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| Europe |
| Sweden's rising Muslim tide |
| 2005-12-07 |
| Posted by:ed |
| #3 It is a pattern echoed across Europe. While moderate Muslims may disown extremists and bar them from mosques, they do little to challenge extremist ideologies and the radical preachers merely regroup elsewhere, out of sight of both mainstream Muslims and the authorities. Ah, yes. The usual "thundering silence." I'm thinking it's going to take some serious anti-Islamic riots or violence and a few mass deportations before the Muslims finally catch on to just what a bad idea it is to lay low and not speak out vocally against extremism within their ranks. Until they do, their complacency can only be interpreted as tacit approval for jihadist scum. Someone really needs to bring this home to them in spades. "France has a tradition of revolt and demonstration against the state," says Jonathan Friedman, professor of social anthropology at the nearby University of Lund. "But in Sweden it's almost as if the state has sided with the immigrants against the Swedish working class." Preferential treatment to a bunch of foreigners who make no effort to assimilate? Sounds like the perfect prescription for societal unrest. Time for the Swedish people to purchase a clue. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-12-07 16:32 |
| #2 we own Newt and Co a lot of thanks for the welfare reform of 95 but for that, our problems would be much worse |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-12-07 16:14 |
| #1 While lavish welfare payments have to some extent enabled Sweden to buy off Muslim discontent more effectively than France, some think this has also fomented other problems by preventing many immigrants from advancing economically or socially in Swedish society. Obviously patterned after the highly successful US welfare model. When will they learn, the boot you lick is the boot that kicks! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-12-07 14:19 |