A report from Sweden the most PC woke country in the world


Ekeroth: "A shift in woke-ism?"
18 May 2022

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For a long time now, the world and its large companies have embraced what has come to be known as "woke", which in Swedish is best translated as "political correctness". It has resulted in bizarre decisions, bad movies and series, censorship, undemocratic electoral influence and much more. But have we recently begun to see the beginning of the end for woke-ism?

It may be too early to say today, but there are some signs that may make one sense a certain clarity. The most obvious example is Musk's alleged acquisition of Twitter. It has not yet gone through as they are engaged in some form of 'due diligence'. The last thing I read was that he paused the process of the acquisition while waiting to examine how much of Twitter's users are real people, vs so-called "cures", ie not real users.

But just the fact that the plans have come this far, along with Musk's dedication to free speech combined with his ambitious plans to increase both Twitter users and revenue, can make a difference. The world's richest man, as he is today judged to be, may make other companies, which thought to be woke is advantageous, perhaps re-evaluate his position: “If Musk sees growth and economy in making Twitter less politically correct, maybe we can too? ”. It is not impossible that such thoughts can be formed. If Musk succeeds, it is proof that you do not have to be woke.

There is also nowadays a saying: "Get Woke Go Broke", which translated is "become politically correct and go bankrupt". It is about several companies going out and boasting about how politically correct they are just to see their business go to the forest shortly afterwards. A Swedish example of this was the shoe company Brandos, which released an anti-SD video ahead of the 2014 election and said that SD members are not welcome in their business. They then ended up in great financial trouble and were forced to rebuild . They then appear to have gone bankrupt.

One possible additional sign is Netflix, which recently went out and said that employees who complain about movies or series at the streaming giant who do not agree with their own politically correct values ​​can find another job. This is a big change compared to before, when Netflix has recently received strong criticism for being politically correct, which is reflected in their content. Among others, Elon Musk is said to have expressed such criticism:


Now Twitter and Netflix are certainly just two examples, but at the same time two great examples. If they succeed in combating woke-ism in a successful way, where both profits and users increase, they can get others to do the same. Then perhaps the wet blanket that lies over culture, advertising and large companies has a chance to let go, which in turn in the long run could lead to major positive changes.

In times like these, when most things go in the wrong direction, you can at least try to treat yourself to the few straws that are available.

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Muslims rage against family planning: "No one should influence how many children you have"
Domestic

18 May 2022

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In the debate about the so-called exclusion of non-European women, where you give birth to children and never enter the labor market, family planning has begun to be mentioned as a possible solution. But this is something the women themselves reject.

During the past month, both the Social Democrats and the Democrats in Gothenburg have put forward proposals for family planning.

- I do not place any value on whether a woman chooses to give birth to ten children or no children. But it should be the woman's right to decide. I claim that these women do not do it today, in patriarchal structures such as honor and clan, says Jonas Attenius (S), municipal councilor in Gothenburg, to Göteborgs-Posten .

The Social Democrats believe that the issue of family planning should be investigated within the framework of the municipality's new action plan to stop new recruitment, gang crime and the development of parallel societies.

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In one of Gothenburg's so-called particularly vulnerable areas, Lövgärdet, the non-profit association Tidigt Föräldrastöd works, which is financed by the Västra Götaland region. Above all, they work to support expectant and new parents who are new arrivals or foreign-born. Here they do not think there is a problem and do not want politicians to get involved in their lives.

- We meet many families who tell us that they have several children and people come to them and say: "Why do you have so many children?". I think that's wrong. No one should affect how many children you have, says Saido Mohamed.

The women want more children
It is also rejected that there would be clan structures that mean that women are not allowed to decide for themselves how many children they give birth to. According to Ubah Abdisamad, it is instead the opposite.

- It is the women who prefer to give birth to more children, not the men. It works the other way around.

Society's fault
Another woman believes that it is society that puts a stop to it.

- Most of the people we work with are very keen to get on with their parental leave. They want to be able to work, study, plan. But when they face society, they are not locked in, they get stuck and become long-term unemployed. They do not get the education they want and are forced to stay at home, says Jihad Taha Ismail.

- Then maybe you end up in a situation where you have children again. In the background, they still have that they want to develop, but society resists.

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It must also be about discrimination in the labor market.

- But you blame the immigrants instead. I myself have two children and have been looking for a job for a long time. Every time they saw my dress and shawl, the employers changed, says Ubah Abdisamad.

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