The Burden of Integration
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Grev Per
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=LCG0CyxcSRU&my=1[/youtube]
DAY 25 SWEDISH OCCUPIED DENMARK
An interesting dynamic has appeared most recently. In Norway and in Sweden the occupied nations have started to complain about the chaffing of their new homelands. Amazingly the Danes and the Russians have been accused of not integrating well enough. As though the burden of integration is solely to rest on the conquered, and not on the conquerers.
It is a bizarre sense of entitlement, that the Swede and the Norseman seem to have. They seem to believe we should be grateful. It's the damnedest thing, they actually can't comprehend why we would prefer to live in our own countries instead of theirs. And then they say that it's simply us complaining too much, and that we should just accept our situations as permanent.
Now it's only natural that they want us to be convinced that our situations are permanent. If we believe they are permanent then we certainly wouldn't rebel, would we? So naturally the Swede and the Norwegian need to maintain the myth that all occupations are final, that there will never be a chance to rebel, ever.
Of course that's just denying the reality of the Fight For Freedom module that will be released later this month. Now there are two aspects to this discussion. One is, "if" we will use this module. I personally hope we don't have to. For even if we fail we can ruin the economy of Sweden once again. Which is awesome for us either way. It seems that very shortly this will be a possibility either way. The other question is when will we use it? Certainly I don't need to dignify that questionwith a response.
My personal hope is to find a method of liberation that circumvents the wanton destruction of the Swedish economy they worked so hard to build. Personally I don't care if we burn it to the ground and piss on the ashes, but the Swedes do. Which is probably why this issue has come to be so urgent as of late.
What We Lost
Let's look at the Denmark we lost. It was easy in Denmark to become politically active and important. This was an exciting time. We were creating a nation and things were going well. Any active user was welcome. Anyone who worked hard could enter the congress from any party they chose. The only requirement was that you were committed to your cause.
Economically the country had taken a turn upwards. We had quintupled the minimum wage under my reign, from 0.50 DKK to over 2.50 DKK. Quite a feat for a small and developing country. Companies had appeared in all sectors of Danish society. If you wished to start a company it was simply a matter of finding the right investors. The Danish government set fair currency exchanges on the market and the rampant exploitation of the currency exchange had ended.
Socially the country had grown significantly. When I joined we were a country of 68 people. 68! At our high point before the invasion we clocked in at 168. These WERE exciting times.
And most importantly, we had one of the most entertaining media sections a country could have. Perhaps second only to Pakistan. There was the voice of the government, Den Danske Kultur by Eddike. There was Skinke's fantastic articles. Political opposition from all sides, notably by A. Holst (who thanks to the Swedes, is now one of my most reliable allies), Scherf, Holsby. Rune K. Johannsen was writing awesome articles defining Danish religion. And of course my own articles. Everyone who wished to take a gander had a chance at making use of these articles. Because they lasted for days on the media section!
This was a society that was being built from the bottom up. Movers and shakers had come to make things happen!
The Nothingness that was Gained
And then the Swede wonders why we lament these losses? What have we gained. We are the quietest voice in the country now. Our party, which is the sum of all Danes in Sweden, ranks only as the 8th largest party. Just barely ahead of the worthless Marxist party.
Economically we are worthless. Swedes offer new player cutthroat rates. It's been 25 days and only some of our companies have finally managed to turn a profit. I personally have experienced Swedish players not wishing to work for me, simply because of who I am. (I do however thank those who could get past such childish notions, you're at tribute to your nation.) Swedish taxes, bureaucracy etc. is slowly trying to drown all that was Danish. Thankfully Sweden starts and fights wars all the time, so should an economic crisis be imminent we can always be sure some Swede out there needs a ridiculous amount of gifts, food, moving tickets, weapons and houses.
And with the media? This is a country that has rampant spammers. One day it's the best of Youtube. The next day it's Sealflex and Ronark. Then there are the stupid business announcements saying their products are for sale. As if people couldn't go on the market themselves and see that. In between there are a few good articles out there. But they get bogged down in less than 6 hours and can never be found again.
Not to mention the fact that the invasion took all our money and health. The Swedish government refused to acknowledge this fact until a full 12 days after the war was finished. Thankfully some money was able to be distributed via certain charitable Swedish persons.
And the liberators' promises? We would have freedom, Q3 hospitals, more money! So far all of that has been lies.
We have lost everything, and the Swede thinks it's up to us to integrate? What should we do? We are already giving new Swedes at 2-3 times the wages you offer them. Some of us buy your products. We are completely excluded from your military forums because we are Danish. We have NO political representation whatsoever. Most Danes live food to mouth here in Sweden, back in Denmark it was possible to save up.
The most virulent Swedes are hellbent on robbing us of mayoral positions. Entitlement, so to speak. That bizarre sense of entitlement. Or torture. It has been made clear 1000s of times that Swedes want to annoy us and me. How many times do we get snide comments? How many times do I? Swedes come to the party-forums on erep.se simply to troll. and then they act like this is excusable. As if this makes sense and is acceptable?
Hear our Plea
I propose the two following things.
1. That when Swedes say integration, they mean complete assimilation.
2. That the burden of integration is up to the individual Swede. You want us to integrate, then prove that you can make Sweden better than Denmark for us. Otherwise it's blatantly obvious why we would want our own country. The facts are laid down on the table. Naked for all to see. Who is willing to look?
Any Swede who hears what I have said, understands, agrees and wishes to help. We ask nothing more. We know there are kind Swedish souls out there who understand our plight. We know that not everyone is a war-mongerer. We know there are those of you who wish to aid Denmark in her cause. And you are all welcome to. Join our party! We need your numbers. More importantly, should we succeed. We'll need you in the future Denmark!
Anyone in the international world who hears our call, I urge you to join our cause. Injustice must come to an end. Only the actions of the one can affect the decisions of the many.
We need the whole world!
Pakis you noble men of Dio. Can Lady Denmark knock on your door?
Italy, you bastion of the Roman Empire. Democracy here is modeled on your history. Will you help us?
Indonesia, you've always been kind on the forums. Where is your kindness for Denmark?
Frenchmen, you bold descendants of the Franks, will you sit idly by?
Spaniards, Do you remember [a url=http://www.livius.org/ap-ark/appian/appian_spain_07.html]General Marcius at Astapa[/a]? Do you understand now?
Englishmen, I hear that the Norman-yoke is a term still used, do not let history repeat itself? Where are you during Denmark's oppression?
Denmark's problem, is the problem of the entire world! Do not turn a blind eye to the lies of the Swedish people. It's your international pressure that is needed. If they don't conform to the rules of human dignity, break off your NEPs, your MPPs. Raise your import taxes if Swedes export to you. Do not accept this indecency! For every action there must be an equal and opposite reaction!
EDIT: Thank God I copied all this before I pressed publish!
Comments
1: Remove the question mark for the Spaniard link and it\'ll work again.
2: This is a wonderful article Grev. I see you, in the future, being a powerful and significant leader (not that we didn\'t know that already).
3: Not against your article or anything, but I assume that most Swedes realize that what they did was not \"for\" your country, and that most Danes were not in favor of the conquer of Denmark, but they need to have a reason, don\'t they?
Count, rest assured, if countries find a way to help, then they will help. That outlet may be difficult to come by, but it will happen eventually.
Ah it was the stupid question mark! Well also it was a matter of finding the write link as well. Cause I got this awesome hardcore story from two volumes about Guerilla warfare I had. Luckily the source that these two books used could be found online so that\'s what I ended up using. Scroll down to paragraph 33. It\'s an awesome story.
2. Thanks. Oratory skills mean nothing however, ask Bill Clinton. 😛 Is your guys\' chat down? cause the link don\'t work for me. 🙁
3. Ah but then they must stop the charade. They can\'t be both our liberators or conquerers, it\'s time for them to chose, isn\'t it?
*right
Here is an \"spaniard\" that supports your cause. In this moment I\'m on Switzerland to aid this kind country. Maybe someday i will be there to aid Denmark. Good Luck!
IF you had akt like Germany did when we attack then you may have gained some of your regions back. But to continued to insult us.
A budding flower crushed by the Swedish snowfall. ;_;
Well I know youre roleplaying and that this doesnt mean anything and is not serious but I have two remarks.
\"We had quintupled the minimum wage under my reign, from 0.50 DKK to over 2.50 DKK\"
This has nothing to do with good leadership or good economy, its simply a matter of issuing more money.
\"Swedish taxes, bureaucracy etc. is slowly trying to drown all that was Danish.\"
You do think that these are only for danish companies and citizens? there are about 2400 swedes and 100 danes in sweden. It affects swedes and danes and germans alike.
When you come with propaganda like this I think people tend to take you less serious. I dont even know if you want to be taken seriously as a political party or if you just want to have fun and write articles.
I have to give it to you though that you\'re good at expressing yourself.
Very good written Grev Per. I agree that integration depends on both parties, the majority must offer the chance of integration, while the minority must take that offer.
I agree that it might be hard to live in a conquered land, but man, come on! It\'s just a game, continue to play the game like you did before the invasion. I can\'t see what\'s stopping you.
Bohm, so we should\'ve kissed Swedish ass when you invaded? Disgusting. Sulla kissed Swedish ass in that embassy thread the entire thread up until the point where Ziggyzag declared war on him.
Drakner, I didn\'t say that was due to good leadership though. Although at the time the only thing we had done wtih our money was burn 100.000 of it. But that was before my time as president.
And of course taxes affect Swedes too, I was contrasting the differences between Denmark. It\'s all in this article....
Saibalak, that\'s what I\'m talking about, when I say Swedes perpetuate the myth that things should stay the same!
Liberation now! Sweden ends where the Swedish laguage ends!
The Swedish language never ends.
\"Amazingly the Danes and the Russians have been accused of not integrating well enough.\"
Wth? I\'ve not seen anything of this, source please. Will read the rest later Grevvy.
It\'s all over. \"You\'re just whiners.\" etc. etc.etc. Specifically you can see it in the \"Come to Norway\" thread.
Good article! I understand better how is live in Denmark now. I think it is specially important what you said about that today is harder to get involve in politics. That is the bigger exclusion.
But can your majors do anything in danish cities?
Tak for alt.
+1 to israel.
World domination is the goal of so many computer games. But is that the goal, or even a possibility in erepublik?
Let\'s hope not, seeing as this is supposed to simulate the real world.
Hørt, hørt!
crillep :
The goal? No i don\'t thikn so
Possible? yes it is, although, it would take time and it would cost a lots and lots of gold.
What we really should worry about is The Israelis being under Turkish control, now that\'s a classic Jew Vs Muslim thing going on, it\'s probably a invasion based on racist ideals.
But the Swedish occupation of Danes is a bit more relevant to us for the moment..
I\'m Swedish, and I want to help the Danish get their country back again, but I have to wait next month before I can leave Ireland because I\'m a congressman and mayor there.
Hang in there, Danes! 😨