That Ain't Politics

Started political science IV today, and it feels so good. 13 out of 15 turned up, which 9 old friends to me, one I recognized and two others. So all in all only 3-5 people were missed from the older political science classes I've taken. So it's almost a status quo on that one. Yes, I'm feeling a bit conservative lately. Must be something that goes around lately. You know, despise against humans that don't have the same understanding for things like me or something like that. Probably need to leave the academic fortress and be thrown into the world of reality.

I could guess that it has something to do with the latest "political scandal" in Sweden. What you said? The political intrigue I wrote about here? Forget it, the scandal of today is...a pink bag from Louise Vuitton on a photo-session with the parliament leaders! That's the most interesting thing to write about? So what is the problem some might ask? The problem is that it belongs to the Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin, cost around 6000 SEK ($828) and is around half a salary for nurses. It represents a Hippocratic way of living from the Social democrats that are supposed to support those with low-income and tax those with high, but they themselves can show of such luxury products. Then the spin is on. The left (her supporters, believe it or not) started it, the feminist runs to her defense in claiming that it's just because she's a woman while no one comments on Reinfeldts costumes or watches while the right both amuses and try to distance themselves from this (at least the newspapers).

So where am I in this political wasteland of modern Sweden? I actually agree with the left in the thought that she can't show those attires as they symbolize something her party doesn't stand for in ideas, but that many disillusioned old party members see them stand for in private. I can see what the feminist point out, but in this case it's ridicules. Mostly as Reinfeldt stands for another view on money and what it's supposed to be used for. He stand for consumption and therefore does his attires don't aggravate your eyes as much as a socialistic leaders. It doesn't help that what she said yesterday on the debate didn't make sense.

As I told you way back in the mists of time, I once voted for the Social democratic party as I believed their ideas. Some would say I was brainwashed by my family. Today I can't even consider that as he has taken the party further away from my stand without saying what good it does or how this will help Sweden. And she still seem to win at the moment. The election in September will be very tight even though the poles show a 10 % lead today. As long as they don't have a clear path what they want to do no one can win an election. Except Barack Obama, but he was good with speeches and actually have a very middle point of view (from a Swedish standard of course). Sahlin has neither.