I think it's been going on for far longer than that. The same party have been in power almost constantly for over a century and the politics they've been pushing have all been good in theory but failing in practice and has subdued the people to the point we're seeing now. There've been no real challenges to overcome for normal Swedish people, just benefits, and after a while that changes a persons behaviour.

But as you say, the last 20 years have been the most noticeable and the most surreal in terms of the decisions and actions of our politicians.