I’ve had both Oreos and cigarettes, and only the latter required medical intervention to cure the addiction. I’d stick with the Oreos and milk.

Your English is native-quality. No hesitation needed. :-)

The whole world is on a slippery slope. Sweden is certainly not immune, but you're in better shape than most, the success of the Sverigedemokraterna notwithstanding. I hope that other countries see what is happening here and take some lessons from it (in the proper way, of course).

For what it’s worth, I intended “us all” to include the rest of the world. The collapse of the US or its descent into fascism has global implications.

Like all bullies, he’s going after an easy target. An easy target with a lot of oil, in this case.