The Contra Foundation was established in 1974 when three people together contributed 500 krona in order to purchase a second-hand mimeograph machine. Thanks to contributions from many private individuals and through publishing the Contra magazine and other campaign items the operations of Contra have expanded. Contra thus was a very adequate name for a movement opposing socialism wherever it turned up its ugly face. Contra today is working with information regarding basic human values. The Foundation sees collectivism as an inhuman view which has been the basis for much of the evil that has hit mankind.
Socialism is one type of collectivism.
It might be the traditional type of socialism that you see in Sweden or the national socialist version, which controlled Germany sixty years ago. Today racism is another form of collectivism that must be countered by decent people. But naturally, Contra is not only against, Contra is also for. Contra is an advocate of human rights, of the market economy and a close political and cultural interchange between Sweden and the Western democracies. The Contra magazine is the most important product of the Contra Foundation.