Bruce Bawer: While Sweden Slept
den meget belæste Bawer polemiserer mod Economist´s poppede demokrati-undersøgelse. I et ægte demokrati ville denne artikel have stået på DN Debatt eller SvD Brännpunkt, hvor intet imidlertid brænder på. En artikel der burde komme på dansk og norsk! (ps. ingen ved faktisk om der er 3 eller 500.000 muslimer i Sverige):
-"Now it's Sweden's turn. The Economist Intelligence Unit, associated with the Economist magazine, has awarded the title of world's most democratic country to Sweden. For many observers, this is not only wrong — it's staggeringly, outrageously misinformed.
- Sweden is, after all, a country in which the people are fed by their political, press, and intellectual establishment an unvarying diet of propaganda promoting the socialist welfare state, demonizing Israel, and whitewashing Islam. As for America, the official view was neatly captured in a post-September 11 editorial in the nation's largest newspaper, Aftonbladet, which assured readers that the terrorists who attacked New York and Washington weren't Sweden's enemies but simply hated "U.S. imperialism," a reasonable position given that "the U.S. is the greatest mass murderer of our time." Such views, taught in Sweden's classrooms and enshrined in Sweden's state-approved schoolbooks, are reiterated daily by Sweden's mainstream press organizations, all of which are either government-owned or government-subsidized.
- Dissent is powerfully discouraged. In Sweden, whose murder rate is currently twice that of America and where Muslims now constitute over 10% of the population and are disproportionately unemployed and prone to violence, the Swedish press routinely depicts America as crime-ridden. Polls show that the majority of Swedes are deeply disturbed by their country's dramatic social changes and highly critical of the policies that brought them about. Yet the crime and violence generally go unreported, so only rarely does any of the criticism seep into the press. Though two-thirds of Swedes question whether Islam is compatible with Western society, this issue is simply not open for public discussion. [..]
- In 1972, the British historian Roland Huntford titled his book about Sweden "The New Totalitarians." He is echoed by a number of observers today who describe Sweden as an example of "soft totalitarianism." Are they right? That's a matter for debate — though it's a debate that won't take place in Sweden.
The New York Sun
Bawers artikel er sammen med Christopher Caldwells "Islam on the Outskirts of the Welfare State" i New York Times, noget af det vigtigste der er skrevet i pressen om Sverige i 2006. Svenske journalister overlader i høj grad det "beskidte arbejde" til udlændinge.
Islam skönmålat på seminarium
- Enligt den rikskände religionsdocenten bygger det mesta av västvärldens kritik mot islam på fördomar, ofta byggda på idéer från kolonialtiden.
– Under denna tid ansåg man att muslimer var lata, våldsbenägna och besatta av sexualitet, förklarade han inför en till vissa delar mycket entusiastisk publik.Genom olika kanaler, inte minst massmedia, hålls fördomar om islam vid liv in i våra dagar menar Christer Hedin.
Världen idag påpekar att den muslimska världen de facto har stora brister i fråga om mänskliga rättigheter. Christer Hedin medger detta och pekar återigen på de forna kolonialmakternas ansvar.
Världen Idag
Bach og julehandel
det syder af øl, madduft og oprømte svenskere overalt i byen - video min 1:12 (© Snaphanen)
-"Now it's Sweden's turn. The Economist Intelligence Unit, associated with the Economist magazine, has awarded the title of world's most democratic country to Sweden. For many observers, this is not only wrong — it's staggeringly, outrageously misinformed.
- Sweden is, after all, a country in which the people are fed by their political, press, and intellectual establishment an unvarying diet of propaganda promoting the socialist welfare state, demonizing Israel, and whitewashing Islam. As for America, the official view was neatly captured in a post-September 11 editorial in the nation's largest newspaper, Aftonbladet, which assured readers that the terrorists who attacked New York and Washington weren't Sweden's enemies but simply hated "U.S. imperialism," a reasonable position given that "the U.S. is the greatest mass murderer of our time." Such views, taught in Sweden's classrooms and enshrined in Sweden's state-approved schoolbooks, are reiterated daily by Sweden's mainstream press organizations, all of which are either government-owned or government-subsidized.
- Dissent is powerfully discouraged. In Sweden, whose murder rate is currently twice that of America and where Muslims now constitute over 10% of the population and are disproportionately unemployed and prone to violence, the Swedish press routinely depicts America as crime-ridden. Polls show that the majority of Swedes are deeply disturbed by their country's dramatic social changes and highly critical of the policies that brought them about. Yet the crime and violence generally go unreported, so only rarely does any of the criticism seep into the press. Though two-thirds of Swedes question whether Islam is compatible with Western society, this issue is simply not open for public discussion. [..]
- In 1972, the British historian Roland Huntford titled his book about Sweden "The New Totalitarians." He is echoed by a number of observers today who describe Sweden as an example of "soft totalitarianism." Are they right? That's a matter for debate — though it's a debate that won't take place in Sweden.
The New York Sun
Bawers artikel er sammen med Christopher Caldwells "Islam on the Outskirts of the Welfare State" i New York Times, noget af det vigtigste der er skrevet i pressen om Sverige i 2006. Svenske journalister overlader i høj grad det "beskidte arbejde" til udlændinge.
Islam skönmålat på seminarium
- Enligt den rikskände religionsdocenten bygger det mesta av västvärldens kritik mot islam på fördomar, ofta byggda på idéer från kolonialtiden.
– Under denna tid ansåg man att muslimer var lata, våldsbenägna och besatta av sexualitet, förklarade han inför en till vissa delar mycket entusiastisk publik.Genom olika kanaler, inte minst massmedia, hålls fördomar om islam vid liv in i våra dagar menar Christer Hedin.
Världen idag påpekar att den muslimska världen de facto har stora brister i fråga om mänskliga rättigheter. Christer Hedin medger detta och pekar återigen på de forna kolonialmakternas ansvar.
Världen Idag
Bach og julehandel
det syder af øl, madduft og oprømte svenskere overalt i byen - video min 1:12 (© Snaphanen)
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fredag, december 08, 2006
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