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You forgot to mention how some of your best friends are immigrants.

An incompetent government and corrupt politicians can ruin anything. Including their own immigration policies by being dysfunctional and in the end boosting the anti-immigration forces on the other end of the political spectrum.

Interesting times.

Last time I checked, Sweden was ran pretty well and corruption was low.

There seems to be a vocal contingent of disenfranchised young white males with a sense of entitlement. Most of them will grow out of it, and any sane political environment is flexible enough to accommodate them in the meantime.

Like so many things, the Internet makes it seem interesting, but I'm not sure there will actually be "interesting times" ahead in the classical Chinese sense.

Sure its officially low, even though we just measured a new all time high in corruption. most of it will be hidden and institutionalized.

Imho these severe penalties on victimless crimes, based on foreign lobbying shows ... something, but it is not the will of the people, not independence, not justice, not really functional democracy.

Thanks for proving my point and making me more sure that I am correct. You can't be critical of developments that are statistically backed without being downvoted and ridiculed by the politically correct people.

If you really want to know, I am currently dating an immigrant but I do not have many friends that are immigrants.

There is nothing I can do or say, or not do and not say, that will make you less sure that you are correct. That's the whole extent of the problem.

Fortunately I don't have to. Statistically, at some point you're going to find something that is important in your life, and you will find out that, "Hey, Sweden is actually a pretty neat place to live!"

The goal of the "politically correct people" in the meantime is to call out racist bullshit for what it is, and hope other angry young people don't get caught up in the narrative.

> There is nothing I can do or say, or not do and not say, that will make you less sure that you are correct. That's the whole extent of the problem.

Isn't that very true for yourself as well? Even more true most likely since I rely on data and experience when I make my claims. Please point out what "racist bullshit" I have written for example. I know some of what I have written is anecdotes and of course not everyone will have been a victim of crimes but I still think it is interesting for non-Swedish people to read stories from people that actually have experienced crimes and the changes the society have undergone.

I have never once stated that Sweden is not a neat place to live, in fact, I very much like Sweden. But there is a big difference in liking a country and feeling secure, isn't it?

I have a lot of things I consider important in my life, but just because I do doesn't mean that I am blind to the changes I see in the society around me.

You haven't called out any racist bullshit, because what I have written is unfortunately not bullshit. It is very disrespectful of you to even claim that. In fact, you haven't called out anything except downvote and try to humiliate a person you don't agree with. You at least do a good job at that.

Ha, reminds me of another comment on HN. Someone pointed out statistics of recent crime rates somewhere in Sweden and another said something along the lines of "But that's still on the level of a typical American city."

Yes, like that is something positive. Sweden is becoming more and more like the US and that is something I do not like in most regards.

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