tinkelThe Truth About “Socialism” in Scandinavia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkB90Ly41Ao&t=366s
#socialism #capitalism #welfare #Scandinavia #socialdemocracy #politics #inequality
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Anarcho-BolshevikIn the late 1950s, Swedish authorities evicted Romani families without previous notice
In the late 1950s, Swedish authorities evicted Romani families without previous notice - Lemmygrad
(This extract takes 2½ minutes to read.) >In 1958, the social welfare authorities in Stockholm closed several Roma camps and separated their social groups. Some of the former dwellers moved to a new camp at a place called Flysta, north-west of Stockholm. One of those who relocated was Allan Demeter, who was 15 at the time. In the following year, 13-year-old future artist and activist Hans Caldaras moved to Flysta with his family (Caldaras 2002, 152–153). > >The camp was situated close to an inhabited area with people, shops, and even a cinema. For families without storage facilities, this access to grocery stores was of the utmost importance. Our interviews with Allan Demeter and Hans Caldaras tell of good relations with the nearby residents. Hans Caldaras could even go to a proper school for the first time in his life, as one of the first in his family to do so. > >One day, upon returning from school, Hans Caldaras was met by police officers, vans, and salvage cars; camp residents were being evicted without previous notice, ostensibly to allow for the development of a nearby local power station (Caldaras 2002, 152–153). > >During our visit to Flysta 2013, Hans Caldaras notes that the power station seems to remain unchanged to this day, that the development probably never occurred — that just as the inhabitants of the camp had suspected, the development was a manufactured reason to evict the Roma families. The Stockholm City Archive contains no documentation stating the reason for the eviction — merely the decision to do so (SSA, vol. F3e:1). > >The extended families and friendship groups that had lived together in Flysta were split up, but this time they were designated to move to two camps established by the municipality. These camps, Skarpnäck and Ekstubben, were on the other side of the city, in a more remote and marginalised area, separated from the services they had come to rely upon (see Figure 4). > >The forced move was implemented, despite the goal expressed by Stockholm officials of providing housing and integrating the Roma into society. The inhabitants of the Skarpnäck Camp had to travel several kilometres for groceries and other necessities. For Hans Caldaras, moving from Flysta to the Skarpnäck Camp meant that he had to leave school. And as Allan Demeter told us early on, ‘Here was the reserve and over there was the world’. The feeling of exclusion seems to have been pervasive. > >The Skarpnäck Camp was founded by the authorities who prepared the ground for the caravans, provided water and electricity, and kept the camp under observation (Arnberg 2017). Inhabitants were occasionally but forcefully moved between the two camps by the authorities and moved back if they tried to locate their caravan elsewhere (Nygren 1963; Fernstål and Hyltén-Cavallius 2018, 165–175). Living in the Skarpnäck Camp, then, was not an entirely voluntary experience; it included elements of coercion and even force. > >Finding the location of the former camp proved complicated. The landscape surrounding the camp had changed drastically since the time of habitation, and the former inhabitants did, at first, not recognise the exact location. What had been open grassland and old meadows was now forested, at the same time as large forested areas had been turned into motorways, roads, and houses. > >Some photos from newspaper articles were helpful, however, along with a documentary film from 1963 about the situation in the Roma camps in Stockholm (Vagabond eller vanlig människa?/Vagrant or ordinary human being?). The film acknowledged the severe living conditions of the Roma and initialised a wider discussion on the housing situation in the country. As the title of the film suggests, the living conditions in the camps were neither humane nor fitting for permanent habitation.
RaymondPierreL3This is a headline which perhaps marks the start of a shift away from populous representation (aka #fascist) in western democracies. I sincerely hope so.
“Victor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungary election.”
I’m also glad that #Orban has not contested the preliminary results of the elelection (unlike #tRump is very much likely to do in November), ans I congratulate the #Hungarian people on their win for the #EU and #SocialDemocracy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/victor-orban-concedes-defeat-in-hungary-election/106557060
Politicerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5baPn6SAQA
#US #USA #USPol #USPoli #USPolitics #America #Propaganda #Capitalism #Socialism #SocialDemocracy #LandOfTheFree #Freedom #Liberty #Education #Brainwashed #Colonialism #Healthcare #Childcare #ParentalLeave #ImperialOverstretch #CriticalThinking #Cults #MindControl #Gerrymandering #FPTP #TwoPartySystem #RankedChoice #RankedChoiceVoting #PledgeOfAllegiance #QuestionAuthority #ChristianNationalism #AmericanExceptionalism
Why the Rest of the World Thinks Americans Are Brainwashed
keyofG‘As our federal government lists to the right, we need an aspirational conscience to push hard for a course correct. Avi Lewis is just the leader for that.’ https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/02/opinion/avi-lewis-ndp-leader
#NDP #cdnpoli #socialdemocracy
#NDP #cdnpoli #socialdemocracy
“'A unique threat'
In her book Many Are the Crimes, Cold War historian Ellen Schrecker argues that "probably no other individual was as heavily censored" as Paul Robeson. And in some ways he did present a unique threat. Not as a spy, but as an outspoken black socialist.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20260115-how-the-1950s-red-scare-erased-a-us-icon
#uspoli #socialism #socialdemocracy #BLM #cdnpoli #ukpoli #EU
In her book Many Are the Crimes, Cold War historian Ellen Schrecker argues that "probably no other individual was as heavily censored" as Paul Robeson. And in some ways he did present a unique threat. Not as a spy, but as an outspoken black socialist.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20260115-how-the-1950s-red-scare-erased-a-us-icon
#uspoli #socialism #socialdemocracy #BLM #cdnpoli #ukpoli #EU
Ken M SweeneyDear world,
Stop acting the bollox by voting for centre parties.
They a full of shit and are obligated by their very nature to appease everyone so in the end, nothing gets done.
If you truly want to live a life where the essential things are covered like health care, child care, universal basic income, and a social environment where people are not judgemental, vote #socialdemocracy. Find a local party or organisation that believes in social democracy and join them.
The left will set you free.
Dr. Folke Bernadotte 🇪🇺1/8 🧵
While the headlines often focus on the friction of politics, there is a "Red Thread" of stability running through Europe right now. In 2026, Social Democratic leaders are proving that you can balance a strong economy with a deep commitment to social justice.
Here is how the achievements of these leaders have placed the EU in such a strong position. 🇪🇺🌹
#SocialDemocracy #Europe2026 #ProgressivePolitics
While the headlines often focus on the friction of politics, there is a "Red Thread" of stability running through Europe right now. In 2026, Social Democratic leaders are proving that you can balance a strong economy with a deep commitment to social justice.
Here is how the achievements of these leaders have placed the EU in such a strong position. 🇪🇺🌹
#SocialDemocracy #Europe2026 #ProgressivePolitics
Bob JamiesonHarry's Last Stand
“Are You Having It or Not?”
In the Shadows of the Welfare State
JM Smith
"On her first day in Britain, Friede encounters a country still shaped by war, scarcity, and the uneasy beginnings of something new, a social democratic Britain.
Before you is another chapter from The Green & Pleasant Land, which Harry Leslie Smith was working on at the time of his death."
https://open.substack.com/pub/jmsmith/p/are-you-having-it-or-not?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#HarrysLastStand #harryLeslieSmith #JohnSmith #SocialDemocracy
TinDrum‘for every percentage point increase in the Gini coefficient of income inequality there was a roughly identical increase in support for far-right parties. Measures introduced by mainstream parties in government, such as tightening eligibility and rendering harsher conditions for welfare benefits, had fuelled ‘distrust and disenchantment’ amid increasing precarity, weaker unions and a declining labour share in economic output’
#socialDemocracy #responsibleGovernment #taxesPayForSecurity
https://www.socialeurope.eu/social-rights-the-idea-whose-time-has-come
