To the
left or the right? A little reading in the weekend's local bubble
(Kristianstadsbladet, KB 9 January 2021)
provides support for "straight
ahead"!
In all
times and in all societies marked by oppression and lack of freedom, music,
vulgar rhetoric and art have been used to protest. But it is not done without
risk; follower of Trumpism become supporters without political purpose.
Hooligans without compassion join for their own cause. Those in power illegally
imprison peaceful critics and attack criminal activists with uncivilized
violence.
There are
similarities with people who lives in dictatorships that systematically denied
them fundamental rights such as freedom of speech, freedom to form political
organizations, freedom of movement and freedom of the press. Judicial systems
are governed by often corrupt regimes. And those who oppose it are often
sentenced to prison. All children and young people are forcibly affiliated with
extremist youth unions and all employees must sign a declaration of loyalty to
the ruling undemocratic party and its ideology. Anyone who questions this is
severely harassed and loses their livelihood because the regime, with the help
of the mafia, controls in principle the entire labor market.
Quotes
about the future?
“That it is
difficult to see into the future should not stop us from trying. But there is a
point in being humble in the face of the monumental task that it entails.
Listening to several perspectives is a good start. Putting prestige aside and
putting the best possible end result in the first place is also a good idea.
And if there is new information, you have to rethink. But in the end, you have
to make a decision; What is right or wrong only becomes obvious in retrospect.
But history shows us that there are always two questions to ask: Do we really
need this? And if we do, will it be good enough?”
Creative
reflection about Brexit, Trumpism and the corona pandemic.
- If I had
been a politician, I would rather be in where the ideas are formed than where
they are voted on. I stand for non-profit involvement (for my own
satisfaction), work (If you have never set the clock, packed the lunch box and
sat at the coffee table, there is something missing for the whole) and the
family (a natural safe part for society's development).
Can anything useful come
of this?
Can
Trumpism provide a reorientation to real democratic governance systems in
countries such as Hungary, Poland and Brazil?
Can Donald
Trump's folly and treason lead to a revival in the Republican Party? Can Trump's
populist actions in various respects contribute to a number, for democracy,
beneficial and necessary changes in the world?
“poor
Sweden”, as Trump said
In Sweden,
after the US election in November, we could see in the media most of our party
leaders expressing their support for the Democrats, despite Trump's repeated
protests about cheating. However, SD (Sweden Democrats) chose to support Trump.
They even suggested that he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Kd's
management abstained.
For some
time, there has been talk in Swedish politics of a conservative bloc with
collaboration between M (Moderate), Kd (Christian Democrat) and SD. In
addition, some liberals seem to want to bring L (Liberal) to this bloc.
The events
in the USA could possibly lead to two changes in Swedish politics;
- Partly
that some SD supporters finally understand that they may have thought wrong. It
Could not be that almost every fifth Swedish voter stands for Trump?
- On the
one hand, perhaps liberals in sufficient numbers realize that they reasonably
do not want to be associated with Trump's way of handling the exercise of
power?
