| ▲ | nxcho an hour ago |
| Markus Allards and Örebropartiets biggest problem isn't the anti immigrant rhetoric but their anti democratic one. The party itself is closed and self selected. They have made it explicit that they want to dismantle the Swedish administration model and allow direct political control over the government agencies. They have frequently acted disruptive in meetings and directed online harassment towards fellow politicians. |
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| ▲ | cdot2 23 minutes ago | parent | next [-] |
| Isn't having elected representatives control government agencies more democratic? |
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| ▲ | Arodex 10 minutes ago | parent [-] | | No, the same way it isn't more democratic if all branches of government all tie the same party line. Modern democracy is based on the separation of powers and, in the vast majority of countries, a constitution or charter(s) that can't be overturned by a simple majority vote. For example, a party can't suspend Habeas Corpus on a whim, even if said party won the presidency, the Congress and the Senate. But just ask the Supreme Court who carved an exception for the FED and not other government agencies... |
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| ▲ | hn_submit an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > allow direct political control over the government agencies Why would this be far fetched? Many civilized countries, including the U.S., have similar policies. |
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| ▲ | nxcho 10 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | I wouldn't necessarily say that the U.S. federal administration is in a super healthy state right now.
The Swedish administration model has its roots in the seventeenth century and is thus older than the Swedish democracy. It has generally worked well, Swedish authorities are trusted in a high degree in general and the authorities can work independently and professionally without too much direct meddling from the government. | |
| ▲ | krior 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Hows that working out for the US? | | |
| ▲ | zdragnar 22 minutes ago | parent [-] | | It got us Trump elected when Harris was annointed the successor to Biden's failed campaign, so I imagine that is answer enough. |
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| ▲ | mmooss 32 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | It is widely viewed as obviously corrupt, including in the U.S. What other 'civilized' countries do it? |
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| ▲ | nialv7 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I've read about them... What they believe is just so far out, and crazy, I don't even know how to describe it. Those people have a terminal shortage of marbles, straight out crackpot politics. |
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