måndag 16 augusti 2010

Elections time brings disrespect

Election time. Now it is revealed how journalists and politicians look upon us. It is not flattering! It is obvious that they just want us to feel. We shouldn't make any intelligent reasoning, we should just feel.

The journalism has now reached the level of three year olds in a sand box. One morning a Swedish morning paper that has "trustworthy" in their slogan (Svd) was showing how one party's symbol, a stylistic flower could become different stupid animals. It was the leader. Couldn't he come up with something else? Like a meaningful reasoning based on facts? Normally they make fun of some politician. I don't appreciate to read such things. Does everybody else? If they make fun of someone and it's not on the comic pages, I am pretty sure I cannot trust that paper at all.

The Swedish union for workers is also participating in the election campaign. On one of their posters there is a photo of prime minister face turned upside down. The comment is as follows "today a chamber maid who is payed by hour is paying 450 SEK per month in fee to her union, while many people with a high income only has to pay 90 SEK. That is mega wrong".
I don't think the chamber maid wants her union fee to be spent on election campaigns. And I don't see how that is the responsibility of the prime minister! When it comes to political parties, we can choose which one we should vote for, but many people cannot choose to be a member of any other union. Isn't that unfair?

And as a young member of the family said: those posters with people upside down make me puke! Please respect each other, and please respect the voters!