Solid Block of Ise

Sorry about the silly rhyme/pun that serves as the topic for this entry. I just couldn’t stop myself.

A few days ago Aftonbladet (a large Swedish semi-tabloid that I refuse to link to) hosted an online chat between its readers and the minister of Industry (at least I think that would be the english-language equivalent to “näringsminister”) whose name is Maud Olofsson.

Maud is a politician I detest with all my heart. Every time she says something it just sounds like a lie. I have no trust in her whatsoever, and the party she represents don’t enjoy a lot of trust from me either. No, Maud seems to be one of those oh too many politicians who are equipped with two tongues: one that speaks the unofficial truth and always seem to be very quiet, and one that never shuts up and always is ready with a two-faced answer to any question and always has some meaningless propaganda ready to dispense when people get critical.

The funny thing is that a few days ago it was discovered that this online “chat” between Maud (article in Swedish, in a different newspaper) and the readers of this rag actually was a complete fabrication. I call it “chat” since it’s really more like a Q&A with either a politician or celebrity. You ask a question, and hopefully they answer yours.

Anyhoo…

Yes, this was a complete fraud since the person people were chatting with WASN’T Maud. They were instead talking to her media-secretary who pretended to be Maud. This was discovered when another newspaper of much smaller size than Aftonbladet found it somewhat strange that they managed to interview her while she supposedly sat and chatted with the readers from another newspaper.

When this was later leaked to the public a large debate about accountability took place. I immediately felt that Maud had cheated her supporters and also cheated the whole country. I found it rather amusing in a dark and foreboding way about how she is very vocal about accountability in a persons online presence, and is a supporter of the draconian data-retention laws that a large number of Swedish politicians are pushing for — yet she feels herself to not have to be honest with people, and can instead have people pretending to be her.

Shame on you, Maud! You are a true and shining example of why we as a people should mistrust most of the politicians who currently rule our country according to an agenda which they seem to make up as they go along. I really hope that this event will lead to your downfall.

EDIT: Fiksd som stranj speling erorrs.

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