On the other hand, these tours obviously are arranged by young Marxist intellectuals who rebel against their upper class upbringing through selling tours to other confused leftists - mostly coming from the same kind of upper class/upper middle class environment they do.
Anyhow, some nice homes in Sweden's capital:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS-5OhQQOQA
Those houses indeed are attractive, but they don't stand up well against these Swedish homes (mansions in the regions of Skåne/Scania, Södermanland and Uppland. Most of these magnificent buildings are privately owned, although a certain few of them are not):
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_%C3%B6ver_slott_och_herres%C3%A4ten_i_Sk%C3%A5ne
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_%C3%B6ver_slott_och_herres%C3%A4ten_i_S%C3%B6dermanland
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_%C3%B6ver_slott_och_herres%C3%A4ten_i_Uppland
Wish to explore what Swedish neighborhoods look like without supporting Socialism?
Try this link:
http://www.hitta.se/LargeMap.aspx?start (just click a city to explore it at “street level”).
“The group behind the venture calls on prospective sightseers to develop their “hate” of the class system, which has in effect, led to Solsidan residents showing a hate of their own.”
There has to be a better way to push back on this B.S., aside from throwing eggs. I have no qualms about someone doing VERY well for themselves and their family if they have done so honesty, as most have. The fact that others have not done well is typically directly do to THEIR lack of effort or talent... If slackers are rewarded as well as the hard-workers, then what is the point of busting your butt? In my world, that IS the difference between Communisim and Capitalism.
“...which soon sold out...”
Huh - they make people PAY!?
Not that I trust Wikipedia for this type of thing, but people should also look up jantelagen to understand the norms at play. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law