tirsdag den 13. december 2022

Z ~A :: Zip through Autumn ~ 9 - Updated again

Dec 7- Dec  13 ~ Dare, Chance
Dare For once I dare post something political on my blog. We had an election, now over a month ago. The prime minister - Mette Frederiksen. leader of the social democrats - said that her aim was a new government, spanning the middle.
This Wednesday the last real left-wing party left the discussions. Now we're probably in for four years of centre-right government. And although blue is my favourite colour, I'm NOT happy.

If I had the Chance, I would take all the immigrants and refugees in Denmark and their children, and give them 2 weeks of holidays somewhere nice. Preferably starting last Monday (a week ago yesterday)
Because then all those blue nincompoops could see how they really are living off the work of all those people.

There would be:
- almost no cabs to be had
- almost no meals at restaurants - and NO clean plates
- almost no mail
- almost no packages and goods delivered
- almost no care of senior citizens
- almost no cleaning of schools etc.
- almost no fast food to be had either.
- a great lack of nurses and doctors
- architects and engineers too.
and lots and lots of other things.

But I am not really surprised, only disappointed that Mette Frederiksen is living up to my worst expectations.

If you want to know why I am not surprised. I read an interview with her when she still was prime minister. Among other things she said this: 
Source: TV 2 16. marts 2021


Deportation  rules as strict as possible
Mette Frederiksen replies that she hopes her own government and all future governments will do all they can to deport criminals who are no longer allowed to stay in Denmark. 

- I am in favour of as strict deportation rules as possible.

At the same time, she stresses that Denmark is obliged to comply with the international conventions. 

- But I simply disagree with the international conventions in this matter.

Yes, giving in to the radical right is THE way to be a social-democrat in Denmark.

-- --  UPDATE December 13 -- --

Now the last of the non-rigthwing parties has left the negotiations:

'Unfortunately the prospects are pitch-black'
By Frederik Palle

The Radical Left Party (Not a radical party at all, only very moderately left, environmentally aware party) are out of the government negotiations, and thus much suggest that Denmark's future government will consist of the Social Democrats, Venstre (meaning Left, but they are not left at all. Conservative-liberal, agrarian party) and the Moderates (who are not moderate, but a clone of Venstre).

As expected, this is not received with big smiles by SF (Socialist people's party) and Enhedslisten (means Unity/united-list; red-greens).

Jacob Mark, SF's group vice-chairman, calls it "a myth" that a SVM (the one it is going to be) government would be strong just because it has a majority.

- Denmark is about to have a centre-right government led by the Social Democrats, even if there is a red-green majority. It is incomprehensible and I hope that Mette Frederiksen comes to her senses and returns to the majority that has done so many good things over the past four years, he writes on Twitter.

The Greens' political spokesperson, Mai Villadsen, believes that a SVM government will have consequences for the climate.

- Mette Frederiksen has repeatedly said that she only became green because she was pressured to it by the four parties. Enhedslisten, Alternativet, SF and De Radikale. Today, the last of those parties left the government negotiations. Unfortunately, the prospects are now pitch-black, she writes on Twitter.
(LINK)

I'm just happy that the populist, immigrant-hostile parties are also out of the negotiations.

UPDATE 2 -- December 14.
And yes, as I feared, those three Centre-rigth parties are to be our government for the coming four years. Already they have promised to:
- lower the taxes for the richest,
- put more pressure on immigrants to get them working more and earlier,
- incite older people to stay in work life for longer,
- to lessen chance of higher education for the poorest,
- make shorter, more business oriented highter educations,
- make new taxes on agriculture, but only if they do not lessen their rentability,
- restructure the service for the unemployed to save money,
- give more money faster for military purposes,
- give less money to museums and other cultural institutions (Leading to throwing out of exhibits, because they do not have money for storage and repair),
- lower the possibility for part time employment,

And the good ones:
- More money for the hospitals, for the ER, now.
- More money for the mentally ill, mostly children - a commission will be looking into this.


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Zip through Autumn:
Here's a list of dates and prompts. We're almost done by now.
Sept 21- 27 ~  Zero excuses, Yearn to
Sept 28- Oct 4 ~ Xenodochy in blogging, Why blog
Oct 5- Oct 11 ~  Variety, Unique to my blog
Oct 12- Oct 18 ~ Ten-year plan, SMART goals

Oct 19- Oct 25 ~ Recommend, Questions for visitors
Oct 26- Nov 1 ~ Priorities, Open
Nov 2- Nov 7 ~ Never blog this, Motivating
Nov 9- Nov 15 ~ Lesson, Know where I've been
Nov 16- Nov 22 ~ Joy and Job in blogging, Ideas
Nov 23- Nov 29 ~ Happy Habits, Goal of your blog for remaining 2022
Nov 30- Dec 6 ~ Fortitude, Easy tips

Dec 7- Dec  13~ Dare, Chance
Dec 14- Dec 20 ~ Balance, Achievements in 2022

8 kommentarer:

  1. Sigh. We too owe a LOT to our immigrants and refugees. Something which is too rarely acknowledged, as it should be. Acknowledged with gratitude.

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    1. Sometimes I just want to cry over the stupidity. Stupidity of ordinary people, I can at least partly understand, but of leaders?

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    2. Perhaps because stupid/ill informed people elect stupid/ill informed leaders?

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    3. That is surely right. What better way to harm others and not help yourself - the definition of an idiot according to Carlo M. Cipolla

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  2. It hurts to think about, but we have to think about it and vote about it to, hoping it does some good someday.

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  3. I see they want to deport the criminals, does that cover all immigrants or just those with criminal records who would be likely to re-offend? Because that makes sense. Why allow known criminals in when probably there are enough already there who are Danish.

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    1. The problem is both that "criminal" here also covers otherwise ordinary immigraints / refugees having commited minor offences, and (the real problem) the Prime minister is telling us that the International Conventions are not really to be upheld.
      Should we expel a refugee to execution in her homeland because she hit back, maybe a it too hard after being assaulted? I think not.

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