Swedish Racists

What gets me about Swedish racist is the fact that they have absolutely no reason to be that way, it’s nothing but an ignorant choice.

Obviously being racist is a choice whoever you are and wherever you live but you still have to put that racism into context, place it within that particular culture and society. Indian’s who don’t want their daughters marrying someone of a lower caste (or Muslims, blacks or whites for that matter..) have had it ingrained in their culture and in their society that that is the way it should be and everyone thinks that way. American white racism against the black and Hispanic population should be viewed in the context of slavery and Latin American immigration. Israel and Palestine, Jews and Muslim etc. There’s a long standing historical context to the racism in these cases, it’s still fucking stupid and disgusting and ignorant but it has context that can to some extent explain it.

There is no historical context for racism in Sweden. There is no century long battles between religion, there’s been no forced combination of two countries or races or anything. The make-up of the Swedish population consists of people born there and refugees. That’s it. The foreigners in Sweden are there because they have fled wars. Sure there’s your odd EU immigrant as well but it’s mainly asylum seekers. Who we should take the utmost care to look after and treat with respect and love and kindness. Because we can.

There has been no hardship in Sweden for centuries, the normal 17th-18th century poverty and that but that’s it. Sweden has never suffered under a dictator or terror or oppression. EVER. Swedes have no idea what it’s like to live in a country where any bit of their life is infringed. There is all the societal freedoms you can think of, you will always have food to eat and water to drink, you will always have a roof over your head, you will always have access to education and health care.

So when you who have suffered no real hardship in life (comparable to those you think less worthy) you have NO right to be a dick to others. You should be grateful you have been so lucky in life and extend whatever you can to those who haven’t been so lucky, which in its most basic form comes to not thinking people of a different skin colour or country origin are less than you.

The immigrants and refugees in Sweden are not  a threat to you. They are not taking your jobs or your women. They are not costing society trillions. They are not even there because they necessarily want to. Which makes your racism against them so much worse because you have zero need to be that way. Nothing in your societal context calls for even the smallest hint of racism.  

But the absolute worst part of the ignorant racists in Sweden is the fact that they feel entitled to feel that way. They feel they can justify it, they waive it around like proud badge of honour. Which makes it so much more disgusting and heart breaking. Unfortunately it’s also a consequence of the non-troublesome society we have created – people lose their sense of empathy and hatred starts to grow when you cannot fill your life with meaning.