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Rise in support for Sweden Democrats: poll

Published: 31 Jan 11 12:52 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
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Support for the far-right Sweden Democrats has increased since the party entered the Riksdag, while support for the four parties of the centre-right Alliance government have dropped, according to a new poll.

Support for Sweden's opposition far-right party has grown since its entry into parliament last year while all the members of the governing coalition have seen their ratings drop, a poll showed Monday.

The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats garnered 6.3 percent of voter support in Monday's poll by daily Dagens Nyheter (DN) and polling institute Synovate, up 1.7 percentage points from the last survey in December.

The party first entered parliament after a September election, obtaining 5.7 percent of the vote and 20 seats, after campaigning against the "dangers of Islamisation" and pledging to safeguard "traditional values".

Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate Party saw its support dwindle 1.7 percentage points from the last poll to 34.6 percent, while its coalition partners the Liberal and Centre Parties lost 0.8 and 1.1 percentage points, garnering 6.5 and 4.7 percent respectively.

Support for the Social Democrats, meanwhile, crept up 0.3 percent since December to 27 percent, while the Green Party saw its support climb 0.7 percent to 11.1 percent. Since the September 2010 elections, support for the Green Party has risen 3.8 percent.

Support for the Left Party continued to hover around 5 percent, with the party registering a 0.2 percent rise in the polls since Decmber, bringing the party's rating to 5.2 percent.

The poll, which is based on responses to 2,673 telephone interviews carried out from January 10th to 26th, also found that 13.8 percent of Swedish voters remain undecided.

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13:58 January 31, 2011 by Nemesis
I am not suprised.

None of the problems on the ground are being tackled due to the ivory towers of the people in 08.

That in turn will feed extremism until the issues are actually faced up to.
14:02 January 31, 2011 by Syftfel
This is newsworthy, but then again it's not. It certainly isn't surprising. Beginning with a certain O. Palme, and his "Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse", Sweden has sunk ever deeper into a morass of chaos and lawlessness. Full responsibility must, in my opinion, be placed at the feet of this socialist dreck who, looking back, was a grave mistake in Sweden's history. I, for one, deeply regret that I did not vote for SD last time around, but will more than likely do so next time. The report says 6.3%. The real number is likely much higher. Let free and true information flow freely, unencumbered by ridiculuos, truth quelching, PC considerations!
15:43 January 31, 2011 by svenne101
the real number is much higher above 10%. this is the same story in many countries in europe and russia , uk, and usa. just now i read a news that in moskov muslims are beaten up by the security forces for no reason.
16:21 January 31, 2011 by Mib
As Nemesis stated, until the current Government deal with th core issues that genuine people are concerned with, then the disaffected will continue to make their protest vote for SD. By that time, it may be too late and the SD could then swing the other way from today and cause other issues.

So, instead of accusing people of being racist or bigots (remember Gordon Brown mcirophone comment), tackle the legitimate issues head on and have an open discussion. This will expose the lies spouted by the real bigots, but help deal with peoples' real concerns. This fear of offending people is not just happening in Sweden, but right across Europe.
17:14 January 31, 2011 by Juan Harry Bush
Now that's the Best News I've read so far : )

Good for Scandinavians, Bad news for... Well, You know who...

I wonder why more popular now? Could it be from recent bad guys doing bad things to Sweden?

...and the poll numbers will just keep on growing... and growing... and growing...

Finally, Swedes are waking up : )
17:42 January 31, 2011 by svenne101
@Juan Harry Bush

I wonder why more popular now? Could it be from recent bad guys doing bad things to Sweden.

NO

it is because of chaos in the suburbs by certain groups from centain countries. it is everyday affair. this chaos is there in every day.

it is time to send them back to their countries.
18:29 January 31, 2011 by ChomskyReader
It is so interesting to listen to people and their predjudices, them saying things and not really understanding or thought through their comments. It is easy to point the blame at muslims for many of the problems on the planet today, incidently the rise of muslim hatred has started since 911, well remember this guys, if muslim extremists are responsible for 911, do you really think it was a random act?

If you look at what America and the leaders of the west have done to many countries they have been into, the chaos they have created, the turmoil they have left many regions of the world in, 911 was a case of chickens coming home to roost.

If you want to take it to a racial level, who controls and runs the world? White men, they own the own the media that churns out the rubbish that brain washes people who cluelessly believe the deception, like a few of you here.

The media have for many years been successful at portraying blackmen as theives and drug dealer, and recent years muslims as terrorists.

Whilst the whitemen get away with murder, rape and pillage on a grandscale and it goes unreported in the media they run for their benefit, and it is justified because they hide behind democracy, the biggest threat to the world is not the muslim terrorist, it is the power hungry, evil whitemen that creat wars to make money or to plunder and loot a country for its natural resources, that is who is the biggest threat to man!

Intrestingly here is a definition of what a terrorist is, according to the Swedish security police, Säpo: It describes, America, England, Germany, Sweden and all the white run and owned power houses.

So next time you racist people want to point your finger, take a closer look at home first, as regime change starts there!

Det finns ingen entydig definition av vad terrorism är. Det finns dock en svensk lag om terroristbrott som baseras på EU:s rambeslut om bekämpande av terrorism. Enligt denna är terrorism en gärning som allvarligt kan skada en stat eller mellanstatlig organisation om denna syftade till att:

1. injaga allvarlig fruktan hos en befolkning eller befolkningsgrupp,

2. tvinga offentliga organ eller en mellanstatlig organisation att vidta eller avstå från att vidta en åtgärd, eller

3. destabilisera eller förstöra grundläggande politiska, konstitutionella, ekonomiska eller sociala strukturer.
18:38 January 31, 2011 by Rick Methven
Before the award for hearing the first cuckoo in 2011 is made, I claim the prize for finding the first new TL troll of the year who is .....

Juan Harry Bush
19:15 January 31, 2011 by BobWas
ChomskyReader: I am very confused by your post.

You are a great fan of Chomsky, yet he is a member of the same White power-elite that you despise. Huh?
19:24 January 31, 2011 by mojofat
The Great White Power Structure that is America...like Barack Obama? Yes?
19:56 January 31, 2011 by Tanskalainen
Thank You Jesus.
19:57 January 31, 2011 by thecraicer
@chomskyreader

You are wrong on one main point. You wrote:

"if you want to take it to a racial level, who controls and runs the world? White men, they own the own the media that churns out the rubbish that brain washes people who cluelessly believe the deception, like a few of you here."

Which so-called white men? German men? Irish men? Russian (ethnic) men? What tribe do they belong to? Is there homeland in Europe? Do they love the White man or loath him? Watch the Ruby!
20:04 January 31, 2011 by Juan Harry Bush
@Prick Meth User.

Who's a troll? Then I guess You'd be a stalker. You just had to comment, huh.

OK, fair game then, but You did win the award on being the Biggest Richard Cranium of 2011 : )
20:13 January 31, 2011 by svenne101
@ChomskyReader

you are using the argument that many suicide bombers are using.

can you explain why the muslims are beaten up and treated very badly in south thailand, filiphines, russia, china , india.

you are a soft terrorist.

i am not white. shut up all your holes. there are many aspects of muslims that people dont like.

i am not worried about suicide bombers and terrorists.

but i am worried about chaos and anarchy you people create in the name of religion and finally setup islamic state with sharia laws . and arguing that shariaw laws are good for society.
20:30 January 31, 2011 by ChomskyReader
@thecraicer: Don't destort what I am trying to say, you know damn well, I don't mean the average man in the street, like yourself, who is easily fooled, the captains of industry and the men in power.

@mojofat: Obama? Tell me how many other people of colour in the US government that have positions of power? None!

@BobWas: Chomsky is great at exposing the corrupt system we live in and does his best to enlighten the ignorant!

@svenne101: The very world we live in today was established through, pillage, murder, rape, corruption dealt out by white men, so all that the muslims have been blamed for was taught to them by the white men that persecuted them and all other non white nations for centuries. Not forgetting what the roman catholic church was responsible for during the middle ages, you people don't seem to look for the root of the problem you are only touching the surface.

Take slavery, 400 years of murder, rape, forced migration these thing you guys forget, I think you need to get your heads in a few books and realise that what we are experiencing is a backlash, a time bomb.
20:32 January 31, 2011 by Puge Henis
comment removed? Shame TL.
20:36 January 31, 2011 by Swedesmith
Better check your history books, chomsky. There has been a lot of attrocities committed by blacks as well.
20:41 January 31, 2011 by ChomskyReader
@Swedesmith, nothing on the scale to white have been committed by whites, 400 years of slavery, the taking over of an entire continent, that is just for starters, what have blacks done to top that? Tell me Swedsmith what?
20:58 January 31, 2011 by BobWas
@chomskyreader

No other people of color in the US government that have positions of power? Tell that to Eric Holder, the US Attorney General.

Chomsky enlightens the ignorant? Chomsky relies on the ignorant not noticing he is an elite in what you call the "corrupt system." I have to hand it to the man -- he found a way to have his cake and eat it too
21:13 January 31, 2011 by Swedesmith
There is no perfect race. Not yours, not mine. Once you get that through your head, then maybe you can start relating to ALL people as your brother. Until then, you are just as big a racist as the people you label such.
21:15 January 31, 2011 by svenne101
@ChomskyReader

you are a hardcore islamist. you are talking about white people.

there are 3 billion non muslim and non white people opposing muslims. they dont want muslims as their neighbors.

muslims are incompatible in the non muslims society.
21:19 January 31, 2011 by ChomskyReader
I am not a racist Swedesmith, far from it! I am stating a fact. My sister is married to a whiteman, my brother is married to an indian, I too have two children one with a blackwoman and one with a white.

So you see racism was not allowed in my house whilst growing up, our parents did not tolerate it and neither do I, however I do speak my mind in closed and open company and I am talking from pure facts and nothing else.
21:31 January 31, 2011 by svenne101
what is rasicm finally????????????.

suppose african dont like korean and vice versa.

then who is rascist?

if you call other person rascist you are also idiot.
21:49 January 31, 2011 by Swedesmith
Okay, but don't claim that all attrocities in this world are the white man's doing. The Egyptians enslaved the Israelites if you recall.
22:28 January 31, 2011 by locaxy
This is awful news! I am an apostate. You know...those folks born into Islam but who escape it despite the death penalty hanging over their heads. I see religions in general as evil, and Islam in particular. But Jimmy and his followers are the worst possible way to tackle this issue. They do it from a populist nationalist angle, that only serves to drive a wedge us. What Sweden needs is a secularist party. One that doesn't think Islamic veil is a no-no, but a nun's veil is alright.

I listen to and read everything SD produces. And I can confidently say that they're nothing but xenophobic conservative right-wingers. Not that anybody cares...
23:54 January 31, 2011 by G Kin
@Swedesmith.

You wrote: "Better check your history books, chomsky. There has been a lot of attrocities committed by blacks as well. "

In the light of what ChomskyReader wrote, you were wrong at making that analogy. Don't even go there. It is a wound that is still bleeding blood today...

Given such a past, just immagine if black too choose the path of vengence.
00:59 February 1, 2011 by Njal
@chomskyreader

"I am not a racist Swedesmith, far from it!"

- bullsh@t

"So you see racism was not allowed in my house whilst growing up, our parents did not tolerate it and neither do I"

- based on what you've written and your double-standard thinking, nobody here believes you.

Pick any race that has ever been, and at some time or other, they have persecuted some other group of men. Skin colour is conicidental. or what would your reply be to the Arabs who enslaved men from the east coast of Africa long before white man arrived on the scene. But that is an uncomfortable fact for some, so they choose to ignore it, hypocites that they are.

Go get Noam Chompsky to give you a hug if you're feeling neglected.
02:41 February 1, 2011 by jbat
Juan Harry Bush... your nick already show who you really are...

Bussherrr supporter.. the war maker.. the real terrorist maker too!

first he create Osama... then make Osama terrorist.. now create create war againts muslim so many more stupid puppet muslim become terrorist... then..

US dollar US dollar!

Swedesmith???? this is a fake guy... his nick can easily proof it.. he is not even a Swede but call himself "Swede"smith...

http://www.exposingchristianity.com/inquisition.html
03:06 February 1, 2011 by Njal
@ G Kin

"Don't even go there. It is a wound that is still bleeding blood today"

- and who keeps it so G Kin? All of those white rulers of Africa no doubt.

"Given such a past, just immagine if black too choose the path of vengence"

- and who would they avenge themselves against G Kin? The dead? No one alive today is responsible for the 'triangle trade', so your comments seem inflammatory. How does Black on Black injustice fit into your views?
06:10 February 1, 2011 by Zhorka
Swedes are well known for their racism and xenophobia. In fact, the number of far-rights in Sweden is not 6% but closer to 50%, because the so-called Moderate Party is actually an analog of Le Pen's Front National. I can not fid an analog for the terrible fascist Sweden Democrats. Fair Swedes, unite against the brown plague! No Pasaran!!
06:49 February 1, 2011 by calebian22
Swedesmith,

Don't bother. The battle cry of racists who don't realize they are in fact racist always begins, "I am married to a ...." " I have a friend who is..." And of course the best of all, "How can I be a racist? I'm a minority!" Chomsky just needs a higher dose of Xanax.
10:03 February 1, 2011 by shame, shame
The Sweden Democrats and their supporters are not interested in "the truth" - they are only interested in identifying problems and producing evidence that they argue supports their contentions - well contention - that all problems in society are caused by immigrants in general and Muslims in particular.

When their "facts" are called into question by those who are actually eager to address problems instead of just apportion blame for them - they scream "PC" at all and sundry and refuse to amend their world view. A classic mistake that of finding facts to support a hypothesis and not using them to develop one.

Their arguments address two main areas:

economic - unemployment, taxes, priorities etc

and crime.

The fact is the vast majority of immigrants are in gainful employment - only marginally lower than "ethnic" Swedes,

and the vast majority of criminal acts are committed by "ethnic" Swedes.

This is not to say that 10% (14%) unemployment is not a problem it is. But blaming it all on a lax immigration policy (which is nonsense in the first case) is no way to address it.

And on their most recent issue - Islamic extremism - the security service (Säpo) has identified 200 people in a potential risk group in Sweden - of an immigrant population of over 1million.

They often no real solutions beyond tightening immigration. That's it, the sum of their labour market, crime and anti-terror policy. Real solutions that address the very real problems in Swedish society are totally absent.
11:26 February 1, 2011 by laviniutza
If , Sweden , or any other european country is such a rasist place to be for muslims , why are they still coming??? why arent they heading for Dubai , Kuweit , Qatar, etc. Rich muslim countris where they feel like ho , accepted , or even improve their lifestyle.

But, if this pll CHOOSE TO BE HERE, then they are the ones who need to change and adapt to a newer society , not us. Is swedes yard, then the rules are theirs. I have the option to saty or leave, if i stay i adapt.
13:37 February 1, 2011 by Rick Methven
Before this thread lost its way into the usual Muslim praising/bashing that is typical of some TL posters, there was a comment that SD needs to be confronted and the whole subject discussed openly. The Government needs to stop burying its head in the sand and initiate cross party discussions related to the real and perceived problems of immigration in Sweden. If that is done and progress is seen to being made, I'm sure that the support for SD will fade away as they will be shown up as Xenophobic Neo-Nazi group that they really are. They have a thinly veiled agenda to rid the country of ALL immigrants of whatever race or creed.

When think of support for SD think on these words of Martin Niemoeller

First they came for the Communists but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out.

Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists but I was not one of them, so I did not speak out.

Then they came for the Jews but I was not Jewish so I did not speak out.

And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.
15:56 February 1, 2011 by Juan Harry Bush
Well, that was a lot of gibberish from richard cranium strung out on meth no doubt.

...and now we return to our regularly scheduled program : )
15:56 February 1, 2011 by G Kin
@Njal.

We can divert the focus of this discussion if that is what you want.

Does it matter in this light if non of the white perpetrators of the injustices (against blacks in this case) is alive or not?. It was all senseless in the first place and it is not now that you can require sense out of it.

And mark you blacks are not only confined in the contenent of Africa. Neither are the injustices limited there.

Where you are today, where your society is today is shaped atleast in part by where you or your society is coming from. Your past.

Black on Black injustice is non of your business if you are an "outsider".
16:01 February 1, 2011 by Rick Methven
By which you mean

" I am a bear of VERY little brain and have no understanding of anything there are too many complicated theories for poor mentally challenged Juan Harry Bush to ever understand"
16:24 February 1, 2011 by Dave N
I have to laugh at Chomsky's ridiculous claim that he is not a racist while at the same time blaming everything bad that has ever happened on white men!

OK - Whites enslaved blacks for 400 years. So what? It was whites ( the British Navy) that stopped the Atlantic slave trade and the sea-borne East African slave trade too. Blacks and Arabs enslaved Blacks for thousands of years and haven't stopped yet. You can buy a girl slave in Sudan for instance, for about 30 US dollars!

Saudi Arabia only officially banned slavery in 1960 but they still keep them. Why? Because the Koran says it's OK.

Then there's the nasty whites conquering most of Africa... about 800 years after the Arabs themselves had conquered most of it, invaded Europe and slaughtered their way across India.

The problem the world faces is that the Muslms are on the move again. They are invading the Western world and setting up colonies. Unfortunately, only the likes of the Sweden Democrats will do anything to oppose this colonisation, so they are the only ones worth voting for. The rest are quislings, pure and simple.
16:32 February 1, 2011 by Rick Methven
@Dave N"The rest are quislings, pure and simple. "

The Quislings are the ones who sided with the Nazis, so Quislings in Sweden would be the ones who swallow the crap coming from SD
18:08 February 1, 2011 by Njal
@ G Kin

``We can divert the focus of this discussion if that is what you want.`

- wrong, you diverted it by making the discussion racial, read previous posts.

``Does it matter in this light if non of the white perpetrators of the injustices (against blacks in this case) is alive or not?. `

- yes, because no white person alive today need apologize for something that had nothing to do with them.

`` It was all senseless in the first place and it is not now that you can require sense out of it. ``

- what you really mean to say is, that it is senseless for any `white`person to try to deny any wrong doing associated with an ancient event, and still allows some people to claim victimization. Of course we know you also thought blacks being cruel to other blacks, is senseless as well.

``And mark you blacks are not only confined in the contenent of Africa. Neither are the injustices limited there. `

- so what. what`s your point.

``Where you are today, where your society is today is shaped atleast in part by where you or your society is coming from. Your past.``

- oh thank you for that bit of philosophy.

``Black on Black injustice is non of your business if you are an "outsider". `

- Then why are you telling us. You are aware Sweden is a white nation. Go away G Kin you`ll get no sympathy from us. Go be a victim somewhere else.
18:48 February 1, 2011 by soultraveler3
Nemesis in comment #1 hit the nail on the head.

The more the people in the ivory tower decide to just shout racist and ignore that there are some actual problems that need to be dealt with, the more support extremist parties will get.

They seem to forget that they are elected officals who were chosen to carry out the will of the people. They also chose to ignore that fact that the people also voted in SD members. It's their duty as politicians to work together with opposing parties to try and make the country a better place, not ignore, block and attempt to ban an entire party from discussions because they don't agree with their ideals. It's shameful that they act in this way and they shouldn't be surprised if support for more extreme parties continues to increase when they act they way they are.

Dave N in comment #38 also made a very good point. Every race and country have done things that are shameful and wrong. To continue to blame one race or group does nothing to help the situation. To ignore the bad things commited by your particular group / race in order to blame others is also wrong.

People need to stop playing victim and start taking responsibilty if the world is ever going to get better.
18:56 February 1, 2011 by Juan Harry Bush
@ Rick Meth

Is that your best comeback?

After much deliberation I have come to the conclusion that You're a Complete Moron : )

Maybe All the posters here should complain and have You and Your lame comments removed for breach of Stupidity : )
19:09 February 1, 2011 by Rick Methven
@JHB

Your continued illiterate rambling confirms my and others opinion of you...

ONE STUPID TROLL

there used to be a better class of troll on TL. Nowadays we are stuck with numskulls like you and and your buddy pal the Mexican/Italian food Junkie Ravioli.
19:44 February 1, 2011 by Juan Harry Bush
@Prick Meth

Wow, that was a brilliant comeback.

I guess Your a real expert on Trolls, being one Yourself.

BTW, Hows that Plexy-otomy going for You, can You see better now?

For those of You that didn't know, Rick underwent a surgury over the weekend.

He had a peice of plexy glass placed on his stomach so He could see where He was going, as He has His Head up His A$$ as most of You all know that.

Let's All wish Him a quick speedy recovery, as His postings are in dire need of improvement.

Check Mate : )
20:27 February 1, 2011 by G Kin
@Njal

If you would, just broaden your view then you wouldn't come across as narrow in perspective. I do not have to write an essay here for you to understand.

``Black on Black injustice is non of your business if you are an "outsider". `

-"" Then why are you telling us. You are aware Sweden is a white nation. Go away G Kin you`ll get no sympathy from us. Go be a victim somewhere else. ""

Your sympathy will mean absolutely nothing to me if you think I am asking for it. I know and have enough of my own personal experience of Sweden so do not jump into another issue by calling on me to leave. I am not one of those clinging on you your country; perhaps you feel so entitled to it?.

In my country I will still have to meet and deal with the likes of Swedes, do you understand?. The issue is how do we find our ways without stepping on each others toes?. But please, do not attempt an answer to that question cos you just can't.

My final post on this topic.
22:02 February 1, 2011 by Njal
@G Kin

"If you would, just broaden your view then you wouldn't come across as narrow in perspective"

- I'm not the one reducing it to a racial level, you are. If anyone needs to broaden their view, it is you.

"Your sympathy will mean absolutely nothing to me if you think I am asking for it."

- but you don't lose any time trying to 'guilt-trip' white people into feeling bad for something that doesn't concern anyone alive today.

"In my country I will still have to meet and deal with the likes of Swedes, do you understand?. The issue is how do we find our ways without stepping on each others toes?. But please, do not attempt an answer to that question cos you just can't."

- if you don't want a reply, don't write such garbage and expect no one to take you up on it. If you're having a hard time integrating, then leave, don't take it out on the Swedes. And understand, your half-baked logic (comments about whites being responsible for everything bad), may work in the lands you originally come from, but not here, we don't need 'non-whites' telling us how wicked we are, while you are enjoying the protection of our laws/lands etc...

The fact that you are here should be some token of that truth.
18:49 February 2, 2011 by Chickybee
@ Zhorka: I think it's very worrying that you can make the same assumptions you are complaining about. Sweden has great tolerance and has admitted far too many Muslim immigrants who cannot be integrated.

The problems of Muslim immigrants in Europe is now not only widespread but well-known throughout France, Belgium, Denmark, Holland, the UK, etc. The religious and racial hatred towards Jews in the South of Sweden found strong support from Islamists and has been highlighted. Yet, it is something that unlike in Denmark, that does not get discussed even though we know it goes on.

I think that much more commitment to social and religious integration by immigrants in Sweden by Muslims would not only be more welcome - it would counteract the 'need' for the rise of such political parties. Muslims have moved to Sweden and must respect its laws and culture = NOT the other way round.
07:11 February 3, 2011 by marcelj
The fact is, is that mixed races don't work very well. Melting pots don't work. Just look at japan as an example of a nation without people problems. They simple don't let in other races, and if they do it is only for a short time. Borders laungage and culture are important in order to maintain who we are. We dilute ourselves when we allow to many outsiders in. Soon we are taken over by these new people who use our freedom to take it away from us. Political correctness is a mental disorder and slow suicide.
07:48 February 3, 2011 by randyt
Man, there seems to be a lot of racist on here tonight. One would think all of the Old South, slave owning folks were commenting here.

By the way there is not such thing as melting pots, multicultural societies are more like stew pots where everyone mixes together to make a fine dish (country) but retain their individual flavors (cultures) to some degree. If they did not the dish (country) would be very boring - in that sense Japan is boring if you live there as long as I did. Although in Okinawa there is this great place for tacos, Charlie's Tacos! And the first square hamburger I ever had was there and not at Wendy's. And then in northern Japan I had my first boneless fried chicken, much better than McDonald's Chicken Bug-nuggets!!

According to the article; "The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats garnered 6.3 percent of voter support in Monday's poll by daily Dagens Nyheter (DN) and polling institute Synovate, up 1.7 percentage points from the last survey in December." Heck neither of those percentages are much more that a margin of error in most polls.

I do believe Sweden, and most countries for that matter, might take a lesson from Denmark's N.F.S. Grundtvig when it comes to honoring and protection all of our citizens. Citizens be they white, black, Lutheran, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim or just plain old heathens - or if they are natural or naturalized.

Peace!
01:11 February 4, 2011 by alecLoTh
Of course there will be a rise! The right has risen all over Europe, why would Sweden be unique.

What's more interesting is where it will reach 'peak'. . The extent of the rise is what determines what that means for non-Europeans in Europe.
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After having lived in Sweden for a certain number of years, many ex-pats start asking, “Am I going native or what?” Check out The Local's guide to tell-tale signs that you may be more integrated into Swedish society than you first realized. READ (19 COMMENTS) »

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Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »

"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »

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