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Is it clothes for wearing or is it only for show? Anyway it is crazy enough to knock me over. Many kisses to John Galliano

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Some of the terrible racism, (post)colonial dilemma and hardship that meets the critical and at least a little bit reflective tourist in Thailand.

The Famous Swedish Author Jan Guillou reviews Tommy Hammarströms newly published work on wolves in Sweden- today we have approximately 210 wolves in Sweden.

It is indeed wellwritten by an author who has earlier made a name for himself as rather a macho-man and eag er hunter. Here he takes the opposite position for the wolves and almost against the hunters -at least against the Jägarförbund -the Hunters Association-in the almost war-like situation that we have in our country when it comes to the wolf and sometimes other predator issue as well.

Mr Hammarström tries to argue for a third line between the antipredator side mainly consisting of hunters and inhabitants of the more remote areas in the North of Sweden where the predators live and the other part mainly consisting of animal loving people, Naturskyddsföreningen -The swedish Association for Nature Conservation and other NGO:s promoting nature and environmental issues and people living in the more urban areas of Sweden incl the authorities.

Mr Guillou on his hand is convinced that a position between the two is not possible as Mr Hammarström tries to promote. If as the author of the book describes hunting for the good of the wolves - not then being subject to illegal hunting in combination with import of wolves from neighbouring countries to make the wolftribe sounder and less volnerable because of endogamy- would be permitted then the wolves would go extinct. The import would not take place while the hunting would take off right away.

The conflict is very unfortunate as it deals with issues as democracy, urban and rural society, small people against authority and the right to property.

Rural inhabitants tend to think that we urban people make decisions over their heads but they are the ones that suffer the consequences. Their standpoint is that they fear going out picking berries in the forests and that their children are put in danger not to mention the risk their hunting dogs are facing.

But the question is of course how can we keep any wildlife if we always put ourselves and our needs in the first room?

It is so promising though that a well established author in Sweden goes out like this and address the issue right on!