Sweden is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Until recent years, Sweden was considered one of the best run governments in the world. Not any longer. Muslim immigration in recent years has dramatically altered the Sweden of yesterday.
Sweden has always opened its doors to everyone. Especially the oppressed. It is the nature of the Swedish people.
An example is how Sweden handled a Jewish problem during World War II. Sweden remained neutral during the war. Befriended both sides, however. The Allies got air bases on Sweden soil. The Germans were able to use Swedish railroad lines.
Sweden’s neighbor Denmark was occupied by the Germans. Eight thousand Jews were rounded up to be sent to concentration camps. Sweden worked things out so the 8,000 were permitted to enter Sweden and the safety it provided. So too with Norwegian Jews.
In addition to rescuing the Jews, Sweden has had a long history of tolerance and respect for the rights of others. Its borders have always been open. Everyone welcome. Sweden considered itself a utopia of multi-culturalism. Immigrants knew they were welcome.
Immigration began getting out of hand in 2004, however. And has continued to this day. Muslims in droves immigrated to Sweden from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. Well in excess of a half million. There were and are not enough jobs for the Muslim immigrants.
The Muslims believe there are a sufficient number of them to demand social changes. They want what they want. Changes that fit into their life style. Streets riots have become common place. Motivated by what the Muslims view as a growing inequality.
People who immigrate to a new country normally take up the life style and ways of that country. Not the Muslims. Not in Sweden or anywhere else. They protest and fight for the ways of the old country they left.
Muslims for example want to be governed by their own law. Sharia law. Criminally and civilly. The kind that stones a person to death or cuts off a person’s head, condones the rape of women. This is a problem in other countries as well that are experiencing an influx of Muslims. Today’s democracies are their own worst enemies. They try to accommodate themselves to everyone. An impossible task.
Under the guise of religious freedom, the Muslim population received permission to erect their first mosque. Today there is a mosque called Fittja in Stockholm. Every Friday for 3-5 minutes, the bells ring calling the faithful to prayer.
Swedish Jews are under attack by the new Muslim population. The Quaran, imams, and mosques all preach the Jew is evil and against Allah. The Muslims are upset that the Swedish government is not addressing what they perceive a problem.
Again, there is no assimilation. The Muslims do not desire it. They do want to increase their numbers, however. They recruit from jails and street gangs.
Food is involved. Muslims want halah food. Food cleansed by Islamic standards. They are getting it in Sweden. The path to the food desired was a simple one.
First, Muslims secure jobs where foodstuffs are prepared. When their working numbers become a force to be reckoned with, they pressure supermarkets to feature halah on their shelves. The pressure comes by way of threats, protests and the like.
Any non Islamic action offends Islam. Leading to threats and protests.
The United States is not the only nation whose flag is burned in Middle East. Swedish flags are also.
The Muslims insist that Sweden provide them with government enforcement of Muslim blasphemy laws. The want any criticism or insult to Islam to be punished under Sharia law.
Rape is big on the agenda. There is no respect for women. Stockholm is now regarded as the rape capital of the world. Quite a distinction. Sweden has the second highest number of rapes occurring worldwide. It is projected that 1 out of 4 Swedish women will be raped. Seventy seven percent of the rape cases have Muslim immigrant involvement. The major increase in rapes parallels the major increase in Muslim immigration.
Sweden is not an American style melting pot. The Muslim immigrants practice their own medieval values.
Some believe Sweden is on its way to becoming a third world country. I do not believe so. The thought is too far out. Much afield. However, things are bad in Sweden. Recently bad which makes the situation all the more scary.
What is happening in Sweden is occurring in most other European nations. The Islamic goal is to control the world. All nations need to have a greater awareness when it comes to immigration. Yes, immigration is a problem. It takes different forms and peoples. Think how it impacts our national and state governments.
Immigration becomes a balancing act. We want our doors open to everyone. The give me your oppressed thing. On the other hand, we do not want our basic American values trodden upon. Vigilance is the key.
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How about Norway. How are they handling the problem you mentioned?
When my grandfather came to America he insisted that they only speak English at home and at work. They asimulated the American ideal. Thanks to them, we are living the American dream.
Sooo.. Come to my country, speak my language, and asimulate to the American way of life. Orr, stay in your own country..
I am flabbergasted by the multitude of flagrant inaccuracies, false representations and straight out make-believe that makes Disney come across as documentarians. As an American and a resident and dual citizen of Sweden, I can attest that Mr. Petrone has only the following ‘factual’ information correct, “Sweden is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm.” The rest in this drivel is manufactured and unfounded nonsense.
I can cite numerous references and sources to refute pretty much all of this. I would welcome Mr. Petrone to bring forward his own sources to demonstrate the journalistic integrity he is sure to want to protect.
EMAIL TO THE EDITOR
A few days ago, an article I wrote regarding Sweden and Muslims appeared in E-Blast. A Ms. Elizabeth Fondelius wrote a very critical email concerning the article. She charged flagrant inaccuracies, false representations, and straight out make believe Disney style. All of which are without basis.
Ms. Fondelius challenged me to set forth the references and sources used in composing the article. I am happy to do so. With one admonition. The following are a small number of the sources relied on. All via Internet research. They are representative, however.Total research involved 10-12 hours.
The article contained several thrusts. One was the Muslim immigration in recent years and its affect on Sweden. Another concerned the abnormal number of rapes which have spiked since the Muslim immigration. Another involved Sweden’s “neutrality” in World War II which upon close inspection proves to be false. Sweden did business (especially in iron ore) and provided use of its railroad lines to Germany.
Certain of the research titles speak for themselves.
Muslim Population in Sweden and Denmark Doubled In 14 Years, The Muslim Issue, 10/8/12
Sweden: Somali Muslims Protest Against ‘Injust’ Welfare System and Demand “We Want More”, The Muslim issue, 10/29/12
‘Youth Rioting’ in Sweden? It’s the Muslims, Stupid, WNP, Jerome R. Corsi, 5/25/13
Islam in Sweden, Wikipedia, 1, 6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Muslim Rape Wave in Sweden, Majorityrights.com, Fjordman
Somali Muslim Who Raped Dead Swedish Woman Won’t Be Deported, Frontpage Mag, Daniel Greenfield, 12/3/13
Sweden: Patriots Take to Streets to Protect Stockholm From Muslim Rioters, Islamization of the World / Bare Naked Islam, 12/3/13
Video: Twelve Muslims Gang Raped Swedish Mother in Refugee Camp (7 hours non-stop), The White Register
Muslims Rape Over 300 Swedish Children and 700 Women in First 7 Months of 2013, The Muslim Issue. 10/13/13
Rape in Sweden, Wikipedia
Swedes in World War 2, Wikipedia
The (Not So) Neutrals of World War II, The New York Times, Roger Cohen 1/26/97
I could attack as Ms. Fondelius has and demand in return her references and sources. I am happy to receive them if she is able to provide them. A kindlier way of handling the situation would be in Key West style. A cup of coffee together to discuss our positions. If Ms. Fondelius is so inclined, I suggest she contact KONK Life offices.
Ms. Fondelius claims dual citizenship. The U.S. and Sweden. So what? I have dual citizenship also. My mother was born in Italy. I have never formalized the Italian citizenship. The dual citizenship does not ipso facto make me an Italian expert.
Perhaps Ms. Fondelius has not visited Sweden in the last 5-6 years when other than World War II events, the matters discussed occurred. Perhaps she is merely of Swedish extraction. Whatever, and most respectfully, she does not know what she is talking about.
Mr Petrone,
Thank you for your list of ‘resources’. I will take a look and give you a longer analysis. Until then, I will fill in on my ‘credibility’
I am currently a 20+ year permanent resident of Sweden, living in Stockholm. I am married to a Swede whose father grew up on the same street where we now have our home. My MIL lives a 10 min walk away. I’m fluent in Swedish and I work with cross-cultural communications. You can say that I live the talk.
Unlike you, I don’t require the Internet and blogs from supremacist sites to provide data. My ‘research’ includes 22 years of in-the-field observations, interviews and the ability to READ and UNDERSTAND the official statistics provided by the governmental agencies in Swedish.
So, equally respectfully, I can more compellingly claim that I know what I am talking about, whereas, Mr. Petrone can barely sift through the garbage he’s ‘read about’ in his 10-12 hours. To say he doesn’t know what he’s talking about would be too superficial.
Muslims are not taking over Sweden. Not as if that should be some devastating news anyway, but they’re not.
Sorry to bust H.G Wells inspired dramatic myth, but you do not have to fear the destruction of Sweden.
Sweden is actually doing remarkably well. Significantly better financially than most of Europe and the US, even though Paul Krugman in the NYTimes contends that March’s jaunt into negative inflation could lead Sweden towards a Japanese deflationary economic downturn. The Swedish Central Bank countered rather strongly (though in Swedish if you look for it), so we’ll just have to wait and see if the current strong Swedish economy needs to be concerned about Japanese style deflation in the future.
Until then, I’ll just point out how Sweden consistently for more than a decade (so post that cataclysmic 2004 date) has been in the top 3-10 of pretty much every global ranking for all things including happiness, innovation, education, quality of living, culture…the list is long. (Sweden.se, euractiv.com, global innovation index etc.)
Contrary to the claim, Sweden has never had open borders where everyone is welcome attitude. There have been waves of immigration over the past few hundred years, mostly due to labor needs e.g. the Walloons in the mid 17th century (for their ironworks skills), or for humanitarian reasons e.g. Chileans during the Pinochet regime, Hungarians in 56 or most recently Syrians during the recent craziness there. Immigration to Sweden is only possible for asylum seekers of family ties claims. (check Migrationsverket.se )
And the ‘immigration in droves’ of 2004? Sweden as been regularly taking in immigrants for humanitarian or family tie reasons. The numbers are planned by the government.
Street riots are not become commonplace. There were a few days of unrest last year (Husby riots) which started off with a night or two of rioting because the police killed an elderly man in his home. It made the international media.
Yes, there are mosques in Sweden. As there are churches and temples. It’s a religiously free society. What rationally thinking person would find that a threat to a society? And the only bells that regularly ring from towers are from churches. Though, I do think Fittja might have been given permission to make an audible call to prayers because it’s located outside of a residential area.
As for halal and kosher food on offer, yes, that’s true. There is a variation available. However both strict halal and kosher dietary requirements are not purely considered in Sweden. In Sweden, animals must be stunned and unconscious before being bled. Both Jews and Muslims here accept the variation. No kosher or halal food has been ‘forced’ on shelves. Some wise entrepreneurs will however supply the need when there are people willing to pay for specialized foods. Fair-trade and eco-friendly products are in high demand by Swedish consumers.
As for the rape claims. Sigh. I would link the Swedish statistical authority, but the stats are all in Swedish. Since Sweden does not collect data based on religion, it would be interesting to know how the numbers were calculated that make such fantastic and bogus rape claims. It’s a tiring issue and sad that it’s still out there like a bad internet hoax that Snopes just can’t get people to stop reposting.