Nicholas Wennö: Klimatkrisdramat Game of thrones should appear in the Parliamentary chamber

Spring is coming...

Excuse the tired parafrasen, but for many will culminate in the tv-spring april 15, when the eighth and final season of “Game of thrones” premieres on HBO Nordic. Tv history's most popular fantasyserie has not only served as a kind of manual for how to conduct a political power play. It has also become a well-worn metaphor for the reality of political intrigspel – from the Department to the White house. In addition, the severely abused. Recently used the Trump series paradslogan “Winter is coming” to mark against Iran, parafrasen “Sanctions are coming”, which was followed up by Instagraminlägget "THE WALL IS COMING" to sell its controversial wall on the border with Mexico.

the american president either not seen the series or not taken a damn. At this point, it is obvious even for the smallest to ”Winter is coming” is an apocalyptic varningsfras order that the world may go under because of climate change that threatens to destroy all human life.

George R R Martin, which is behind the series, literary model, has openly confirmed that the series can be seen as a parable for the climate crisis. The underlying message is that politicians should rise above the partisan wrangling to make common cause and fight the disaster in the gate.

”Climate change should be a top priority for all politicians who have the ability to see beyond the next elections. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of such politicians,” said Martin.

have less important things for themselves, so one can always hope that all Swedish parliamentarians benches out front of the flat-tv in the middle of april. Preferably arrange for a mandatory sträcktittning in the chamber.

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