Malcom Kyeyune (born 19 December 1987) is a Swedish writer and blogger. He has written for publications such as ''
Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lar ...
'', ''
Fokus'', ''
Göteborgs-Posten
(), abbreviated GP, is a major Swedish language, Swedish-language daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden.
History and profile
was first published in 1813, but ceased publication in 1822. It re-appeared in 1850. Publication seven day ...
'', ''
Dagens Samhälle'', ', ''
UnHerd
''UnHerd'' is a British news and opinion website founded in July 2017 which describes itself as a platform for slow journalism.
History
''UnHerd'' was founded in 2017 by the hedge fund manager Paul Marshall as its owner and publisher and co ...
'', ''The Bellows'', ''
American Affairs'', and ''
Compact Magazine'' He has a podcast together with
Markus Allard of the municipal
Örebro Party, and frequently guests the podcasts ''Good ol' boyz'' and ''What's Left'' alongside
Angela Nagle. Between 2020 and 2022 he was part of the steering council for the conservative think tank
Oikos
''Oikos'' ( ; : ) was, in Ancient Greece, two related but distinct concepts: the family and the family's house. Its meaning shifted even within texts.
The ''oikos'' was the basic unit of society in most Greek city-states. For regular Attic_G ...
headed by the politician
Mattias Karlsson.
Kyeyune was a member of the
Swedish Young Left and chairman of its
Uppsala
Uppsala ( ; ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the capital of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.
Loc ...
district until 2014, when he was suspended alongside six other members due to their expression of support for the
Revolutionary Front and
Anti-Fascist Action
Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) was a militant anti-fascist organisation, founded in the UK in 1985 by a wide range of anti-racist and anti-fascist organisations.
It was active in fighting far-right organisations, particularly the National Front a ...
.
While sometimes being labeled by media as a conservative due to his previous participation in
Oikos
''Oikos'' ( ; : ) was, in Ancient Greece, two related but distinct concepts: the family and the family's house. Its meaning shifted even within texts.
The ''oikos'' was the basic unit of society in most Greek city-states. For regular Attic_G ...
,
Kyeyune primarily describes himself as a
Marxist
Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis. It uses a dialectical and materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to analyse class relations, social conflic ...
.
He has argued for
populism
Populism is a essentially contested concept, contested concept used to refer to a variety of political stances that emphasize the idea of the "common people" and often position this group in opposition to a perceived elite. It is frequently a ...
as a political doctrine, which he defines as the notion that "a country where the will of the people steers the agenda will be a country which is just and well-functioning" and that one must "believe in regular people, in workers", even if such a position implies that he, a Marxist, joins ranks with "people such as
Jimmie Ã…kesson
Per Jimmie Åkesson (; born 17 May 1979) is a Swedish politician and author, serving as leader of the Sweden Democrats since 2005. He has been a member of the Riksdag (SD) for Jönköping County (Riksdag constituency), Jönköping County since ...
or
Paula Bieler".
References
External links
* ''Power and Politics''
tinkzorg Kyeyune's blog (in Swedish and English)
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Living people
1987 births
Swedish people of African descent
Swedish male bloggers
Swedish communists
21st-century Swedish people