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Rania Khalek and Torkil Lauesen discuss Scandinavian imperialism, the origin of the Danish and Swedish welfare state, the current situation and the future of the imperialist world-system, as well as the tasks of the global anti-imperialist movement.
From the video description:
When most people think of Sweden, or more broadly, the Scandinavian countries, they imagine a more egalitarian and advanced model to which we should aspire. Some assume without investigating that Sweden and the other Scandinavian countries, Denmark and Norway, have figured out how to be prosperous “socialist” countries.
But this Swedish model is uglier than it might appear to be, with a brutal history and a dangerous present.
To discuss the imperialism on which Scandinavian living standards are built, Rania Khalek was joined by Torkil Lauesen, a long-time anti-imperialist activist and writer, who spent years in prison for his militant activities as a member of a clandestine Danish communist cell.
Torkil is also the author of many books, including “Riding the Wave: Sweden’s Integration into the Imperialist World System.” A good book on Torkil’s political activism: “Turning Money into Rebellion: The Unlikely Story of Denmark’s Revolutionary Bank Robbers”
