Editorials

‘My Dear’: Norwegian PM sidesteps the question Norwegians want answered

Jonas Gahr Støre revealed during the party leaders’ debate in Arendal that the Norgespris rate is not guaranteed to remain at 40 øre. The scheme will remain until 2029, but not necessarily the price. He strongly hinted that it would be adjusted, giving himself considerable political room for manoeuvre.

Ceuta is not the end – it is the beginning of the next migration crisis

When the Spanish government describes the remaining migrants in Ceuta as “only” 7,000 unaccompanied minors, it omits crucial factors: family reunification and the pull factor. What is presented as a limited humanitarian effort could in practice become a new wave of migration throughout Schengen.

Elephants are roaming the streets of Arendal

The entire spectacle at Arendal, Norway’s PC conference – the self-congratulatory platitudes, the endless panels on ‘diverse communities’, ‘green transition’, ‘inclusive working life’, ‘sustainable growth’ and ‘vibrant democracy’ – is reminiscent of the charade preceding the Arendal crash of October 1886. The week has become a ritualised affirmation of the status quo. Behind all the talk, nothing is being done about the underlying problems.

An encounter with an indoctrinated Norwegian woman in Iceland

The woman beside me on the bus in Iceland was unaware of her own madness. She was willing to sacrifice a wonderful holiday in Florida simply because Trump was still president. Day after day, for years, the propaganda has flowed straight into the national psyche. An ordinary person who trusts the news stands no chance against this constant stream of one-sided hostility.

The democracy that became a theatre

The people cast their votes from below, but the governing comes from above. The political theatre depends on the audience remaining seated. NRK can continue to direct. The parties can continue to assign the roles. The commentators can continue to explain that everything is working as it should. But the performance is over the moment the populus (the people) stops applauding.

The bitter fruits of identity politics

What happens when identity and tribal thinking replace the sense of national community, and ideology has such a firm grip on all of society’s institutions and public discourse that democratic resistance is futile? People who do not enjoy the special status and protection that the state grants Islam will band together within their own identity groups, because there is no one else to protect them. This is the road to civil war.

Primary elections: The real battle is within the Democratic Party

Primary elections were held in a number of states on Tuesday. Attention is focused above all on candidates affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). They have already scored several striking victories, and if their momentum continues, they could significantly reshape the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections. So far, however, the results have been mixed.

How many women must be sacrificed on the altar of Diversity?

Maren Sømme, Elisabeth Ross and Jamey Carney were all murdered this summer by Middle Eastern men who had immigrated to the West. Their killers were opportunists who should never have been admitted. We know that mass immigration from the Islamic world results in significantly higher levels of violence against women. The velvet gloves must come off, and the apologists for mass immigration must be held accountable for what they have allowed. We cannot afford to lose more women through sheer folly.

Civilisation disappears if it no longer knows why it exists

Behind the fences in Ceuta there prevails a strange weariness among those who no longer know why they still exist. The Western power elite no longer defends an order, but prepares its cessation. When you are in a minority, why on earth should anyone wish to integrate with you and your “values”? No dominant culture “integrates” with its predecessors once it has taken their place.

The long and tortuous path to insight

Politicians and journalists must ritually pass through a mass of lies, concealments, pretences, denials and distortions before they mention the obvious connection between Islam and terror. First the left’s threat picture is listed – Putin, the climate, Trump – so that the sender can prove loyalty to their own camp, before Islamism is mentioned very cautiously.