Could the collective howl from the Left — demanding higher taxes and wailing that Sweden has “too many billionaires” — simply be a distraction?

A way to shift focus away from what the current government has actually achieved in just four years, compared to their previous eight?

Let’s look at the scoreboard:

Shootings have dropped dramatically since 2022. Bombings remain a serious problem, but the most visible gang violence metric has improved. Unemployment is mixed. Growth is picking up again. Inflation has come down from the insane peaks.

Immigration levels in real terms haven’t changed as dramatically as some claim.

Yet you rarely hear any acknowledgment of progress. Instead, it’s the same script: more taxes, more envy, more division between “the many” and the “evil successful few.”

I voted for this government, but I’m no blind cheerleader. Still, I can’t help wondering — have parts of the Left realised they can’t win on actual results anymore? So they double down on the Swedish national sport: den svenska avundsjukan.

Instead of celebrating what’s working and encouraging more entrepreneurship (the kind that actually pays for the welfare we all claim to love), we get fog. Envy dressed up as justice.

Success isn’t a dirty word. Neither is holding politicians accountable for their results — even the ones you voted for.

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