A bad boy on today's headline

All countries have their bad boys. Controversial individuals that some people hate but others look up to, because they know what the public opinion likes to hear, and use that in order to be very arrogant and rude in a way others never dare to be. They also tend to believe that they are smarter than everyone else. One example is the Swedish journalist and writer Jan Guillou and another example is Berlusconi in Italy.

Guillou was involved in revealing some secret organization in the 70-ties. A big scandal. Since then he has been all over the place, as a provocateur and the one who always wants to get the last word in any public discussion.

Very funny is that he seems to hate the fact that he is now old and part of the establishment and he doesn't provoke people that much any longer. Therefor he is very rude especially to young provocative women. Another funny thing is that he seems to hate feminists, but we all know that if he would have been a woman he would have been the worst feminist of all.

He is one of the most read Swedish writers. That fact surprises me because I've got a lot of books, but not a single one written by him. He has been very much into writing about secret agents and such things. He has also written a very violent book about his childhood (it has been filmed too, as many of his books). I believe his book could inspire bullying in schools, just as his spy novels could inspire macho types to become criminals or violent cops. I'm not much into reading violent books where guns play an important role and where there are no interesting female portraits. I rather read international bestsellers or classics, where there isn't only exciting stories but also some credible human beings.

Now it seems this guy was a Russian spy for many years before he became known! (today's headline in Expressen) Is anyone really surprised?

This will give him more publicity, he will sell more books and become even richer. What does he do with all his money, after he has been spending a lot on expensive wines and other luxuries? Does he keep them? I hardly believe he would give them away to starving children, rather to... well, who knows....??