SUMMARY IN ENGLISH
CONTRA # 5 2005
Hollywood - there is also a right-wing
by Tommy Hansson
The number of Hollywood stars on the far left is large. Very large. If
the views are based on conviction or the quest for ”political correctness”
is another matter. There is, however, also a number of actors that have
quite other views. Several of them supported president Bush in the election
of 2004. Among those you will find Calfornia governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
but also Kelsey Grammer, known as ”Frasier Crane” in the TV
show ”Frasier”. Tommy Hansson gives more details.
The violent roots of Islam
by C G Holm
Of the large world religions only Islam is based on military power –
from the prophet Mohammed up till our days. This is certainly an important
explanation of the fact that Moslems are one of the parts in almost all
religious conflicts in the world today.
There are ”modern” or ”moderate” Moslems, more
tolerant to the rest of the world, not least in countries where Moslems
are a minority. But this tolerance is countered by a fanatical intolerance
among people educated in traditional Quran schools in countries where
the political power is held by Moslem traditionalists. In such countries
we see people like Usama bin-Laden emerge, as well as we find the foundation
for similar proselytes in the West, like those responsible for the attacks
in the London Underground this past summer.
Why give ”Feminist Initiative” the right to decide the agenda?
by Lukas Runsäter
Feminist Initiative, the new feminist party in Sweden, claim to stand
for the truth – and the entire truth – in its way to analyze
society. ”You could wear feminist glasses in order to find solutions
to every problem in society” they claim. The problem they see is
the ”patriarchial order of power” – nothing else. The
views and the rethoric of Feminist Initiative are dangerous as they oppose
all other explanations of societal phenomenons and as they disconnect
themselves from views that put power and responsibility in the hands of
individuals.
No freedom of speech during the Vietnam era
by Tommy Hansson
In 2005 thirty years have passed since the end of the war in Indochina
after a distressing American loss in the war. Swedish Prime Minister Olof
Palme, one of the worlds most irritating supporters of the Communists
in Indochina, made a large rhetoric performance of the fact that the US
Embassy in Phnom Penh had to remove the Star-spangled Banner in a plastic
bag. Of course, the ”people” did not win the Indochina War,
which Palme claimed. The winners were ruthless Communist warriors , backed
not only by Palme, but most importantly by Communist China and the Soviet
Union. No democratic reforms have taken place since the Communist conquest
in 1975.
The principles of restorative justice
by Fredrik Runebert
”Restorative Justice” is a philosophy where criminals primarily
are expected to compensate – financially or otherwise – their
victims for the effects that crimes have caused.
Parliament against Ministers
by Mattias Holm
In the complicated system of decision-making in the European union the Parliament has stopped a couple of proposals originating from the Council of Ministers, mostly seen as the most powerful institution within the Union. In both cases the Swedish government has acted in a not very flattering way. The questions concerned are the handling of software patents and the creation of a giant public database comprising all telecommunications traffic in Europe.
