Well, fuck.

[luzula]

The Swedish election results are a depressing muddle. Depressing because 1) the anti-immigrant semi-fascist party got 13%, and 2) the feminist party got 3% and didn't make the bar into parliament (which is 4%) and so that's a chunk of people not represented in parliament. A muddle because there's no clear majority: the four conservative/right-wing parties (who have been in government for eight years) got 39% together, while the three left-or-green parties got 44% together. So that probably means a minority red-green government. Well, at least the right-wing government is out. I guess that's something. Still depressing, though.

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[jesse_the_k]

Ugh.

I'm so sorry to hear that the place I long imagined the standard of social democracy* is also trending neoliberal. And the neo-fascists!


* autocorrect wanted "racy mom" but I put my foot down.

[luzula]

Well, I guess it pretty much was the standard of social democracy for a long time? The decline began in the late 80's/early 90's, but since it was pretty strong to begin with it's taking the neoliberals some time to dismantle it. We still have state-financed free universities and healthcare, for example, even though private companies are making inroads in healthcare. It's the systems for unemployment insurance and compensation for sick people that are taking the biggest hits--more people are poor today.

Yeah, you have to keep autocorrect firmly reined in. : )

[seascribble]

How long will it be until the next election?

[luzula]

Four years.

[china_shop]

Ugh! So much sympathy!! :-(

[luzula]

Thanks. How did yours go?

[china_shop]

Our election's this Saturday. Campaign is still a circus. Our PM is lying and slinging insults around like confetti. *hates*

[luzula]

Circus, yeah, I have used that exact word. I was actually away over the weekend in a place with no internet or TV, which was restful (I voted ahead of time).

Good luck!

[riverlight]

Ugh, I was so disappointed about both the SD and the FI results. Definitely not looking forward to our results here in November—seems like we're on a worldwide trend to the right.

[luzula]

Yeah. : (

But you can't vote away capitalism anyway. I'll just go on doing what I can, I guess. *has union meeting this week*

[riverlight]

Yay unions. :D

[ride-4ever.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's politically fucked alright. (I didn't even know anything about Swedish politics until I came into fandom and acquired several Swedish friends through dS...and now I care. The rise of the rightists...gah.

[luzula]

It's pretty fucked, yeah.

Who are your other Swedish dS friends? I know about Tina (have emailed with her a few times, but I don't know her). Are there more?

[ride-4ever.livejournal.com]

There's Tina and Anna and Erika. I met all three of them IRL at the RCW 139. Anna is the one who I told you is from Umeå (and she has invited me to visit her there). Anna and Erika made a vid that was premiered at the RCW 139 of them singing "Ride Forever" with back-up by the choir of Anna's church in Sweden. Vid now up on YouTube, link below. Erika is the one singing lead and Anna is the one wearing the Paul Gross sweatshirt.

Ride Forever sung by Swedish fen Anna and Erika (http://youtu.be/xaKdnMTzlJI?list=UU4c_O1XKeEYkVSbs7KSdpIA)