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geek tragedy

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12. Scandinavian countries have a good thing going.

Reply to uawchild (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 03:38 PM

Oct 2015

They're understandably reluctant to embrace destabilizing influences.

These places aren't the United States--they depend on social stability, which is reflected in their safety net programs.

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Racist violence reveals Sweden’s xenophobic underbelly [View all] uawchild Oct 2015 OP

Roughly half of everyone everywhere leans conservative, Hortensis Oct 2015 #1

No reference to the rape problems in Sweden? Or the demographics of the perps? n/t HickFromTheTick Oct 2015 #2

Trollhattan?! KamaAina Oct 2015 #3

great place name, eh? lol n/t uawchild Oct 2015 #5

The epidemic of rapes by immigrants isn't helping FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #4

would you have links to this? uawchild Oct 2015 #6

Just Google Sweden rape crisis FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #7

Ok... the only one from a major source I could find was this... uawchild Oct 2015 #11

Unfortunately, the reports are everywhere DFW Oct 2015 #8

I found many...but it's hard to find any from sites that aren't of dubious objectivity. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #9

Most cultures 1939 Oct 2015 #10

Scandinavian countries have a good thing going. geek tragedy Oct 2015 #12

The government and most people are liberal and welcome refugees. The right pampango Oct 2015 #13

Anyone with even the most basic understanding of human nature hifiguy Oct 2015 #14

The source is the source but here is another article. Jim Beard Oct 2015 #15

Then turn your ass around hifiguy Oct 2015 #17

And then there are the most like this person.... Jim Beard Oct 2015 #16

Those are the kind of folks hifiguy Oct 2015 #18

You are 100% correct Jim Beard Oct 2015 #19

I agree. romanic Oct 2015 #20

I see that with some Jim Beard Oct 2015 #21