In the Year of 1984

As for the powers it's been a short and easy ride and finally they brought us home. Sooner than any of us could predict. Year 1984...

The insanely insane and highly anti-democratic, Stasi-like FRA-law - which gives our now totalitarian state tight to monitor every single step we take - is REAL, as you might already know as journalists, bloggers and - believe it or not - public woke up in the eleventh hour.

One reflection, amongst several hundreds, on this issue:

Many have asked the question what's with all the hurry. There obviously was no certain terror threat circling above our Swedish heads, only waiting to strike down upon us like a horde of evil buzzards, whatsoever the last few years. It's documented; this was never an urgent matter. They could easily have waited a few months, a year if not ten. So, why now??

Because for an extraordinary thing like this to pass through without causing some major protest - words and demonstrations, loud and pissed-off yet peaceful and harmless won't stop them - it takes extraordinary distraction.

And extraordinary distraction these very days rules.

It's summer, even midsummer; media and people are busy with "quality life" and holidays. It's the European Championships; even if Sweden would have beaten the Russians yesterday media and people would have been busy celebrating, haussing our ridiculous national team instead of grieving and projecting their disappointment on the head coach.

The powers are not stupid. They never have been and will never be stupid. But they are greedy. They grab all they can get. Thus, they also took advantage of this opportune moment and truly fucked us again.