Devout coverage

The Europride Festival which ended last Saturday in Stockholm prompts the daily Svenska Dagbladet to criticise the increasing social power of the gay movement: "Gay has become an institution, a PR machine, a strong and growing power factor in Swedish ideology production, which is backed by powerful groups. The economy is giving it momentum. The powerful establishment of the Swedish Church eagerly took part in the Pride Parade. ... Normally such a phenomenon would have drawn criticism. But the opposite has been the case: many journalists and important media have devoutly gone down on their knees. The reason for this? Could it be a sense of guilt? Are we trying to atone for the past? I do not think so. Are certain parts of the media becoming more superficial? This is no doubt a factor. Is it down to the typical Swedish yearning to look better and more kind-hearted than everyone else? Yep, there can be no doubt about that."

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