Swedish Conditions, Or, Something is Rotten in the State of Sweden

by Lars Hedegaard, translated by Norman Berdichevsky (March 2012)

A preface by the translator, Dr. Norman Berdichevsky, author of An Introduction to Danish Culture.

A climate prevails in Sweden that recalls the preliminary stage of totalitarianism according to Gunnar Sandelin who lost his job on account of his views.

The Swedish Spring

As reported in Sappho’s report a short time ago, we were a few guys from Denmark who drove over the bridge to Malmo on January 31 in order to take part in the newly begun Swedish Free Press Society’s first public meeting. Well, there is of course, public and public. As Jyllands-Posten’s correspondent remarked in his reporting on February 2nd, it was quite remarkable that 120 people had made their way to Ungdommens Hus, (The Young People’s House), since the meeting had not been advertised.

The police were similarly well prepared in sufficient number to prevent any disturbance. A travelling Norwegian had counted not less than 20 uniformed and armed policemen within the building and on the surrounding streets.

Into the picture arrived several gruff looking watchmen in civilian clothes who would protect the artist Lars Vilks, under threat of death.

Dangerous information

What were then the dangerous views that had been proposed that afternoon in the cold Malmø? What was the information that a group of elite Swedish pundits and journalists believed that the Swedish People would be better off not hearing?

One got a brilliant impression of this by listening to the Swedish journalist Gunnar Sandelin’s contribution. Since writing an article a couple of years ago on Swedish immigration policy and its consequences, this former staff member of SVT (Sweden’s Television) has not been able to find a steady job.

Since 1980, approximately 400.000 asylum seekers have been awarded the right of permanent residence in Sweden, but only 7 pct. of them are actual refugees and if one includes these with those who have a need for protection, they (real asylum seekers and those who need to remain in Sweden for their safety), constitute a third of the total at most.

How many in the same period of time have come to Sweden as a consequence of reuniting families is not clear but experts guess that it is matter of at least one person per asylum seeker. Therefore, the so called asylum immigration constitutes at least 800.000.

Uncomfortable Facts

According to Sandelin, there is an array of facts that should make Sweden feel especially uncomfortable, if these could be discussed openly. Sweden is the number one country in the world per capita when it comes to reception of refugees and compared with Denmark and Finland, 7 to 8 times as many “refugees” per capita are given permanent residence. 96 pct. of the asylum seekers arrive without identity papers. Half of the asylum seekers who receive the right to remain in Sweden, have no or an extremely scarce elementary education or work training experience.

Lie After Lie

Staff members of  Migrationsverket, which administers the Swedish immigration policy, are quite clear about the real conditions and can relate anonymously on hundreds of examples of systematic asylum fraud.

Gunnar Sandelin cited an anonymous staff member at   Migrationsverket:

Politically Correct Terror

Gunnar Sandelin was able to report on hundreds of e-mails, letters and telephone conversations from people who don’t dare say what they mean for fear of being called a racist or xenophobe.”We have a politically correct terror in this country. People are afraid of being frozen out of their job and of being socially excluded. They are also afraid to speak about the problems with their partners. This even applies to those who have been successful in life.”

Examples:

Journalists who do not publicly dare eat lunch with Sandelin for fear of the reaction at their workplace.

The experienced writer Julia Caesar, who must write her book and her articles under a pseudonym for fear of retaliatory measures.

The Christian minister who does not dare speak out about what he has experienced in the way of Muslim influence in the church whose leadership he regards as politically motivated.

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