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75 Part 2

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As said yesterday I really don’t want this site to be about anything else than the fun parts of life but I dedicated the blog posts over two days to politics cause I feel it’s needed after the retire at 75 proposal last week.

So I continue where I stopped yesterday with the new extreme Liberalism movement sweeping over Sweden but also France with Macron in power.

Let me start with saying that I don’t think Macron would have reached the Presidency going up against any other French politician than Le Pen. And his popularity is much higher outside France than within the country.

And his goal, without a doubt, is to make Europe a United States of Europe with EU as the only Governmental body and at the end the French population will say stop to that so not even he can believe he will succeed with that mission.

But with Merkel gone Macron see his chance to take over as the “President” of the European Union something his burning ego for sure will take on even if he most likely then will face a French public accusing him for ignore France before power in Brussels.

What is more interesting is his “Europe open border” politics, well adapted by the liberals in Sweden who very naive see this move by Macron as globalism and humanity. I do not suggest I am right but I will present you with my theory on Macron and his struggle to stay in power.

His view on open borders to Europe is his chance to meet Le Pen on his own turf, France. Fact, France, as one of the major colonizers in history is in many ways obliged to take in immigrants from the former colonies and many of them North African and Middle Eastern. By open borders and an even distribution of immigrants within the EU members states he will be able to show the French public that France take in less immigrants since he got into power. And to stay in power he must do that cause France is one terror attack from a presidency under Le Pen. A risk he can’t ignore.

So when the Europeans see Macron as a leader and as a person with fresh ideas democratic views and care for refugees and immigrants I wish they looked a bit into what his goal and objectives might be or shall we say her goals and objectives? Cause if the above is my theory on Macron and his take on liberalism I am at the same time 100% sure that the one really governing France is his wife Madame Brigitte Macron.

Björn

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Finally a good decision

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So after many many years as a citizen in a country belonging to the European Union they actually voted for something good? I am flabbergasted. NO stupid daylight saving from 2021.

OK – Maybe not seen the last of this yet and they look at a final setting I don’t agree upon but still. My number 1 option is to NOT put the time one hour forward at all. This suggestion is to do it but never put it back. Even if I don’t understand why, I like to know that at 12h00 the sun is peaking.

But it is small step in the right direction so thank you EU

Björn

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Daylight saving

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Maybe the best thing EU ever done

So finally we might get rid of the stupid idea of daylight saving time in Europe. Face the facts, Sweden don’t need it, if anything we need winter daylight saving. And to move the the daylight to appear in the evening during winter one hour is a joke. We need to adjust the “normal” time with 4 – 5 hours. Try that as a project…

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The picture found on internet, please tell me if not allowed to use it

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Sweden – Election on Sunday

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National election 2018

The election on Sunday in Sweden might be the most exciting election in modern times in Sweden. But it might also be a “same procedure” since Swedes more or less always protest in polls before an election and then crawl back to the mother ship.

But who knows it might be a new era for Sweden. We, who lives/lived in Sweden the past 50 – 40 years, know that the picture of Sweden abroad is 100% based on the good years which ended early in the early 90s. Today Sweden is more like other European countries high unemployment, problems with immigration and so on.

On the more social side Swedes are as always a bit rude, shy before you learn to know them and panic if they not a part of a pack. Alone? Stand out? Take control of your own life and decisions? NO! And a part of the Swedish herd thinking is that Swedes are one of the most, by the state, controlled citizens.

Might sound a bit hard cause life is easy and nice in Sweden and I love my birth country but I think the world need to change the views on Sweden to in full understand whats happening now with the upcoming election.

So on Monday morning we will know the result from Sundays election and a few days before… Let me guess that the Nationalist party will gain votes since last but far away from what’s been in the polls, The Social democrats will most likely end up with more votes than expected based on polls. The alliance (for right wing parties) influence on politics in the future is 100% depending on the Christ democrats manage to pass the 4% they need to stay in the parliament.

And Moi? ah, I have already voted since I live abroad and the last day for us was early this week – and without giving any clues on what I finally decided it was without a doubt an easier task to know who I won’t vote for then the once I liked and decide between them.

The picture? Oh yes, my colleague though UNICORN and ended up in an office pride celebration…

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