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The IT company Mullvad’s founder Daniel Berntsson is behind a giant donation to the populist Örebro Party, which advocates “comprehensive re-immigration” from Sweden. “It’s sad that it’s needed,” he told Flamman.

~ https://www.flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropartiet/

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The wiki for the Örebro Party actually describes it as not identifiable as left or right and the founder was actually far left. It also advocates for things like free dental care and anti-corruption. So things aren't as simple as purely anti-immigration which is very populist in Sweden.

The initiative to found the Örebro Party was taken in early 2014 by Markus Allard, who is also the first party leader. Allard had previously held positions as substitute member of the Örebro municipal council and district chairman of the Young Left in Örebro; in December 2013 he was expelled from the Left Party and its youth wing Young Left for "liking" the Revolutionary Front, a militant revolutionary socialist and anti-fascist organization, on Facebook and refusing to disavow it when questioned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96rebro_Party

It's basically orthodox leftism. Leftist governments were historically against immigration because of domestic labor laws. Liberals like to paint anything other than utter globalization "fascist".

And no, nazis didn't choose the "national socialism" because they believed in "socialism but national version", they were anti-communist:

Socialism’, he retorted, putting down his cup of tea, ‘is the science of dealing with the common weal [health or well-being]. Communism is not Socialism. Marxism is not Socialism. The Marxians have stolen the term and confused its meaning. I shall take Socialism away from the Socialists.

‘Socialism is an ancient Aryan, Germanic institution. Our German ancestors held certain lands in common. They cultivated the idea of the common weal. Marxism has no right to disguise itself as socialism. Socialism, unlike Marxism, does not repudiate private property. Unlike Marxism, it involves no negation of personality and, unlike Marxism, it is patriotic.

‘We might have called ourselves the Liberal Party. We chose to call ourselves the National Socialists. We are not internationalists. Our Socialism is national. We demand the fulfilment of the just claims of the productive classes by the State on the basis of race solidarity. To us, State and race are one…

So basically they grifted on the name "socialism" to appease to workers, and redefined it as "national capitalism based on race".

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 21 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'm surprised that Sweden allows individuals to donate that much. Million dollar contributions from a single person should not be legal anywhere.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

One thing they would, and have done, to avoid a single large donation is they spread it out among friends, family and organizations.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Mullvad was dead to me when they pussied out and took away port forwarding. That's how I knew they were compromised

[–] sureshot0@discuss.online 6 points 15 hours ago

What VPN do you use, if any?

[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 4 points 17 hours ago

That's the joint, that's the jam Turn that shit up, play it again

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 34 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

What's up with every VPN company being facist right wing fucks?!

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 hours ago
  1. Buying and selling security appeals to their mindset.
  2. There's a lot of money in it, and the ultra rich favor the right.
[–] sobchak@programming.dev 12 points 17 hours ago

*every executive

[–] Sniatch@feddit.org 5 points 18 hours ago

I read iVPN is a good alternative to Mullvad

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)
[–] placebo@lemmy.zip 7 points 16 hours ago
[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago

Let me put it this way. I dont doubt he personally donated that money. They claim to get this from the partys own disclosures.

However. I've never heard of "Örebropartiet" i quickly read they're the biggest party outside of the parlamental parties, though that doesn't really say much in itself to be honest. And quite frankly, no one outside of Örebro gives a fuck about what's going on in Örebro. No offense.

Nor have I ever heard of this publication "Flamman", that also claims to be some old socialist newspaper. My point being. You'd struggle to find a more biased source of information on what they call a "far extreme right party"

Not to say what they claim is false. I'm just saying. I would cross referrence with other publications given their obvious bias

[–] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Thanks guys for posting this and for suggesting alternatives. I'll look into airvpn I guess. Fuck anyone who wants to make society worse by giving into their worst character traits and base instincts.

[–] Iceman@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Shit, not everyday you see your hometown on Lemmy of all places. I know Allard from my syndicalist youth days, him beeing head of the local leftpartys youth wing. This party is more of a local populist left party. AMAA i guess.

[–] bob@feddit.uk 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

What's your thoughts and the general opinion of this party? It seems to have been called left and right wing.

I did see reports that Allard allegedly called Somalian immigrants parasites and wants mass remigration.

His views on immigration seem bad, but I'm wary of this being media sensationalism to ruin the reputation of mullvad because they don't want people using VPNs.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 23 hours ago

God. Fucking. Dammit.

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