Stockholm riots leave Sweden's dreams of perfect society up in smoke

[Freewill]

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Stockholm riots leave Sweden's dreams of perfect society up in smoke

"In the old days, the neighbourhood was more Swedish and life felt like a dream, but now there are just too many foreigners, and a new generation that has grown up here with just their own culture," he said, gesturing towards the hooded youths milling around in Husby's pedestrianised shopping precinct.

"Also, in Sweden you cannot hit your children to discipline them, and this is a problem for foreign parents. The kids can feel they can cause whatever trouble they want, and the police don't even arrest any of them most of the time."

This weekend, after six consecutive nights of rioting, Mr Mohammed was not the only one questioning the Swedish social model's preference for the carrot over the stick. Many Swedes were left asking why a country that prides itself on a generous welfare state, liberal social attitudes and a welcoming attitude towards immigrants should ever have race riots in the first place.

 

[Katzndogz]

If nothing else is taken from this incident the left should finally understand that poverty is relative. The poor in Sweden are made as equal as humanly possible. Their needs are met by the welfare state. They do not hunger, they are sheltered and have the same medical care as everyone else. The poor are still poor and to them downtrodden hopelessly poor.

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. "They compare it to Baghdad or Somalia," he said. "But we younger immigrants only really know Sweden, and we just compare our situation to the one around us."

 

[waltky]

Calm after the riots...

Stockholm ‘back to normal’ after riots, police say
Wed, May 29, 2013 - UNEASY PEACE: The past week of riots in largely immigrant neighborhoods has touched off debate about the often difficult integration of immigrants

A handful of cars were torched in Stockholm’s immigrant-dominated suburbs early yesterday, but police said that otherwise, the situation had returned to normal after a week of riots and unrest. “Now we’re back to normal. There was no rioting, and only a few torched cars, under 10,” Stockholm police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said. There were no reports of unrest in other Swedish towns either. More than 150 cars and dozens of buildings have been torched in the past week of nightly unrest, which began on May 19 in the Stockholm suburb of Husby, where 80 percent of inhabitants are immigrants.

It was apparently triggered by the police shooting and killing a 69-year-old resident who had wielded a machete in public. Local activists said the shooting sparked anger among youths, who claim to have suffered from police brutality and racism. The unrest began to ease significantly on Friday, when police reinforcements were called in from other parts of the country and large groups of volunteers patrolled the streets to deter troublemakers. Given Sweden’s traditional reputation as one of the world’s most tranquil countries, the riots came as a surprise to many foreigners.

Among Swedes themselves, the violence sparked debate over the integration of immigrants, many of whom arrive under the country’s generous asylum policies and who now make up about 15 percent of the population. The Scandinavian country has in recent decades become one of Europe’s top destinations for immigrants and asylum seekers, both in absolute numbers and relative to its size. However, many of them struggle to learn the language and find employment, despite numerous government programs.

Stockholm ?back to normal? after riots, police say - Taipei Times

 

[syrenn]

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Stockholm riots leave Sweden's dreams of perfect society up in smoke

"In the old days, the neighbourhood was more Swedish and life felt like a dream, but now there are just too many foreigners, and a new generation that has grown up here with just their own culture," he said, gesturing towards the hooded youths milling around in Husby's pedestrianised shopping precinct.

"Also, in Sweden you cannot hit your children to discipline them, and this is a problem for foreign parents. The kids can feel they can cause whatever trouble they want, and the police don't even arrest any of them most of the time."

This weekend, after six consecutive nights of rioting, Mr Mohammed was not the only one questioning the Swedish social model's preference for the carrot over the stick. Many Swedes were left asking why a country that prides itself on a generous welfare state, liberal social attitudes and a welcoming attitude towards immigrants should ever have race riots in the first place.

and if they dont understand that the problem is islam and the muslims that follow it they are done.

 

[Zander]

You cannot have open borders and a welfare state.......

 

[syrenn]

You cannot have open borders and a welfare state.......

sounds like California....