Today [July 4] in Sweden:

Svår balansgång för regeringen efter Expos avslöjande.

[machine translation]

Difficult Balancing Act For Government After Expo's Revelation

Following Expo's revelation, the government is once again forced to balance security issues and the fact that a revelation steals attention from their agenda, according to several political scientists.

The magazine has revealed that a young close relative of a minister was part of the violent right.

– "It could lead to a crisis of confidence, but I don't see any risk of a scandal yet," says political scientist Sten Widmalm.

The close relative has been involved with the Nordic Resistance Movement and participated in activities with the right–wing extremist network Aktivklubb Sverige. The police suspect that the network is mapping government officials in order to exert influence.

Stealing Attention From the Government Agenda

Jonas Hinnfors, professor emeritus of political science, says the revelation risks becoming a burden for the government. According to him, the work against extremism has been a profile issue for the government, which puts the revelation in a different light.

– If an image starts to emerge that the minister is softer than in general, the opposition can pick up on this and use it against the government," says Jonas Hinnfors.

Generally, it is negative for political parties when an event steals attention from the topics the party wants to discuss.

– It happened yesterday (Thursday), Gunnar Strömmer was forced to talk about this at a press conference," says Jonas Hinnfors.

The Moderate Minister of Justice then said that SÄPO had alerted the government to the information.

According to the political scientist, if the revelation attracts too much attention, it risks affecting the minister's position in the government.

– "If the government's message is obscured, the minister may have to be sacrificed. But we are not there yet, he says.

Expert: Risks Of Reacting To All Security Threats

Sten Widmalm, professor of political science at Uppsala University, believes that the government is mainly focusing on the security issue after the revelation. "There is a risk that ministers in this situation will be blackmailed or threatened by foreign powers.

Widmalm researches how society can address security issues while remaining democratic, open and free. He describes it as a difficult balancing act.

– "If we react to all security threats all the time by restricting freedoms, you realize that there won't be much freedom left. It's not long before you've done the bidding of a foreign power by overreacting.

At the same time, the government must act based on the fact that security threats have become more numerous and more serious over the past decade.

– It is a very difficult situation to balance and some freedoms cannot be maintained when the threats become numerous.

Sources:  SVT "News", SÄPO, Expo, Nordic Resistance
                    Movement, Aktivklubb Sverige

   

Interesting Words:  Revelation, Agenda, Political Science, Crisis of Confidence, Political Scientist, Right–Wing Extremist Network, Government Agenda, In a Different Light, Steals Attention, Expert

Just a thought:  Deflection, Projection, Propaganda, Weasel Words, etc.

And the Truth—if you can see it.

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Ministern: Tar avstånd från all politisk extremism.

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Minister: Distances Himself From All Political Extremism

Expo revealed on Tuesday that a close relative of a government minister was active in the extreme right. "I abhor all forms of political extremism," the minister said in an initial comment to TT.

According to Expo, which has reviewed chats and posts on social media, the close relative of the minister has tried to recruit people to a white power organization and participated in activities with the Nazi and pro–violence Active Club Sweden.

The activities are said to have taken place over the past year, starting last fall.

Since the revelation, representatives of the government have been tight–lipped about the incident, citing the fact that the relative is a child.

Wants To Remain Anonymous

The minister himself now comments on the information in a written comment to TT, which comes via Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's deputy press officer Hanna Strömberg. Strömberg does not tell TT which minister it is: the minister wishes to remain anonymous in view of the relative's young age.

"Last week, I learned that a close relative in her early teens has been hanging out in all the wrong circles. I abhor all forms of political extremism and strongly distance myself from it," said the Minister:

"I have had long and frank conversations with the minor who is both remorseful and sad. All socializing in these circles is a closed chapter".

"Acted Immediately"

The minister wishes to remain anonymous and the government does not want to confirm which minister it is, citing the sensitivity of the matter due to the young age of the relative.

The Minister goes on to say:

"Since I became aware of this, I have immediately acted according to the security procedures in place. I have worked closely with the Security Service."

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has not commented on the matter.

Sources:  GöteborgsPosten, TT, Expo, Active Club Sweden

   

Interesting Words:  Minister distances himself, Tight–lipped, The minister wants to remain anonymous and the government does not want to confirm.

Just a thought:  Controll of Narrative, Deflection, Projection, Propaganda, Weasel Words, etc.

And the Truth—if you can see it.

That's it, now you now what you know.

Imagine someone who thinks the above is OK. So sad!