After a few tough years we have finally done it. My party, the Örebro party, passed the percentage barrier and now takes two mandates in the city council of Örebro.
It would really require a book to describe the long journey I have done in a few years and I'm really glad that we will now give the voters what they expect from us.
Now the media seems to pay attention to us, which will make it easier to participate in debates. The actual organization of the next election will be easier because we do not now have to deal with a large part in the case of ballot papers. Obviously, I'm not satisfied with my just over 40 votes. But it is of course the total amount that is counting and now we take the next step into the politics.
What has become apparent is how the traditional right-left scale is no longer usable. It is true that it started as a young left-wing group. It's also true that I've been part of the left. But something I learned during the trip is that you can have principles, and as long as other people's principles still benefit you, they are useful. So call us left or right if you want to. I do not believe it really explains who we are or how we think.
In any case, I just wanted to share with me because it has been a long time of nervousness but I'm so glad it's over now. I hope to have the opportunity to tell you more about the Örebro Party and what we are dealing with.
Well congratulations. Have you tried doing Political Compass? It is an extension to the left/right scale adding an authoritarian/libertarian element. The test is not in Swedish I'm afraid.
Thank you for your comment, yes, I have tested different types of voting compasses and none of them have given a sure correct answer. Especially not when it comes to local issues for municipalities like letting the pub open for an hour longer. It might have been a typical Libertarian / right question. While lowering politicians' fees had been seen as a typical left-wing question.
In Sweden, the big parties come from different movements of people and it was obvious that they voted for their party. Now the politicians have been turning so much while at the same time standing very still moderators who are considered a clearly defined right party using words as a working party. At the same time as the Social Democrats, who are considered to be a working party, begin to move towards the middle and restrict the right to strike.
What I'm trying to say is that the right and left scales are completely useless. The result for us has been that Nazis and right-wing people call us communists, though we can not even conduct some form of communist politics locally. While left people call us fascists, nazis and right radicals because we may be prepared to criticize things like integration and immigration.
But when we see a problem, we do not take our right or left glasses to try to see the solution. We look at the problem, and try to find the best solution, whether it's right or left, libertarian or of an actoritarian nature. The category man from the media side tries to place us does not change our approach to different issues either.
You do have a point there.