Counter-Narrative Sweden: A Few Pointers
I’m a classical liberal and an American with connections in Sweden. I know some people in classical-liberal circles in Sweden. One issue-area where my thinking differs from most of theirs is posture toward Russia.
Another thing my Swedish classical-liberal friends may not be quite up to speed on is just how bad the EUrocrats are and how dreadful is the threat they pose.
One Swedish voice on X (in English) that I’ve noticed is Peter Sweden.
I have been influenced by online English-language discourse including:
· Michael Benz (American)
· Matt Taibbi & colleagues (American)
· Michael Shellenberger & colleagues (American)
· The Duran (Mercouris & Christoforou) & guests (mainly European) (Locals is best but YouTube here, here, and here).
· Judge Andrew Napolitano & guests (some guests are European)
· Glenn Diesen & colleagues (mainly European) (video, Substack)
Few of my Swedish friends tune into these sources. — Alas.
A Swedish acquaintance offers some pointers on discourse in Swedish on international affairs:
Aron Flam’s Dekonstruktiv Kritik has had several episodes that are counternarrative on international issues, including: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/dekonstruktiv-kritik/id1073859670?i=1000694248328 My acquaintances writes: “This is a monologue by podcast host Aron Flam about the changing world order in light of Oval Office debate between Zelenskyy and Trump admin. Flam argues that Europe’s reaction is a sign of unwillingness to face up to reality, namely, that we have fallen short of our own commitment to both liberal values and our ability to defend them militarily.”
https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/dekonstruktiv-kritik/id1073859670?i=1000699347027 “Same podcast, Dekonstruktiv Kritik, but this time with two guests, Omar Makram and Jens Ganman, who are both skeptics of prevailing narrative on the war in Ukraine. They discuss the climate of debate in Sweden and why they don’t go along with dominant views.”
Sista Måltiden (podcast) had a notable episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/sista-m%C3%A5ltiden/id1545858966?i=1000698300581 “One of the hosts is Omar Makram from previous podcast. He and Chang Frick square off against the other hosts on Ukraine war. Note: This is not the full episode, which is behind pay wall.”
Markus och Malcom (podcast) had a number of notable episode, including: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/markus-och-malcom/id985799618?i=1000698506840 “Markus & Malcom are self-described Marxists, but of the non-woke kind. They have consistently argued that it is foolish for the West to wage war on Russia.”
My acquaintance also notes the following two Substacks:
Omar Makram’s Öster om Förnuftet: https://osteromfornuftet.substack.com
Brev från Jens Ganman: https://jensganman.substack.com
