In the Search for a New Leadership

Swedish politics seems to be at a dead end. First we had Göran Persson and he was an arrogant and rather authoritative leader who used to get things done. Of course he bulldozerd down quite a lot of people in the process. Then we got Fredrik Reinfeldt, who looks like a sad dog and keep out of the media focus as much as possible. He leads a government who does not often engage in debate with the opposition. And when they do, they seem not knowing what they are talking about. The curious thing about this guy is that he is Prime Minister, but still acts as if he was the leader of the opposition. Is this good leadership?

Therefore something new is badly needed. The opposition leader Mona Sahlin does not expose much of the traditional male leadership style. Therefore she is questioned. People seem to expect some kind of Margret Thatcherist transformation on her behalf. What is wanted seems to be more government bashing, which Sahlin seems unwilling to deliver. The Swedish press seems to long for a new and dynamic leadership. That means a male and an Alfa Male, more potent. A lion among politicians.

And we have him here for you. We give you Ridfrek Pearson! A new leader, who present himself as an improved combination of Göran Persson and Fredrik Reinfeldt. He promises a new tough leadership. There will be no more mister Nice Guy. He promises to lift Sweden out of the engulfment of political quicksand and fungible rhetoric that it has been haunted by during the last decades. He will accomplish the impossible, if we would just let him. Stable growth, more money and law and order, we will have it all at the same time, BUT we will have to pay the prize: he will be given full authority and no criticism will be allowed during his first period in office.

He will lead a new political party: the Nice Authority Party. It will be authotitative, but nice! The police will stop the opposing elements in society, using their batons with a great smile on their lips...