Why is the press/media in Sweden called the Third Estate, while the same is called the Fourth Estate (branch of government) in the United States?
Why so much use of weasel words (Swedish: "försåtliga referenser"), and why so much being vague with names of perpetrators, locations and victims when reporting on something?
By constantly quoting and interviewing anonymous individuals makes the reporting to never be 100% true; you're merely spreading rumors. Who benefits from this selective "reporting"?
"Any news report is only as credible as its sourcing,
and anonymously sourced reports should
always be treated with a grain of salt."
Joe Saunders, The Western Journal
News Outlets
Note: Many Swedish news outlets do provide domestic news in many languages via their websites. There, visitors and readers are [usually] encouraged to read, comment and ask questions.
They claim to be impartial and neutral with their reporting, and I'm sure are very eager to confirm [or deny] any information coming out of Sweden – if it's true or not.
News outlets: State media, private media, alt–media, alternative alt–media, independent journalists, citizen journalists.
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And, again
To this day, the topics brought forward here have yet to be addressed on a serious, mature and honest level, anywhere in Sweden. These topics simply don't exist.
2025
I can see some topics are beginning to pop up here and there.
That's alright!
Anti Gaslighting Mindfuck
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This here below is very interesting if you're curious in Social Science, Behavioral Science, Propaganda (tactics), Gaslighting, etc.
It's interesting also considering current times.
July 5, 2025 ✓
Today [July 4] in Sweden:
Svår balansgång för regeringen efter Expos avslöjande.
[machine translation]
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.
[machine translation]
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!
mindfuck
noun
1 An imaginary act of sexual intercourse.
2 An experience that causes intense and usually disturbing
emotion, such as shock, confusion, or fear.
3 Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses
or manipulates the mind of another person.
In Their Own Words
— Always their own words. —
"SVT:s news shall stand for objectivity and impartiality.
What we publish must be true and relevant.
In urgent news situations,
it can be difficult to get all the facts confirmed,
so we must tell you what we know—and don't know."
SVT
a.k.a. Third Estate
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