Coronavirus: How "Progressive" Ideology Led to Catastrophe in Spain

In this mailing: - Soeren Kern: Coronavirus: How "Progressive" Ideology Led to Catastrophe in Spain - Judith Bergman: Sweden: Culture of Silence [] [Coronavirus: How "Progressive" Ideology Led to Catastrophe in Spain]( by Soeren Kern • March 30, 2020 at 5:00 am [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WhatsApp]( [Telegram]( [Send]( [Print]( - A class action lawsuit filed on March 19 accuses the Spanish government — highly ideological by any standard, as the Communist coalition partner, Podemos, was founded with seed money from the Venezuelan government — of knowingly endangering public safety by encouraging the public to participate in more than 75 feminist marches, held across Spain on March 8, to mark International Women's Day. - The Spanish government's main point man for the coronavirus, Fernando Simón, claimed in a nationwide press conference that there was no risk of attending the rallies on March 8. "If my son asks me if he can go, I will tell him to do whatever he wants," he said. - "Honestly, it seems to me a joke that the government has waited until today, clearly for political reasons, to make this announcement. The Socialist-Communist government has once again put its political interests above the common good. This gross negligence should lead to resignations. — Elentir, Contando Estrelas, March 9, 2020. A class action lawsuit files in Spain accuses the government of knowingly endangering public safety by encouraging the public to participate in more than 75 feminist marches on March 8, to mark International Women's Day, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Pictured: A demonstration during International Women's Day on March 8, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) The Spanish government, comprised of a coalition of Socialists and Communists, is facing legal action for alleged negligence in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The government is accused of putting its narrow ideological interests ahead of the safety and wellbeing of the public, and, in so doing, unnecessarily worsening the humanitarian crisis now gripping Spain, currently the second-worst afflicted country in Europe after Italy. A class action lawsuit filed on March 19 accuses the Spanish government — highly ideological by any standard, as the Communist coalition partner, Podemos, was founded with seed money from the Venezuelan government — of knowingly endangering public safety by encouraging the public to participate in more than 75 feminist marches, held across Spain on March 8, to mark International Women's Day. The nationwide rallies were aimed at protesting the government's perennial bugbear: the alleged patriarchy of Western civilization. [Continue Reading Article]( [] [Sweden: Culture of Silence]( by Judith Bergman • March 30, 2020 at 4:00 am [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [WhatsApp]( [Telegram]( [Send]( [Print]( - "The interviewee realized that the conclusions would be politically unpopular, but had nevertheless written them... Other former employees have pointed out that it was clear that there were political reasons why they were pressured to change content in reports..." — Report by Linköping University about the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (BrÃ¥), "Can BrÃ¥ be trusted?" - "One employee reported, among other things, that a director-general expressed that 'there is a reality and a political reality' when the director-general demanded that an employee change a report..." — Report by Linköping University, "Can BrÃ¥ be trusted?" - "If results were not liked then censorship was used, correction of results, toning down results and highlighting other parts of [the] study that were not so sensitive or that could show positive results". — Report by Linköping University, "Can BrÃ¥ be trusted?" - "After I was hired at BrÃ¥, it took me a short time to understand that working at BrÃ¥ is a big challenge. As an employee of BrÃ¥, you should write and think in a certain way. BrÃ¥ is extremely controlled from the top. There are some people at BrÃ¥ who control with an iron hand. If one were to be a little harsh then one could liken it to a sect. I don't think they really understand what kind of culture they have created" — Another employee, from the report by Linköping University, "Can BrÃ¥ be trusted?" - The report also found that BrÃ¥ appears to strive to hire employees that will "act as obedient bureaucrats at an authority, rather than people who have accepted a researcher's role". - Meanwhile, Sweden continues its downward spiral. A recent report published by Linköping University about the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (BrÃ¥), has claimed that BrÃ¥'s reports are politically biased. Pictured: Linköping University's Valla Campus in Linköping, Sweden. (Image source: Anna Nilsen [LiU]/Wikimedia Commons) A recent report published by Linköping University about the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (BrÃ¥), "Can BrÃ¥ be trusted?" has claimed that BrÃ¥'s reports are politically biased. According to BrÃ¥'s own website, "BrÃ¥ is an agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice and a knowledge centre for the criminal justice system. The agency's mandate is to contribute to the development of knowledge within the criminal justice system and the criminal policy area, as well as to promote crime prevention work. BrÃ¥ is responsible for the official criminal statistics and other statistics, which includes producing, following, analysing, and reporting on criminality and the criminal justice system's responses to crime". [Continue Reading Article]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [RSS]( [Donate]( Copyright © Gatestone Institute, All rights reserved. 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