Post by cjm on Apr 2, 2017 16:56:24 GMT
How wrong was Trump about Sweden?
Maybe Sweden doth protest too much.
Two days after President Trump was ridiculed for criticizing the country’s refugee policies, residents of a Stockholm suburb populated mostly by immigrants clashed with police.
About 20 to 30 masked men threw stones and other objects at police after they arrested a man on drug dealing charges. It’s not the same as suicide bombers blowing up an airport or gunmen mowing down concert-goers. But the incident in Rinkeby highlights the real challenges associated with poverty and immigrant assimilation. It also shows the risk of treating all Trump utterances with equal contempt. Some are more contemptible than others.
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Maybe Sweden doth protest too much.
Two days after President Trump was ridiculed for criticizing the country’s refugee policies, residents of a Stockholm suburb populated mostly by immigrants clashed with police.
About 20 to 30 masked men threw stones and other objects at police after they arrested a man on drug dealing charges. It’s not the same as suicide bombers blowing up an airport or gunmen mowing down concert-goers. But the incident in Rinkeby highlights the real challenges associated with poverty and immigrant assimilation. It also shows the risk of treating all Trump utterances with equal contempt. Some are more contemptible than others.
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