Author: Anna

  • In the hood

    Yes, gang-related violence seems to be accepted, and I feel upset about that. I am thinking about the tragic passing away of Einár. This is where politicians should act. But perhaps they don´t dare. They are afraid of losing votes. Youngsters need role models, and I think Einár did the very best he could in his life. I was hit by the thought that when Prime ministers and Presidents pull back from their posts, they should be committed to some kind of charity work in society.

    I recently found some about previous American president Obama. He has given a speech thanking Chancellor Angela Merkel for contributing to world stability. See this tweet:

    https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/1451519421269397505?s=20

    But next, what is Obama doing? He is getting some support from Bruce Springsteen. Politicians need to reach out to ordinary people like you and me. I think that we, voters, should demand more from post-politicians. They can do a lot in society by just being there. The young generation needs support and Obama should for example join Eminem.

  • European time

    To the best of my knowledge, the European parliament is positive to change to no time change. No wintertime. No summertime. But not yet, because tomorrow we are changing to wintertime. Mini jet lag for me. I am happy anyway since I was lucky to go to my favorite exercise today. Sathurdays, two hours of training. Different kind of exercise though. And very popular.

    While training, I remembered that when I lived in Gothenburg, I always went training Sundays quite early in the morning. The leader was very disciplined and made me go there. He must have been within the military or something, because I was always exhausted afterwards. I remember that he played Cher and “turn back time”. Nice to have memories. And I share music, but “turn back time” with Aqua.

    Cheers

    French time
  • Wave of gang-related violence

    A Swedish popular rapper, Einár, has been shot and killed in Stockholm. This is terrible and it breaks my heart. What are the motives? Only 19 years old. His breakthrough song was “Katten i trakten” (The cat in the area), and he has meant a lot to young people. Swedish authorities need to put the foot down, so to speak. Gang violence seems to be accepted.

    By some reason, I thought of Avicii. A talented musician who passed away too early. So sad. My opinion is that music unites. Music brings people together regardless religion, human origin etc. Music is so important. Since this is a sad moment, I share a little melancholic song with Nirvana. Acoustic music is so beautiful to listen to. Let´s hope this gang violence will be stopped!