a huge fraction of a continent populated by some 300 million people - which means even a small percentage of nuts makes up a lot countered in absolute numbers. I'm convinced the overhelming majority of you are commmon sense folks, just as here in Sweden (yes, we have our whackos and ring wingnuts here as well - but they aren't - yet - as vocal as yours, for a lot of reasons - mostly historical ones).

Nuff said, at least for this time...

Regards, Star Rover