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Nordic neighbours release new advice on surviving war

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113 points concerto | 3 comments | 18 Nov 24 16:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.634s | source
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hagbard_c ◴[18 Nov 24 19:14 UTC] No.42175831[source]▶
Nothing new here, the Swedish government has been publishing this guide since the second world war [1] and updates it regularly. It is not directly related to an increase in international tensions and would have been published even if Putin and his cronies were out on the pony farm. The last update was published in 2017/2018 by the previous labour-led government, now that Sweden is part of NATO it needed an update to reflect that fact. Previous versions were published in 1943, 1952, 1961, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2017/2018.

[1] https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_kriget_kommer

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piva00 ◴[18 Nov 24 19:18 UTC] No.42175863[source]▶
I still have mine from 2017 in a kitchen drawer, as an immigrant it was quite informative, it's how I've learned that Sweden will never surrender and any messaging about it is enemy agitation to be ignored.
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rightbyte ◴[18 Nov 24 19:35 UTC] No.42176050[source]▶
> that Sweden will never surrender and any messaging about it is enemy agitation to be ignored.

Oh ye, the outlawing of losing wars. Not very convincing for adults but I guess teenagers think it sounds cool.

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1. piva00 ◴[18 Nov 24 22:42 UTC] No.42177905[source]▶
It's part of the defence strategy to not allow quick capitulation due to enemy's propaganda, the idea is to form armed resistance on the vast Swedish forests as a last resort for insurgency.

Of course if pushes come to shove the reality is not black and white, no need to be an asshole about it because every adult understands that, quite juvenile of you to think they don't. Guess your kind of rhetoric earn points with the teens, no?

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2. rightbyte ◴[18 Nov 24 23:21 UTC] No.42178286[source]▶
> no need to be an asshole about it because every adult understands that, quite juvenile of you to think they don't.

I am sorry. I agree most people 'get it'. The point I am trying to make is that those who don't 'get it' are a big problem if you have nifty slogans like that. Also in a non-total war setting.

> Guess your kind of rhetoric earn points with the teens, no?

I honestly believe that my rhetoric would score very low amongst teens.

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3. GJim ◴[19 Nov 24 10:49 UTC] No.42182049[source]▶
American perceptions (like yours) tend to be very literal and absolutist. Nobody in Sweden will have difficulty with this wording!