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Ida Gabrielsson wrote that the Left Party, unlike most other parties on the red-green side, had not campaigned primarily with the message of saying no to the Sweden Democrats (SD). According to her, the party had not repeatedly talked about an SD government, presented proposals for twelve SD ministers whom she described as more or less uncouth, or warned that Jimmie Åkesson could become prime minister. She wrote that the Left Party also believed that SD was wrong, but that voters needed to know what policies they were voting for. Gabrielsson thought that the negative campaigns and the political representatives' approach to each other had made it confusing to distinguish between SD and the other Tidö parties. She emphasized that the rhetoric had come from, among others, Ebba Busch, Simona Mohamsson, and moderate ministers, and that the politics had been presented jointly. According to Gabrielsson, the Left Party had therefore primarily focused on the policies it wanted to change. A campaign solely against SD risked, she wrote, appearing to target a group of people and giving someone the opportunity to adopt a victim role. She also believed it was contradictory to claim to be able to collaborate with everyone except SD, or preferably with the Tidö parties without SD, while campaigning on a different policy. Gabrielsson wrote that the Left Party had campaigned on its own policies and with Magdalena Andersson as a candidate for prime minister, well anchored in the red-green side. Therefore, according to her, the Left Party should not have to settle for having achieved a no to SD. #politik #Val2024 #rödgröna (translated)

– It came unexpectedly when it comes to American policy toward Russia, as the USA is after all an ally of Ukraine. To suddenly break the economic isolation is surprising. It is hard to see how it wouldn't have to do with the midterm elections, says Dag Blanck, senior professor of North American studies at Uppsala University. #Dieselavtal #Trump #Putin (translated)

Emilie Jäger wrote that she was proud to work at B.T., which she described as a free and independent media outlet with a civic foundation. According to her, this was reflected both in the newspaper's debate section and in the choice of topics. She believed that Denmark needed different media and mentioned Information, Politiken, DR, and B.T. as examples. Jäger wrote that she often received calls from dissatisfied politicians and their advisers, and occasionally even ministers. However, she had not experienced internal pressure from bosses regarding her political beliefs or about covering anyone in a certain way. She believed that B.T. also adhered to fundamental journalistic principles of hearing all parties, faithfully representing their viewpoints, and describing facts. According to Jäger, sources she interviewed both within and outside Christiansborg were sometimes dissatisfied, but her impression was that sources on both the right and left generally felt professionally treated. She also wrote that her management and colleagues, along with her, had turned a large deficit into a million-dollar surplus, while the newspaper played an important role in Danish democracy. #journalistik #demokrati #BorgerligtMedie (translated)

Jotam Confino wrote that several B.T. employees had publicly criticized the development of the media. According to him, they believed that B.T. had been used for an ideological project, that journalistic independence had been compromised, and that employees had allegedly been called in for discussions about their opinions. Confino wrote that he was not aware of any of the critics resigning, and that he personally believed it was free for both employees and others to criticize the media. As one of B.T.'s public profiles, Confino described his own experiences. He wrote that he had never received instructions about journalistic angles or been pressured to follow an ideological line. He also had not been in a conversation about his opinions or been told to be more critical of the left than the right, he wrote. Confino described his bosses as skilled and professional and said that he felt he had full journalistic freedom. Confino highlighted B.T.'s bourgeois profile and wrote that an editorial line did not in itself mean that the media was politically controlled. He asked why there was no corresponding criticism of Information, Politiken, or TV 2. He also criticized colleagues from other media, ministers, and party leaders for, in his opinion, contributing to doubts about B.T.'s independence. He pointed to B.T.'s coverage of the mink scandal, Enhedslisten's support for a terrorist organization, which according to his post was involved in the murder of a 21-year-old student from Tanzania, and anti-Semitism, among other things, in Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke. Confino wrote that B.T. had made significant progress both in readership and economy, and that he was proud to be part of the media and supported the management. #BT #journalistik #medier (translated)

DrTallinger wrote that the political deadlock surrounding refugee policy forced the Center Party to choose between approaching its political opponents or cooperating with the Sweden Democrats, with whom the party, according to the author, had politically in common in practice. The latter, according to the post, would cost the Center Party its reputation among political allies with high demands for political correctness. The author described the question of how many refugees Sweden could take in as peripheral and compared it to a company's decision on charity. According to DrTallinger, the main task of politics was to drive Sweden towards profitability and to safeguard the interests of citizens. The author also claimed that Sweden had been turned into one big refugee camp, at the expense of the purpose of politics. By comparison, DrTallinger wrote that Coca-Cola would not abandon profitability and donate all its money to Pepsi or small soda producers on the grounds that they also had a right to profit. The author concluded by asserting that the country's future depended on a few women, whom he described derogatorily and accused of having lost touch with why they started engaging in politics. https://t.co/DcZ3y69mPc #politik #Sverige #flyktingfrågan (translated)

InteSosse criticized Nordic politicians and wrote that they did not seem to prioritize the safety of ordinary people. They urged Denmark to be ashamed and claimed that established media did not show any picture of the perpetrator, as it could harm the murderer’s reputation. The post began with a reference to the fact that a year had passed. https://t.co/r33yFHPpcQ #Danmark #politiken #säkerhet (translated)

Joachim B. Olsen wrote to Magnus Barsøe that he had not been elected to any of the positions he ran for, and that his program could not be considered a success. Olsen also claimed that already two minutes after midnight there were more readers than Barsøe had had in a day at Politiken, and ended with a call for silence. #politik #journalisme #valg (translated)

Greta Andersson wrote that, according to her, there was no broad center, but rather a broad and cooperative right. She criticized C and Thand Ringqvist for still aligning themselves with the left and talking about a broad center, which she described as fallacies. #politiken #Sverige #Centrumpolitik (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson wrote that she had difficulty understanding Thand Ringqvist's argument on Agenda that the Left Party and the Center Party were far apart. She claimed that the Center Party was not particularly close to any of the other parties with Magdalena Andersson as the prime ministerial candidate in economic policy. According to Gabrielsson, the Center Party had chosen the same prime ministerial candidate as the red-green parties to avoid governing with the Sweden Democrats, but the choice also meant that the party would have less influence on its bourgeois economic policy. Gabrielsson wrote that she did not want to decide which side the Center Party should choose, but felt that the party should have thought through the consequences before going to the election on Andersson. She argued that the Center Party's actions risked blocking both possible government alternatives. Since the election result, according to her, meant that the four parties' mandates were needed to choose Andersson as prime minister, she believed that the parties had to compromise. She emphasized that the business community had not voted and that each voter had had a vote. She also wrote that most red-green voters wanted to see a government with the Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Green Party, while the voters of the Tidö parties had other favorites. According to Gabrielsson, parties should not negotiate with mandates from voters who had voted for another government alternative, and she believed that the election result must be reflected in politics. The Left Party wanted to be part of the government, according to her, to be able to implement reforms and agreements. Gabrielsson wrote that it was difficult to understand why the Center Party opposed the Left Party in the government and claimed that the Center Party's content in a possible agreement should be respected on the same terms. #politiksverige #val2023 #demokrati (translated)

Miffen asked people on the left about whether they really thought it felt good when young people were subjected to humiliating robberies, assaults, gang rapes, shootings, and explosions. He also questioned that the focus, according to him, was on protecting the perpetrators rather than providing justice for the victims. #politik #brott #ungdomar (translated)

Fredrik Johansson rejected the accusation of class contempt and wrote that the opposing party was unaware of his class background. He described their security policy as very flawed and asked whether they would be allowed to continue making mistakes solely because Magdalena Andersson had studied at the Stockholm School of Economics. Johansson called them very bad. #politiken #sverigepolitik #kritik (translated)

Magdalena Andersson has had four years to build a government foundation. Yet she comes to the speaker empty-handed. Why should she get more time after the first round of negotiations? What could possibly remain to discuss that should have been sorted out a long time ago? It is time for the chamber to scrutinize Andersson's castle in the air. #politiken #Sverige #regering (translated)