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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8915892

(original article in Swedish that reported this)

Posting this because I hadn't heard about it before and I'm probably not the only Mullvad user here, so might as well.

I'm not Swedish, but going off NATOpedia, it seems like the party is basically reinventing fascism from first principles:

The party claims to stand for a "class-conscious populism" which according to party leader Markus Allard takes inspiration from marxist ideology and unites the "productive" classes of society against the "Transferiat", with the "Transferiat" being a term coined by Allard to describe the classes of society that lives off transfers that are a net negative for society such as those who, despite having an ability to work, live off social welfare benefits, as well as those who work "made-up services"[...]

The party differs from modern day left-wing parties by seeing the working class as co-dependent with people working in enterprise and business and instead sees the classes that "live off transfers", as specified, as a large economic net-negative and an obstacle for a functional society.

visible-disgust Their ideology is nonsense fake-marxist revisionism to redirect anger at capitalism and turn it against immigrants and people who need social welfare (though they do back some generally left oriented social policies, their main thing appears to be racism)

Even if you're comfortable with funding this, it still begs the question of just how trustworthy Mullvad actually is.

I guess this still beats any of the dozens of Israeli VPNs that definitely spy on you, but it's not great emilie-shrug

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[–] traxex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Insane amount of Nazi sympathizers in this thread. “Aw but poor baby is just the CEO!! It’s not his fault he’s a Nazi! Let him do what he wants!” Freaks.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

As far as I’m concerned, ‘liberal’ is the most meaningless word in the dictionary. History has shown me that as long as some white middle-class people can live high on the hog, take vacations to Europe, send their children to private schools, and reap the benefits of their white skin privilege, then they are ‘liberal’. But when times get hard and money gets tight, they pull off that liberal mask and you think you’re talking to Adolf Hitler. They feel sorry for the so-called underprivileged just as long as they can maintain their own privileges.

Assata Shakur

[–] traxex@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 days ago

Quite a poignant quote.

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 14 points 6 days ago

IIRC it is not the CEO but a co-founder. The CEO condemned it. But it's all the same, money flowing into Mullvad floes into a neo-nazi group.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

So.. Is there any VPN provider without controversy?

I think Mullvad was the last one I knew of.

They're either lying about logging, lying about backdoors, or apparently Nazis?

[–] someonesmall@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

AirVPN is awesome, also port forwards are nice for p29p

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[–] starsoaked_lily@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

i would highly recommend ivpn
(recommended by privacyguides.org)

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[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can't keep track of all the assholes. Going to need an asshole tracker soon.

[–] r3plic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That would be a fun website. Asshole tracker for Companies & Politicians and others?

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Could do an Assholes Wiki and make it community contributions lol

[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I would love to take my money elsewhere, but... Where? Everywhere else is just as bad or worse. Half the VPN's are owner by one Israeli billionaire. I'm running out of options here.

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[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 days ago (13 children)

That ideology sounds wild lol. Almost literal "national - socialism"?

The issue is rich people using undemocratic power to fund things like this. Which ironically sounds exactly like the “Transferiat” siphoning money and power from VPN users to funnel it into unwanted, fringe channels.

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[–] judgy_jackdaw@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How many degrees of separation do y'all deem acceptable and why? If Mullvad donated that money directly, that's bad. If the owner donated that money, that's also bad. What if the owner instead bought something from another company and the owner of the company donated the money? What if this second owner then bought something else from yet another company and the owner of that company donated the money? When can you stop saying "my money is used to fund this thing I don't want"? Because money will spread so fast in the economy that inevitably, no matter what choices you make, your money will fund things you don't like. For example, should the "true scotsman" vegan never buy anything because it is pretty much guaranteed that their money will end up in the pocket of someone who will spend it on meat? Again, I am not criticizing anyone, I am simply asking: where do you draw the line, why, and why not draw the line one step further than you currently are?

[–] Dalkor@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I think information is useful. I see no problem giving people the information and vehicles for making decisions... but as a society I do think we need to get to a place where we acknowledge that everyone has their own line and trust they are making the best decisions they can be, given the information they have.

I've asked the same question for situations where the court of public appeal has changed the donation decisions and yet people choose to castigate because they believe repreations to counteract their donations are due. I believe progress is progress and it should be rewarded, that is my line. Others will disagree and that's fine.

[–] T0RB1T@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Once again, it feels like too much money and power just makes people into freaks. None are completely immune, too few are effectively resistant.

When money makes you complicit in the system where money is power, there is no way to leverage money to fix the system unless you're somehow completely insulated from direct personal gain.

Morality, ethics, humanity... These must be maintained, have we all just moved on? Maybe it's just me that's given up.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 5 points 6 days ago

I believe that a person's world view, ethics, moral system, etc is almost entirely molded to fit their incentives. When I was a manufacturing engineer, I was effectively automating people's jobs. I created an elaborate narrative that not only let me off the hook, but made me the good guy. I was making the workers more productive and therefore setting the stage for them to negotiate better pay or treatment. That plant closed down 3 years later.

If everyone who punched a child in the face received $1000, people would initially be appalled by anybody who would take that money. After a while, people would start to fondly remember moments when they had been beaten or hurt. They would consider it a vital part of growing up. "Pain is what makes us strong". People would proudly announce how many children they had punched. It would completely change the morals of everyone with the opportunity to receive the benefit.

Many people have personal evidence of this. A work friend suddenly becomes a prick when they get promoted to supervisor. "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it". In this case, A CEO feels his power in society threatened and he adopts whatever politics is needed to ensure he retains power. He isn't doing this out of cold calculus. He will actually believe the politics because that's what fits his incentives and makes him the good guy, actually.

[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] nagaram@startrek.website 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So long as Daniel is paid from Mullvad, Mullvad financially supports the far right by proxy.

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