The oil crisis gave rise to neoliberalism. I believe that the oil crisis of 1973 was largely based on misinformation and exaggerated fear, something that both Clara E. Mattei and Sven Grassman have highlighted. Mattei describes how the crisis was used to legitimize austerity policies and neoliberal reforms, while Grassman showed how Sweden manipulated its national accounts. The bourgeois government painted a…
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Optimism for skeptics
Optimism: More Than Just A Smile Optimism is not about seeing the world through rose-colored glasses and believing that everything is perfect. Rather, it is about finding hope and strength, even when life feels at its darkest, and continuing to fight for both your personal goals and for the good of society. It is the ability to see…
Government: Create more low-wage workers
Tidölaget's strategy is to, after a short time, lower the unemployment fund by 5% every 100 days until it reaches a bottom of SEK 8030 before tax per month. This contrasts with the needs of the long-term unemployed. These are often functionally varied often functionally varied or long-term ill and cannot cope with the low-wage jobs the government advocates to solve...
Everyone works differently – an asset to humanity
Throughout history, humanity has proven to be a neurodiverse species, where brains work in different ways. This is not an accident, but can be a survival advantage. In difficult situations, people become more flexible when different ways of thinking and perspectives meet each other. Evolutionarily speaking, the diversity in how people's cognitive apparatus works has been an asset. The collective strength lies…
Small changes in more equal societies good for longer, good lives
Research points to five safe ways to influence health and extend life Living long and feeling well until the end is possible, according to research from Olle Melander, professor of internal medicine at Skåne University Hospital. The research, which also includes Melander himself as a "test animal", provides insights into how you can influence your biological aging and prevent age-related...
Work for all provides a more stable, state-regulated mixed economy
Work for all is the goal society must have. Brilliant text on the benefits of full employment and its positive side effects. Niklas Blomqvist questions the idea that the market itself can create full employment. For example, Blomqvist points out that attempts to follow this path in the last thirty years have not produced the desired results. He emphasizes that work for…
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,…
More multi-disabled people to the assembly line
Our multi-disabled people must lift heavy and fast Our multi-disabled people must have hard jobs. The contributions that are automatically calculated concern the disabled. Kristersson wants to tighten the subsidies by lowering the automatic calculation in the event of inflation. The government, the Liberals and SD want to lower the social security fund every 100 days until it reaches a bottom level of SEK 365/day. The government claims with…
The truth about immigration
A conservative view is that a country can either have a sustainable welfare state or high levels of immigration. But that view is wrong. The fact is that we can achieve both a well-functioning welfare state and increased immigration. By using progressive taxes and government deficits to invest in making everyone in society feel good…
Capital's robot slaves or freed angels
Will chips in the brain make us immoral robot slaves of capital or will it make us angels with free will? https://www.dn.se/kultur/linus-larsson-nar-chippet-togs-ut-ur-hennes-hjarna-blev-hon-en-annan Elon Musk's company Neuralink has received permission to experiment with brain implants on humans . This has raised questions and concerns among researchers. A 49-year-old woman in Australia talks about her experience of losing…