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"I wasn't part of that."

Yesterday saw the biggest shift in Danish politics - ever!

One party was effectively halved, making it VERY difficult for them to get pretty much anything done. The party in question is the Danish People Party, or simply DPP. Their political agenda is to "protect Danish values", by making sure that we all eat pork, because that is apparently a Danish tradition. Granted, most of the meat we eat here is pork or pork-related, but it's not written into our Constitution, that we HAVE to eat it. One of their figures is gonna give up his seat to someone else, which makes me smile. It's one of two political parties that I despise.

The second one is called "Tight Course", and their agenda is simple: Denmark must deport every non-Western person who has received asylum and is not a native-born citizen of one Denmark's neighboring countries. Denmark must deport every non-Western person who isn't a Danish citizen. For non-Westerners with temporary visas, the visa will not be renewed. Non-Westerners with permanent legal status should also have their status revoked and be deported.

Foreigners who have received Danish citizenship by the legal naturalization process should have their citizenship reevaluated, with the assumption that it will be annulled. Foreigners who have received asylum in Denmark, should of course be deported immediately, given that the foundation for asylum is no longer valid. This applies to their offspring, as well. Thus, deportations to Bosnia and Kosovo obviously must begin immediately.

Every person without legal status in Denmark shall be interned until they can be deported. Individuals who lack legal status while they wait for response to a visa application will be deported while the case is under review. If deportation isn't possible, the applicant should be interned while the application is reviewed

Sound familiar?

However, there are a few things that prevent that from happening:

1: We have religious freedom in Denmark. You are free to practice any religion you want to, free from persecution.

2: There is something called human rights, that dictate that everyone is to be treated fairly - even if you don't agree with the person.

3: They need to be a huge party with majority, before they can even begin to execute their agenda

Now, regarding Tight Course, they needed 2% of the total votes to be able to get into Folketinget, and they received 1.7%. That means they are NOT coming in, which makes me VERY happy. I am just worried about those 1.7% who voted for them.

Regarding the current government, it's tradition for the Prime Minister to go to the Queen to formally resign, and to introduce the new Prime Minister. That will happen in about 2 hours time from now.

The party, that I voted for, won the election, so they will now spend a few weeks assembling the new government, that will lead us into the future. I am excited to see which direction the country is headed.

Today, I woke up at around 8 am, and I slowly got out of bed. I am not really worth anything in the morning, so it takes some time for me to really get going.

I then remembered: It's election day! That made me happy, because I love living in a country where elections are free and fair. Free from large donations and corporate superpowers. Free from persecution, free from punishments.

Just free! Freedom is one of the things I value the most. From the freedom to believe what you want to believe to the freedom of the press. Our PM doesn't call the media "The enemy of the people", of something bad is written about him. He doesn't resort to nicknaming his political opponents. He is a fair guy, who does he best job that he can. It so happens, that I disagree with most of the things he does as a leader. That is why, I have voted for the opposition.

Now, I am awaiting the results, which will be in at midnight tonight, so there is some time to kill. And what better thing to do than apply for jobs and play some video games!

Also, I am expecting a call today, regarding a job abroad. That puts my whole "Joining the Danish army"-thing redundant, though. I'll take it one day at a time.

Happy Constitution day to my fellow Danes, and happy Wednesday to everyone else.

June 5th is Constitution Day here in Denmark. We celebrate our constitution, by giving people a half day off. This year, however, is a bit special, because the election is held that day.

That means we will elect a new government on the day when we celebrate our constitution.

It's pretty much a dream scenario! What better day to possibly elect a new government on the day which celebrates democracy? Very well planned, I must say.

I know who I am going to vote for, and I will go and vote the second I wake up tomorrow. It''s time for some new people to take office, and to lead Denmark into the future.

It is election season here in Denmark. In three days time, we are either electing a new government, or we are "stuck" with the current one.

Everywhere in the Danish landscape, you see posters for the different candidates. Each with their name, face and whatever political party they represent. However, some go to the extreme in hanging up their face on a poster.

One politician here, is VERY keen on getting into a thing called Folketinget. It is where every elected politician "work" and try to keep the Danish society working. It's the Danish equivalent of Congress in the USA.

Anyway, back to the politician. His name is Morten Dahlin, and he has his face all over the municipality where I live. He is on busses, on YouTube, on websites and on the info screens in the public transport system. Each time there is the following slogan: "Put a personal vote on Morten Dahlin".. That got me thinking..

When does exposure become overexposure? Is there such a thing as overexposure when it comes to politics? I mean, I get that he wants to get into Folketinget, but does he REALLY need to plaster his face EVERYWHERE?

Usually, the politicians hang up three or four posters in an area, and then they campaign in malls or on train stations, but this particular politician hasn't shown his face alongside all the other politicians here. He is very active in a different part of the country, often in places FAR away from where his main audience lives. I think he should go to his local constituency, since he is representing those people.

As for me, I am sick of seeing his face on posters. On my way home earlier today, I saw two types of posters from him - one with his face, and another with his "Put a personal vote for Morten Dahlin" on the poster.

Exposure is good - overexposure can backfire HEAVILLY!

When all is said and done, I will go to cast my vote in three days - and it will not be a vote for him, simply because I am overexposed to him. I don't know how elections work in the rest of the world, so I will not attempt to even guess how it functions. Maybe some of you can let me know how they work?

Are they putting up posters with faces and names, or are they just putting up signs with the names on it? I have seen some campaigning from the US, where people have put a small sign outside their house, with "name/name 2020" on it, and I have also heard about volunteers who goes from door to door to collect signatures and votes.

But other than that, I have no idea how it works there. Please let me know how it works! That would be great :)

Watch and enjoy this fiasco.
Most Outrageous Government Board Meeting EVER!!!

Village of Carpentersville President Bill Sarto demands that his chief political opponent, Paul Humpher, be removed from office for being convicted of beating his wife, and due for sentencing. When trustees Ed Ritter, Kay Teeter, Judy Sigwalt, and Keith Hinz refuse to allow a motion for discusssing the issue -- Bill Sarto loses all control. He screams at his fellow board members, calls one a "convict", says another trustee's son commits adultery, and ends his speech with what other board members take as a death threat. Recorded April 1, 2008, at the Village of Carpentesville Hall. (NOT an April Fool's Joke!)

I don't know if it is Carpentesville Illinois or Carpentesville Indiana.

Former Mass. Gov. & '16 Libertarian VP candidate Bill Weld will challenge Trump in the '20 Repub Presidential Primary.

The above vid is a brief introduction to the challenger.

For the record...
I'm neither endorsing nor denouncing him.
I'm a staunch Independent; I'm giving him a looking over as I would (and will) any candidate of any party.

Y'all can also scroll down to the comments to get some folks' opinions on him.

...of the Mueller report. First one has a good deal that is court/legally vetted, saying no collusion. Vol. 2 is almost all she said he said. Alt left media and Dem pols are focusing exclusively on guess which one? Ongoing hassle value against the Donald, with tiny chance of the latter supporting impeachment, let alone conviction. And such shenanigans could hurt at the pols in 2020. Watch how the NYT and other lib media dropped the short term driven obsession with Stormy Daniels like a hot potato, only to do the same with "collusion". Now it's obstruction of justice, the latest derangement syndrome focus du jour, with "support" from Vol. 2. Pathetic, but predictable.

The challenge is to turn the colour yellow to red.

Wonder if anyone will recognize any of my attempts at caricature (I shall be adding one per comment) and as I am a bit dof I would of course welcome better caricatures.

This is equal-opportunity offensiveness, so you can leave the hate at home.








Naturally the poking starts close to home. My political awareness is very limited (like my skill at satire) so it won't be many comments unless others join in.