Sleight of Hand: By taking a zoomed out map screenshot with no context, this might look pretty close. In reality, the “short distance away” H&M he points out is in another district, and 31 minutes on foot from Rinkeby.
But in any case, H&M is not a benchmark—obviously. I mentioned it in context of highlighting the difference in social values reflected in the clothing that is sold (or expected to be sold). This isn’t just superficial. Modesty culture permeates much more than fashion.
There were many young girls and even toddlers (and some babies) dressed in modesty garb. Purity fashion operates within a system. To ignore that means ignoring women and girls. Easy to do in the ivory tower, much harder when you live in the community as a dissident woman.
There’s been a general decline of homicides in West, but that rate has been lower in Sweden than other W European countries. Additionally, as you pointed out, gun murders have gone up. Most involved are those w/foreign backgrounds. dn.se/nyheter/sverig…
Additionally, Sweden is experiencing record levels of criminality of other kinds — like sexual offenses — that don’t necessarily result in death. The data on convicted rapists is out: bbc.com/news/world-eur…
Integration, criminality, & extremism are complicated subjects to tackle. I’m not a scholar on these but I believe that the prevailing univariate analysis (using racism) is part of the reason why the problems exist on this scale.
My family’s refugee experience has shaped me in one very important regard: I reject the Noble Savage worldview that romanticizes regression when it comes from non-whites. Additionally, I don’t have the guilt that ties the hands of others from criticizing bad cultural practices.
Swedish elite left can & will continue to deny & deflect to uphold “Sverigebilden”—Sweden’s image—but the people who will suffer because of that will be women, sexual minorities, & vulnerable immigrants themselves.
Sweden’s institutionalisation of multiculturalism began in 1975, when a parliament led by Social Democrat Olof Palme rejected assimilation in favour of policies that encouraged separatism. The consequences have become catastrophic. My latest: nationalreview.com/magazine/2018/…
