In public Sweden, intensive work is underway to balance the budget for next year. We have high inflation and expect recession. A warning is issued against making too large savings by reducing the number of communicators. Politicians and debaters sometimes question the need for these, which is seen as short-term and risky for citizens' participation...
Month: November 2023
S new social analysis a flop
S's new social analysis is for immigration but is it and everything else it is in a way that is most repressive. The class analysis and the workers' needs are absent. S is the big red-green society-supporting party. It must abandon the idea of "saving-in-the-barns". This austerity goal is only focused on subsidizing the wealth of the very few at the expense of…
Normal to not always have maximum happiness
Happiness is like the weather – a constant alternation between sunny days and rainy moments. It is normal not to always feel happy, and this is where psychology's perspective on happiness becomes valuable. Here are some ideas for navigating through life's different stages and increasing your chances of feeling joy. Acceptance instead of happiness…
Defend democracy - help Katalys
Katalys writes very insightful texts and reports on working conditions, equality, democracy and a sustainable economy as well as nature's conditions. I am having a tough time financially, but have donated SEK 100 to Katalys. Now I am asking you for your help for Katalys. After a year in power, the right-wing Tidö government, with support from SD, has initiated changes...
Provide space for specially gifted children
How is a gifted student doing at school? There is an acceptance in the school for extra talent in art, music and sport but not in academic subjects. A particularly gifted student may be nicknamed "study horse" and try to hide his giftedness by deliberately giving wrong answers or underachieving. This risks giving…
The EU can allow agents that cause cancer and threaten bees and life on earth
The EU may soon approve glyphosate, a pesticide that causes cancer and kills bees. Bees are already dying way too much as it is. Without the bees, almost all pollination disappears. Then we get a life almost without vegetation and most of the life on earth then quickly dies out. Want to donate a little to fight the lobbyists…
Protests against forced custody of children - the reality
In 2022, an influence campaign was spread against Sweden, known as the LVU campaign, which claimed that the social service kidnaps Muslim children. This campaign contributed to an increased terrorist threat level in the country. Dagens Nyheter (DN) has reviewed the LVU campaign's claims and found a different reality. The LVU campaign was spread from Gothenburg and went international. It claimed that Swedish social services targeted Muslim children,…