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Thieves in the Night

I noted that so far, 100% of the political propaganda (for the September parliamentary election) that has come my way had a covert or semi-covert neoliberal taint. The Liberal Jugend infiltrated the local university and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise set up yet another bogus front organization to spread their libellous statements and send unsolicited mail. Just to name a few incidents. In the meantime, Confederation think-tank Timbro reformed and linked up with some of the most vocal and cartoonish pro-american pundits they could scrape off the bottom of genocide tabloid Stockholm Spectator. They sure have powerful friends and capital to spend and they move in the shadows, never quite revealing themselves or the full extent of their agenda.

The only small positive news tidbit to come out of Sweden is the rise of the “Invisible Party” … a loosely knit and radical left organization, if it indeed is even that, which employs civil disobedience on a modest scale so far. Maybe something can come out of this.

Taken as a whole, one can begin to sketch an image of the radicalization of the youth groups on the far ends of the right-left continuum. Not so long ago, the main driving force would have been debating pensions or something. Now, it’s advocating imperialism, genocide on the one hand and political violence, sabotage on the other. I of all people should understand this phenomenon, because I too am consumed. Of course, I don’t hide my loyalties. Smashing a few windows is small potatoes compared to the subjugation, slaughter and rape of millions, and millions to come. But ideally, one would like to see neither.