My brother and his family are here in the US for the holidays. He has lived in Sweden for the past 16 years and both he and his wife work in Academia (which of course is typically a left leaning profession). I asked him what he thought of the current refugee crisis and he was not that concerned. He argued that a lot of the refugees coming in from Syria are highly educated and Sweden has vast amounts of unused land. Plus he said that the aging population will need workers to "take care of them". I brought up the fact that Sweden already has a population of Muslims who have not assimilated into Swedish culture. Also, Sweden actually has a decent birth rate compared with the rest of Europe. He is however concerned about the amount Roma (Gypsies) flooding into the country as they beg on every street corner, even in the well to do Stockholm suburbs where he lives. I would bet large sums of money that if I interviewed blue collar Swedes, I would get a different perspective on the refugee crisis. Sweden is a small country and would not take much for their culture and the country as they know it to be completely gone within a few generations if the mass migration of Muslims into Sweden continues at the current pace. fan27
Your brother really has no other choice, cause if he were to change his views he can kiss his academic career goodbye. In Europe there's now a de facto "Berufsverbot'' in higher end jobs for those that have politically incorrect views.
You are absolutly right. Now try to reflect on why is that so. - why are the worst elements of Muslim encouraged to continue in their wickedness, instead of facing the law? - why are the worst elements of Muslim encouraged to prosper, instead of being restricted - at least by the law enforcement - why are the decent muslims systematically slided and discouraged to continue being decent? At least, in France, measures are starting to be taken to straighten out the people who claim to be "muslim", but who by their actions are just "I still have to find the word to describe it well".
Good point. Like most universities, his place of employment is dependent on funding from the state. Plus, he and his wife's research has been in alternative energy sources, which is cool but of course requires a heavy hand from the state to get off the ground. Combine all that with serious group think going on at Universities and I don't see how his political views could be anything but what they are. fan27
The "group think" on this site is far stronger, and often more ignorant in nature. Thankfully, there are projects involving intelligent, educated people sharing ideas.