obbelusk,

Thanks for a great question, really made me think.

So, I am a firm believer in social democracy. The problem as I see it is that there’s been a mix of social democracy and libertarianism. We have in many cases sold public companies and spaces to private actors, but we still maintain our high tax rates. We have used the “new public management” for quite a while now, maybe since the 90s, which seems to limit our ability to plan ahead and only look to the next quarter.

I also believe we have dropped the ball on integration. We have received many refugees and migrants, but without a plan. This has led to increased segregation and less trust towards government and agencies.

I do think it’s fixable, in most ways Sweden is great and I’m proud to be a part of it. But we have a lot of challenges both national and international. The EU for example looks weaker when we need to be stronger and working together. We also obviously need to get a handle on this recent wave of shootings and murder. After that integration really needs to be the focus.

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