Election day!

Hurrah.

Finally the show is on. No, not that I particularly think it is very exciting watching graphs in different, thrilling colours non the less - election special on state television. Hah. Yes, we have NRK - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as it is called in English. I like we having it, even if everyone owning a TV must pay an annual subscription fee to this governmentally mandated corporation. At least it has secured a multitude of productions no commercially motivated station would touch with a ten foot pole. Some years ago, september 5. 1992, the first nation wide private station started their transmission. Since then, both state controlled television and private TV2 has had their definite ups and downs.

Election time is also a question of which station that normally turn you on, or the opposite. For me, TV2 is politically extremely dubious. You know, like Fox News compared to CNN. Yes, because news on NRK is no longer like BBC World in its weight. TV2 has these ultra-annoying, brawling extremists - asking rhethorical questions like "Can it be right that immigrants, while being such and such small percentage of the population, is accounting for such and such a high percentage of convicted felons?" F no, but what are you implying you prick? Is that the only representation you can make of other cultures standing on your manicured lawn?

Of course, no such controversial themes ever came up with more than a nose during the election campaign. On the contrary, when not having any good questions, make snide comments or simply yell at the politicians, mics turned outwards on the audience booing and shouting. Preferrential treatment of the right. What is this, Parliament?

Well, that is a common trend these last years anyways. As you can guess, my impression also leaks onto politicians on the conservative side of the spectrum. Oh, both, all camps in fact have their poison ivy. Don't just put all the dunces you can possibly find in the same room at the same time. At times this sitting cabinet has been like Le Dîner de cons at times. Oh, lookie, isn't he cute - we can use him as secretary of state! (Using the title minister for foreign affairs would be entirely wrong). So, secretary of state, your big idol is Donald Rumsfeld? I see. Sidetracked - what I was going to say was that he becomes a gibbering fool when confronted. You should have met our Minister of Defense. Oh, I'm sorry, those cluster bombs were not supposed to have been dropped on anexercisee. Oh, I don't have any control with the military, that much I can say. Did they not follow state directives you say? Ah, but at least they told us afterwards. Yes, let's sell all military bases for recreational use to those who can afford. Will bring much cash. Here you are, here's 15 million kroner so that you buy this coastal fort from us.

My nerves are frayed by people like that. No matter how you portray some people, they stay crooked. Yes, I might not have helped building a positive image from what I just said. And it has implications on my view upon commercial interests and religious networks. Oh yes, our prime minister, Ambassador to the US, social & health minister, cultural minister - they are all like really devoted people. Our prime minister is an ordained minister in many ways. They are official people, so I slander them this once. It is election day you know. It is not I who has put my religion to use as a political tool. Hypocrites.

It is the hollow, superficial, functionalistic and nepotistic way of ruling they have represented I abhorr. They have contributed to a britteling of the whole structure of our society. They have made human worth equal monetary investment. The less you cost, the more you are worth. Easy and basic arguments.


AND now the right wing parliamentary leader goes on stage saying: "I had a a dream. I had a dream when we started this...". DEFILER! And of course, this populistic, right-wing, reactionary party is the winner of this election. It seem like one out of five Norwegian has taken the bait.
Oh, the humanity.

No matter talking about NRK. They have their golden moments, but they too go to the dogs. Their second channel is just SMS chat. It started out as a dynamic, alternative and outspoken channel with a clear focus on culture, of all kinds. Opera to Pulp. All the classic French movies. Genre series, themes. Ah... A golden era lasting less than 18 months. Cowards. Now they rent out airtime to... you guessed it: religious sects. With our minister of health making occasional appearances.

Hmmm.... looking at this through attempted English make Norway more or less sound like a banana republic, doesn't it? Well, the reason I am upset is that it has some amazing qualities. I'll tell you about wild strawberries later.