Berlusconi vs Reinfeldt
Yes, everything is politics.
And if I've learnt anything it is the extreme difficulties of establishing even a prospect of a global political order. These difficulties are sometimes highlighted in the most dazzling ways.
I have experienced them in official meetings at the UN, where US "diplomacy" scares the s*** out of a whole room of prosecutors, while Latin America politely pleads for the protection of Human Rights.
Or when the Argentinean chairman waves his arms in frustration, while the EU representative (incidentally from Sweden) shyly looks down at his hands folded in his lap.
The most recent political gossip in Sweden concerns our Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and whether he is too cocky or not. Allegedly, most other high profil politicians and party leaders agree that he is, based on a speech where he announced his intention to lead the (right-wing) Moderaterna to become the dominant party in Sweden. The exact words were:
”It is time to offer Swedish voters a long-term dominant-party governing responsibility. It is in the very nature of this issue, that it be a one-party show"
Shame on you, Fredik...........
To show the ridiculous fear that Sweden in general and Swedish politicians in particular, are suffering from, I turn to the one man who can make any other political leader seem like the dream option. Signor Berlusconi. Still heading the Italian State, even after such outrageous expressions as:
"The best political leader in Europe and in the world."
"There is no-one on the world stage who can compete with me."
"Out of love for Italy, I felt I had to save it from the left."
It is clear and obvious that leaders of State must appeal to the mentality of the citizens in his state. And Italian politics can hardly be put as the equivalent to that of Sweden. But I think it is still important to take a breath before over-reacting to a political actor (be it the prime minister or not) expressing his political intention.
In this case, I believe it is not so much the politics that people oppose, but the unforgivable breach of the Law of Jante, so beloved by Swedes throughout history.
