"Yah know, in 1940, England, alone; was faced with the same choice the Swedes had. Seems they came to a different conclusion; and fought. The Swedes could have.. but they didn't.
So, Tac; I'd say BY your reasoning, England should have caved, too. But they didn't. I think the entire planet owes Winston and England a big vote of thanks. Don't you? "
Apples and Oranges.
Sweden had nowhere near the military power, navy and air force that the british had at that time. Nor were they one of the victors of WW1 that imposed the harsh surrender terms on Germany (which hitler seemed to have a personal vendetta against). Nor were they threatened by 2 wars going on around them (finland vs russia, germany vs eastern europe).
That the brits deserve thanks for fighting on? SURE. big for that. Surrender was never an option for the british isles in the first place anyway. It was hitler's incompetence that saved the british in almost all the aspects that wouldve allowed the germans to invade britain. Switching bombers from plastering the RAF to plastering cities (saving the RAF!), losing a great deal of ships in the baltic (and he had to cancel Op. Sea Lion because he didnt have any ships left after that!), starting the Russian Front, etc.
Sweden had the option of "caving in" instead of fighting a battle they were sure to lose. And by doing so they survived. Morality goes out the window when thats at stake. Not that Sweden was aware of all the crap the nazi's were up to though.
