Sounds like you should be Crying Out Loudly.
On 27/03/2011 11:15, "Ana Valdés" <[email protected]> wrote: > LOL, Simon!! As my online gamers teenagers say I am laughing out loudly!! > You are describing the Swedish government policy since they grabbed the > power in the elections 2006. And they have been relected now, in the last > elections held 2010. > Everything is being privatised here, the schools are being outsourced to > private entrepreneurs making obscene winnings with taxmoney. The last of the > stately owned enterprises was going to be sold out recently but the > opposition stopped the selling at the Parlament with the vote of an ultra > nationalist fascistoid party, newly arrived to the political scene in > Sweden. > But to be honest the selling of the state owned patrimony and the cuts on > pensions and welfare began already with the Socialdemocrats in power. Their > government had a clear newliberal policy, not so flaggrant as this one but > also a betrayal of their voters. That's one of the reasons they lost the > power 2006, the people wanted punish them and their arrogancy. > Families with children and elderly people are really losers here but also > people over 50 years, unemployed and with a minimun of social support every > month. > The Swedish "Folkhem", the People's House is crumbling very fast. I come to > Sweden as political refugee 32 years ago, at that time I could not choose, I > was in jail in Uruguay and the United Nations offered me asylum in Norway, > the UK or Sweden. > It was Sweden who acted more quickly and I landed here. It was another > society, more open, there was an atmosphere of solidarity and concern, the > workers organizations were strong and the left and the socialdemocracy had a > kind of alliance. > But since Olof Palme was murdered the kind of leaders chosen by the > socialdemocrats turned the party to the right and the cuts and the feeling > of the party becoming a "bourgeois" party was overwhelming. > Today the socialdemocrats has lost their role as the biggest party in Sweden > and they have a severe identity crisis. They chose a new leader this weekend > but he is not going to be able to control the damages. > They should need a younger generation not tainted by the power. > Ana > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Simon Biggs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is the Swedish government making a large proportion of the public sector >> unemployed, withdrawing basic services from the poor, privatising health >> and >> education whilst transferring wealth to off-shore corporations and market >> speculators? >> >> Best >> >> Simon >> >> >> On 27/03/2011 10:47, "Ana Valdés" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks David, can we import some English people here to Sweden? In Sweden >>> the cuts are on since the newliberal government came into offiice for >> many >>> years ago but nobody cares. It amazes me the resignation of this people, >> the >>> heirs of the fierce Vikings. The protests here are signed petitions and >>> drink or buy yourself tp oblivious. >>> Ana >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 12:31 PM, marc garrett < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Dave, >>>> >>>> Great images - nice to see your family marching :-) >>>> >>>> Also like the banner in the other image as well... >>>> >>>> marc >>>>> I'm not sure if I'm breaking the news rules here, but here's a photo >>>>> of me and my kids at the demo yesterday: >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemiller/5563861588/ >>>>> >>>>> and a banner we came across at Trafalgar Square - saying something >>>>> that concerns and angers me: >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/davemiller/5563271281/ >>>>> >>>>> best wishes to everyone >>>>> dave >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> Simon Biggs >> [email protected] >> http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ >> >> [email protected] >> http://www.elmcip.net/ >> http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > > Simon Biggs [email protected] http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ [email protected] http://www.elmcip.net/ http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
