I know this will sound selfish (to make it about Denmark, apologies), but that’s pretty much what the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen used as an excuse to remove one of Denmarks holidays: “The assembly lines runs 24/7 in Russia”.
It feels like we’re involved in perpetual war just to ensure that the improved productivity isn’t paid back to workers in the form of more leisure time or pay. No, that surplus has to go to the war effort! There is a hint of 1984 to it: “We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.”.
That’s not to say I don’t support Ukraine. But I am also mindful of the fact that the war is being used as a stick as well.
I know this will sound selfish (to make it about Denmark, apologies), but that’s pretty much what the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen used as an excuse to remove one of Denmarks holidays: “The assembly lines runs 24/7 in Russia”.
It feels like we’re involved in perpetual war just to ensure that the improved productivity isn’t paid back to workers in the form of more leisure time or pay. No, that surplus has to go to the war effort! There is a hint of 1984 to it: “We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.”.
That’s not to say I don’t support Ukraine. But I am also mindful of the fact that the war is being used as a stick as well.