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The suggestion that Sweden is homogeneous is too common and simply false. I've lived in Stockholm for 6 months and it's a very diverse city. Far more cultural and economic diversity than, say, many Midwestern cities of comparable size. In fact, wikipedia can point you to the facts "As of 2011, Statistics Sweden reported that around 19.6% or 1.858.000 inhabitants of Sweden had foreign background, defined as born abroad or born in Sweden by two parents born abroad." (from "Demographics of Sweden")

What is more, the notion that homogeneity and IQ have anything to do with the capacity of a nation to recycle is both offensive and absurd.



It's the standard racial theory of Scandinavian social order aka 'We would be like them, except better, if it weren't for those stupid, violent, harmony-disrupting minorities.'


It's definitely not homogenous. It's getting "culturally enriched" by Somali Muslim "refugees" over time. The enrichment includes street harassment of Swedish women, no-go enclaves of illegal immigrants, increased rape rates, female genital mutilation, and other nice things.

If you get an ethnic Swede drunk and ask him about third world immigration and its effect on his nation, be prepared for an eye opener!


Oh, and there's lots of racism too, as represented here. We even have a party in the parliament that represents opinions like that.


Yeah, nationalist / nativist parties seem to be part and parcel of the European nations - e.g. Front National in France, PVV in Netherlands.


I'm an ethnic Swede and I hope Internet anonymity is a sufficient substitute for being drunk. I don't mind the immigrants. I think the overall effect on the nation is positive.

And I'm fed up with stupid racists that think that they just say what everyone really thinks. You don't represent us. We think you are stupid and ignorant.


Definitely agree about the racists.


Much like the internet at large is getting culturally enriched by trolls from flashback. Is it really necessary to bring a conversation about recycling down to this level?




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