January 10, 2006

Communist Economic Sanctions

The Swedish communist party, Vänsterpartiet, recently had its national convention. The party is and has been very influential in Swedish politics, being supported by 8.6 % of voters in the general elections in 2002 and 12 % in 1998. The party also, together with the environmental maniacs in Miljöpartiet, enjoys a special position in parliament as support “troops” for the minority social democrat party government.
      The communist party is thus very influential. What they decide to do is something Swedes have to consider—it might be part of government policy in a couple of years. So what goes on at the convention is important, even though it is a real freak show (both people and their ideas being freaks).
      I wish to attract your attention to an individual member’s bill in addition to the usual communist party bills to abolish capitalism, enforce “democratic influence” in private corporations, heavily increase taxes for everybody, make public transport free of charge at taxpayers’ expense, “invest” in social security, significantly raise minimum wages, etc.
      This may sound funny or bizarre, but one member moved for the communist party convention to decide to work for the Swedish government to impose economic sanctions on the United States! [Bill is available here in Swedish.]
      In the bill he moved for the party to work actively in parliament to:
      - make the Swedish government to immediately cancel all economic and military agreements with the US
      - impose economic sanctions towards the US
      - cancel all cooperation with NATO
      - prohibit all American corporations and other organizations from operating in Sweden
      - deny American citizens admission to Swedish territory and deport all American citizens already in Sweden (unless they relinquish their American citizenship)
      - not revoke sanctions until the US government has apologized to the United Nations, stopped “acting world police,” and revoked sanctions towards Cuba
      Sure, one crazy sucker does not have enough influence to change government policy, but since the parties ruling the Swedish government are all a bunch of crazy people we simply cannot be sure. The ones who live will see. But on the other hand, if these people get their hands on government I will surely be one of the first to get shot through the back of the head...

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