metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
An election this month in Sweden appears to be echoing an anger that is rising in much of Europe, namely a fear that the Islamic immigrants are creating too many problems:
Swedens election threw the nations political establishment into turmoil as backing for the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats more than doubled, leaving the largest Nordic economy facing a hung parliament...
Backing for the Sweden Democrats, which came into being in the 1980s following a merger of movements including one called Keep Sweden Swedish, has swelled as the countrys open-door policy made it a haven for refugees from Syria and Iraq. The surge in voter support also follows news of beheadings of foreign aid workers and journalists in Iraq by Islamic State...
The outcome is the latest in Europe to see voters flocking to parties that channel angst about greater immigration, Islam and creeping globalization. In France, Marine Le Pen earlier this year won 26 percent in European parliament elections. In the U.K., David Cameron is facing an insurgency from the U.K. Independence Party. And in Germany yesterday, an anti-euro party swept into two eastern state parliaments. -- Election Throws Sweden Into Turmoil as Nationalists Advance - Bloomberg
Some of my Swedish cousins, who are not Jewish I might add, live in Malmo, which has had a significant problem with vandalism and beatings coming from this element.
I'm hoping that some here at RF who live in Europe chime in on whether they see this as a problem or not, plus what they think might ameliorate the situation. However, anyone can obviously express their opinion.
Swedens election threw the nations political establishment into turmoil as backing for the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats more than doubled, leaving the largest Nordic economy facing a hung parliament...
Backing for the Sweden Democrats, which came into being in the 1980s following a merger of movements including one called Keep Sweden Swedish, has swelled as the countrys open-door policy made it a haven for refugees from Syria and Iraq. The surge in voter support also follows news of beheadings of foreign aid workers and journalists in Iraq by Islamic State...
The outcome is the latest in Europe to see voters flocking to parties that channel angst about greater immigration, Islam and creeping globalization. In France, Marine Le Pen earlier this year won 26 percent in European parliament elections. In the U.K., David Cameron is facing an insurgency from the U.K. Independence Party. And in Germany yesterday, an anti-euro party swept into two eastern state parliaments. -- Election Throws Sweden Into Turmoil as Nationalists Advance - Bloomberg
Some of my Swedish cousins, who are not Jewish I might add, live in Malmo, which has had a significant problem with vandalism and beatings coming from this element.
I'm hoping that some here at RF who live in Europe chime in on whether they see this as a problem or not, plus what they think might ameliorate the situation. However, anyone can obviously express their opinion.