Geddan
4th December 2002, 09:19
First I have to say that this site is awesome! A waterhole for people like me, who thinks (almost) as me and who talks and walks like me! My friend told me about this and I am pleased :)
Well now, my first topic here is about the Swedish socialism. For something like 70 years, with short pauses, has the Swedish sociodemocratic party been responsible for the rule of Sweden. It was formed by workers (The full name is "The Sociodemocratic Workers' party) as the political branch of a union called LO. For the first few decades it existed it was a defender of people's rights and a party which stood up against the world's super powers. The party's men were tough, and they reformed Sweden in several democratic ways, like women's suffrage, health care for all, and so on. However, seasons change.
For some years now, the politicans have lost their nerve. They are no longer speaking for Sweden's interests or the poor's interests, but for the US and the capitalist Europe. Since we joined the European Union (?), a lot of the power which was in the parliament and in the government has slipped to Bruxelles, and a new constitutional change made the European Union (?) able to decide what to do in security questions and foreign questions. I don't like the power being at the hands of a few people in the parliament, but if power only exist in Bruxelles as an elite project which stops the decentralization of power and puts it all in Belgium, I hate it. And what pisses me off more is that the people didn't have a clue about this constitutional change before it was through! That made me so angry I could go smash a Microsoft store. The "socialist" politicians now decide for us, without us being able to interfere. How the heck can we end this centralization of power and put it in the people's hands? We ain't having a strong true socialist movement here, everybody who was a socialist went "bourgeoise left", which means that the government doesn't really care anymore about workers' rights, and that the government exist to defend the bourgeoise (sorry for the spelling). The Socialist government in Sweden has gone liberal cappies, and no longer are the workers the most important!
I say that as soon as I and a few friends can organize ourself, and when we've taken care of the problems around the world, that we "do something about it", be it violent or not.
Well now, my first topic here is about the Swedish socialism. For something like 70 years, with short pauses, has the Swedish sociodemocratic party been responsible for the rule of Sweden. It was formed by workers (The full name is "The Sociodemocratic Workers' party) as the political branch of a union called LO. For the first few decades it existed it was a defender of people's rights and a party which stood up against the world's super powers. The party's men were tough, and they reformed Sweden in several democratic ways, like women's suffrage, health care for all, and so on. However, seasons change.
For some years now, the politicans have lost their nerve. They are no longer speaking for Sweden's interests or the poor's interests, but for the US and the capitalist Europe. Since we joined the European Union (?), a lot of the power which was in the parliament and in the government has slipped to Bruxelles, and a new constitutional change made the European Union (?) able to decide what to do in security questions and foreign questions. I don't like the power being at the hands of a few people in the parliament, but if power only exist in Bruxelles as an elite project which stops the decentralization of power and puts it all in Belgium, I hate it. And what pisses me off more is that the people didn't have a clue about this constitutional change before it was through! That made me so angry I could go smash a Microsoft store. The "socialist" politicians now decide for us, without us being able to interfere. How the heck can we end this centralization of power and put it in the people's hands? We ain't having a strong true socialist movement here, everybody who was a socialist went "bourgeoise left", which means that the government doesn't really care anymore about workers' rights, and that the government exist to defend the bourgeoise (sorry for the spelling). The Socialist government in Sweden has gone liberal cappies, and no longer are the workers the most important!
I say that as soon as I and a few friends can organize ourself, and when we've taken care of the problems around the world, that we "do something about it", be it violent or not.