General election in Sweden on Sunday. This was the scene at "plattan" at Sergels torg a few days ago. Representatives from all the major political parties in Stockholm in an election debate. The democracy question from Anders Bolling surprised all of them, and no one said a word...
They look like they were in a TV quiz show answering questions.
ReplyDeleteHa ha. A bit like that. Casual.
DeleteIn that respect, we live in troubled times.
ReplyDeleteIt is tough to be a politician. There's lot of people out there that don't have any respect.
ReplyDeleteThat's one they should have thought through.
ReplyDeleteAlways be prepared, that would have been my way of doing it.
DeleteInteresting. I know that answer for where I live.
ReplyDeleteIt feels like civil society is under threat these days.
ReplyDeleteSure does.
DeleteAgh. No one said anything?? Well, in the USA there would have been a lot of pontificating. Maybe I should move to Sweden. I have learned a few words of Swedish, but of course at the moment I can't tell you a one. And some of them were really good expressive words. Ah well, I'm old.
ReplyDeleteNot at first. But I am sure they started arguing about everything after I had left!
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