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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It is not in human nature to easily admit mistakes — least of all when your entire identity, career and moral superiority rest on never having to do so.

This is why large parts of the Swedish Left will never genuinely abandon the dream of solar and wind as our main energy sources, no matter how many cold winters and blackouts we endure. They will also never fully embrace nuclear power, even after the EU classified it as fossil-free and low-carbon.

The same stubbornness applies to woke ideology, gender theory experiments in schools, and the belief that Sweden can absorb unlimited immigration without consequences.

I’ve watched this pattern for years. Facts bounce off them like rain on a windshield. Because admitting they were wrong on energy, integration, or economic incentives would mean questioning the entire ideological foundation they’ve built their lives and careers around.

And that is simply too painful.

The number of people on the Left willing to stand up and say “I was wrong” is depressingly small. Especially when their status, friendships and sense of moral superiority depend on never uttering those words.

So they double down.
They raise taxes.
They gamble more pension money on green fantasies.
And they call anyone who points it out “right-wing”.

Because it’s easier to attack the messenger than to look in the mirror.

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”The other day, Fox Business praised Sweden as “Europe’s golden child” — citing better growth than the EU average, relatively sound public finances, and signs of a quiet capitalist comeback. Watch the segment here

I’ll admit it: it felt pretty good to hear.
For once, we’re not the cautionary tale of Europe. We’re the one doing slightly better.

But let’s not get carried away.
The bar is set extremely low. When France, Italy and a heavily regulated EU are the competition, even modest improvements look impressive. We still have sky-high taxes, a bloated public sector, and politicians on the left eager to raise taxes even further — while gambling pension money on high-risk green projects like Northvolt and Stegra.

So yes, it’s nice to get a rare compliment from American business media.

We’re just not quite ready to pop the champagne yet.
We’re still very much European.

We just happen to be the one coughing the least in the ward right now.

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Ahead of the September election, the Swedish Left is in a full-blown competition over who can raise taxes the most.

They love talking about “taxing the rich” and making sure “the wealthy pay their fair share”. What they rarely mention is the growing risk that Sweden follows Norway and France — driving away the very entrepreneurs and high earners who actually fund the welfare state.

Successful business owners are not optional. They are a prerequisite for the generous system the Left wants to expand. Without them, there is nothing to redistribute.

On top of that, the left has created another massive problem they prefer to ignore:
They have gambled away large parts of future pensions on politically driven “green” investments.

Northvolt is the textbook example — billions of pension money lost. Now comes the sequel: Stegra (formerly H2 Green Steel), another high-risk, politically hyped green project with significant exposure from the AP funds. Many already call it “Northvolt 2.0”.

So here’s my direct question to the Left:
When you force ordinary people’s pension savings into risky green adventures that go bankrupt — will you compensate us?

Because if the answer is yes, then you should immediately stop taxing entrepreneurs beyond all reason — the very people still willing to stay in Sweden and generate the tax revenue you depend on.

If you drive them away, there will be no money left for welfare, benefits, or compensating the future pensioners whose savings you have speculated away.

Startups and green experiments should not be financed with ordinary people’s retirement money.

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