Discussion on the unity, prosperity and power of Sweden and Europe going forward

A few hundred years ago the European was bold, adventurous, industrious, innovative. With a spirit and zeal that enabled us to master the natural sciences, circumnavigate the globe, build immense empires, and economies that stunned the world. Truly going from a persecuted and weak part of the world to global prominence.

Today it's a different story. The European is ashamed of his success, guilty over his heritage and the sins of our forebears. The once proud European has become demonized and a scapegoat for most of the world's ills. According to some, he is responsible for the subjugation and exploitation of the rest of the world. The faith that was the spiritual backbone of our civilization has been reduced to, at best, mere superstition, and at worst a belief system justifying oppression and persecution. So the European abdicates.

Today, when the great powers - the USA, China, and to a lesser extent India and Russia - talk about global power politics, Europe is treated dismissively, as if our time as a great power is over and our significance is steadily diminishing. And it is not hard to see why. We struggle to integrate the vast numbers of immigrants that were sold to us as “strength in diversity.” We spend billions on ideological projects in the name of net zero, only to watch them collapse into financial disasters like Northvolt or result in electricity prices many times higher than before. All of this makes us far less competitive in the global marketplace - and therefore weaker, poorer, and less influential on the world stage.

Are we witnessing the final chapter of a dying civilization, or the beginning of its renewal?

How can we find unity in our new European countries where we have a multiplicity of religions, ethnicities and allegiances, many of whom are not primarily loyal to our own countries?

Who even is a European? Who even is a Swede? It used to be easy to answer when our countries were homogeneous - white and Christian. Today the picture is far more complicated. Many ethnic Europeans seem to hate Europe more than its most ardent non-European critics, while some immigrants have become its most committed defenders. Can we find a new principle to define who we are?

Can we renew our spirit, rise from the ashes, and once again assert ourselves in the world with confidence and strength?

Join us this Saturday as we delve into this topic!