It started with Durban 1 followed by Durban 2 and now the Durban 3 global conference against racism is fast approaching on the wintry horizon.
Question is how the people of Sweden and their political representatives relate to the prospect/ agenda of Durban 3?
It is a particularly televant question especially in the wake of the Sweden Democrats’ spectacular successes in the last parliamentary elections – before and after which there has been some hoopla and much hullabaloo about the following subjects:
- Racism
- Anti-Semitism
- Islamophobia
- Xenophobia
- Immigration
Right now there is a bill granting official recognition of Multicultural Rights on the table and some of those opposed to the idea have (some say extreme, others say normal) concerns about the conservation of what is Swedish Culture and the possible threat of it being overly influenced – not only by TV – but also by the living presence of other people and other cultures that are part and parcel of the Swedish whole-ness.
Durban 1 and Durban 2 have not been entirely smooth and easy for all concerned …….