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“Amanda Lind, you must resign. Now. We must have a real Minister of Culture. The one who knows something, at the very least, of the industry.”
The harsh words came from Jonas Gardell in early August, due to the effect of the crown’s bans on cultural life.
– It didn’t make me sad, but it did upset me and maybe it also made me angry, says Amanda Lind now about the result.
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Amanda Lind during a press conference.
When Culture Minister Amanda Lind visits PR professionals Lili Assefa and the Per Schlingman podcast, this summer’s cultural feud with Jonas Gardell will quickly be on the agenda.
Lili Assefa, who works with cultural workers who have been greatly affected by the government’s decision for up to 50 people to gather in a public meeting, asks the Minister of Culture who really has more power: she or Jonas Gardell ?
– Formally, I have the power as Minister of Culture and Minister of State in politics. But then the power and influence is much broader as well, it is clear that opinion leaders and voices like Jonas Gardell also have enormous influence and have the opportunity to set the agenda and influence public opinion, responds Amanda Lind.
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Jonas Gardell.
“I don’t know enough about culture”
When Jonas Gardell wrote his text in August, expressing his discontent that stores and department stores could fill up with hundreds of visitors during the pandemic, while his own culture industry was forced to cancel events on the assembly line, it was not known. beat around the bush:
“Amanda Lind, you probably mean well, but honestly, I don’t think you know enough about culture to lead this work, and you obviously haven’t been able to assert yourself in government. We can’t have such a weak senior representative for us.“Gardell wrote in the culture pages of Expressen.
Then Amanda Lind responded that she understood the frustration and that a new message on cultural policy was expected in a few weeks. In conversation with Lili Assefa and Per Schlingman, she talks about how she personally reacted to Gardell’s harsh comments and demands to resign.
– What Jonas Gardell said and wrote, may not have saddened me but more annoyed and perhaps also angry, because that is not true! Says Amanda Lind.
– Accusations that I would not have knowledge, that is something they told me when I assumed the position of Minister of Culture. Who is she; What does she know about cultural politics? And I’m sorry but God, I have worked for ten years with cultural policy.
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