{"id":75890,"date":"2015-09-30T18:47:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T02:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=75890"},"modified":"2015-09-30T18:47:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T02:47:18","slug":"meanwhile-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=75890","title":{"rendered":"Meanwhile, In Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comments to Steve Sailer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

* Meanwhile in Sweden:<\/p>\n

“In Sweden\u2019s Ikea attack, two migrants, two slayings and rampant fear of refugees” reads one headline <\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2015\/09\/29\/in-swedens-ikea-attack-two-migrants-two-murders-and-rampant-fear-of-refugees\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Another story on the same attack: “\u2018Mad\u2019 stabbings turn Ikea store in Sweden into a house of horrors”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2015\/08\/11\/mad-stabbings-turn-ikea-store-in-sweden-into-a-house-of-horrors\/<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the Post:<\/p>\n

Immigration, in particular, has become a touchy subject in Sweden, a country that has long prided itself on its tolerance. Germany, France and Sweden have combined to accept a majority of the asylum-seekers flooding into Europe from Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

This rise in asylum-seekers has spurred a backlash in Sweden. Last year, the far-right Sweden Democrats party became the third-largest in parliament after pushing for a crackdown on crime and immigration.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always people from other countries that do these things,\u201d Jorgen Grubb, Sweden Democrats chairman in Malmo, told Reuters after the recent grenade attacks. \u201cWhat Malmo needs is to put up a red stop sign.\u201d<\/p>\n

Statistics don\u2019t show a significant rise in crime, however. Sweden, a country of almost 10 million, reported only 87 instances of lethal violence last year, according to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. That number is roughly the same as over the previous decade.<\/p>\n

In Vasteras, police fear that Monday\u2019s attack could unleash reprisals against immigrants.<\/p>\n

Revenge attacks are possible but not likely, said Magnus Ranstorp, a terrorism expert at the Swedish National Defense College.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a rising climate of intolerance and even some acts of violence against E.U. migrants. We\u2019ve seen that,\u201d he told The Post in a phone interview. \u201cAnd yes, some right-wing forces may try to exploit [today\u2019s attack], but I think the Swedish public is sensible enough \u2026 to understand the circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Comments to Steve Sailer: * Meanwhile in Sweden: “In Sweden\u2019s Ikea attack, two migrants, two slayings and rampant fear of refugees” reads one headline http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2015\/09\/29\/in-swedens-ikea-attack-two-migrants-two-murders-and-rampant-fear-of-refugees\/ Another story on the same attack: “\u2018Mad\u2019 stabbings turn Ikea store in Sweden into a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9993,161,139,29681],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-immigration","category-islam","category-sweden"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t