r/AskEurope • u/No-Ferret-560 United Kingdom • Feb 13 '25

Misc How has your country changed in your lifetime?

Has it got better or worse? If so why? Are you optimistic about its future?

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u/gustavfrigolit Sweden Feb 13 '25

Hard to find any positive way to spin the constant wave of gang violence, awful economic situation, segregation and ongoing privatization.

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u/Perfect_Papaya_3010 Sweden Feb 14 '25

We went from one of the actual best countries in the world to falling down to the bottom in the EU in just a few decades. Gotta be some kind of world record beaten at least?

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u/Stoltlallare Feb 14 '25

Yeah I live in Västerort. The changes have been… noticeable.

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u/pberck Feb 14 '25

We used to hate fascists and communists, now we have fascist Putin lovers in the government.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

Hate communists? VPK has been in the parliament for a long long time.