Sweden has been known as the Mecca for the socialism model, a sort of solidarity for all of socialism’s goodness under “one roof.” Well, the socialism’s darling may have been delivered a blow to its personification. After six consecutive nights of almost inexplicable, rioting in Stockholm, rioting continues.
Telegraph reports “This weekend, after six consecutive nights of rioting, Mr Mohammed was not the only one questioning the Swedish social model’s preference for the carrot over the stick. Many Swedes were left asking why a country that prides itself on a generous welfare state, liberal social attitudes and a welcoming attitude towards immigrants should ever have race riots in the first place.”
“It’s true that the welfare system here is an example to the rest of the world, so if you fall here you do not fall all the way to the bottom,” he said. “But people don’t like being dependent on social welfare, and there is hidden racism.”
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rt.com5/21/13
Hundreds youths hurling rocks, burning cars and smashing windows for the second day in a row in Stockholm say they are protesting against police brutality and inequality.
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www.businessinsider.com5/25/13
LIKE the millions of other ordinary Swedes whom he now sees himself as one of, Mohammed Abbas fears his dream society is now under threat. When he first arrived in Stockholm as refugee from Iran in 1994, the vast Husby …
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