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Mullvad founder donated 5 million SEK to populist Örebro party (www.flamman.se)

submitted 1 month ago by zaylon@sopuli.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Daniel Berntsson, founder of Mullvad, gave a personal donation of 5 million SEK (roughly 450,000€) in 2025 to Örebropartiet. This enormous donation accounted for 72% of the party’s revenue in 2025.

How does this affect Mullvad’s legitimacy as a company advocating for a free and open internet, while also funding a political party whose agenda seem to contradict these values? The official party website (in Swedish) can be found via the link below.

https://orebropartiet.se/om-oss/

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[–] 000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Anarchists

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is authority just having a government?

[–] 000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Authoritarian" is type of government, which Anarchists oppose.

If you define "government" just as a way of organising society, then Anarchists want a decentralised, non-hierarchical "government".

If you define "government" as a hierarchical institution with centralised power, anarchists don't want that.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So, in essence, opposition to authority is opposition to hierarchy, right? What about instances where hierarchy is less a matter of class interest and more of logistical necessity? Why the opposition to collectivization, and instead a push towards communalization?

I'm a Marxist-Leninist, and a former anarchist, so I'm aware of how I used to personally think, more wondering what you're specifically thinking of here.

[–] 000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah okay, the original question made me think you're new to this and need basic introduction. You're obviously well familiar with the terms!

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, I was mostly hoping to spark a conversation, I assume both of us are well informed enough to have one.