Awhile back in time, give or take like 300 – 400 years, Sweden actually was a pretty badass country that led troops into adjacent territories and took them over. At some point this totally changed but that is a whole different story. Anyway, Sweden was actually ruling pretty much the whole Northern European region thanks to kings like Gustav II Adolf and Karl X Gustav. You could say that we were pretty much the new Roman Empire along with our own version of "Mare Nostrum". During Gustav II Adolf's reign of power, we took over the patch of land now called The Baltic and made it way better. He installed a university, schools and reformed the agricultural, trade and legal systems. Sweden lost this territory a couple of years later and apparently everything went straight to hell. Now "Latvia", in what we think is a beginning of a trend, is asking the Swedish government to come back and rule their country once again.An international relations student named Roberts Safonovs has started an online petition, which has been signed by almost 7000 people, stating Latvian's are tired of the corruption and dying economics and literally proclaims that the "Latvian state has no reason to exist".
Safonovs says that during the 18 years since Russia left the country it has degenerated to unbearable standards that have made the people lose their trust in the government. The manufacturing sector of the country is in shambles and most of the growth of the country is based on Scandinavian credit. He also claims that Swedish occupational forces would have a huge support among local Latvian population. If Sweden decides to come back and conquer Latvia, they will be happy to oblige Swedish law in exchange for Swedish citizenship and the rights that people have here. I've contacted the Swedish government for a comment but no answer so far. I say we're ready to take over the poor Latvian's country and make their lives less of a living hell. Maybe Sweden will once again rise to its former state of awesomeness!Click here to check out the petition!Map from www.historiesajten.se