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Fire Walk With Me

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Thu May 23, 2013, 01:10 PM May 2013

Swedish riots rage for fourth night (long-term unemployment and poverty) [View all]

OccupyHarrisonburg ?@OccupyHburg

Swedish riots rage for fourth night in unrest sparked by long-term youth unemployment and poverty. JV #ows #ohb... http://fb.me/2DSkfYPRk


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/23/swedish-riots-stockholm?guni=Network+front%3Anetwork-front+main-3+Main+trailblock%3ANetwork+front+-+main+trailblock%3APosition6

Hundreds of youths burnt down a restaurant, set fire to more than 30 cars and attacked police during a fourth night of rioting in the suburbs of Stockholm, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and resentment among asylum seekers.

Violence spread across the Swedish capital on Wednesday, as large numbers of young people rampaged through the suburbs, throwing stones, breaking windows and destroying cars. Police in the southern city of Malmo said two cars had been set ablaze.

Media reports said a police station was set on fire in Stockholm's southern suburb of Rågsved, where several people were also detained. No one was hurt.

Rioters defied a call for calm from the country's prime minister, going on the rampage after nightfall damaging stores, schools, a police station and an arts and crafts centre in the four days of violence.

(More at the link. Cross-posted from Occupy Underground. I try to pay attention to such things and didn't know Sweden were hit by forced "austerity" and unemployment. Thank you US "media".)

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Can someone enlighten me..... clarice May 2013 #1
no one ????? nt clarice May 2013 #2
I want to learn as well. This story came to me as a complete surprise. Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #4
Fire, I actually broke down and looked up a link. clarice May 2013 #8
Interesting, thank you! n/t Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #16
Sweden isn't part of the Netherlands. Or 'Netherland regions'. Matariki May 2013 #46
Apparently my geography is as poor as my awareness of their current goings-on. Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #60
:-) Matariki May 2013 #62
Sweden was an early adopter of neoliberalization. A lot of people still think Sweden is what it was HiPointDem May 2013 #34
And here I thought Sweden was perfect. Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #3
"And here I thought Sweden was perfect" Cali_Democrat May 2013 #5
It's one of the few countries used to contrast the bad ol' USA. Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #6
I don't get it. nt clarice May 2013 #7
All the countries you mentioned.... Cali_Democrat May 2013 #9
And as we speak, more rioters. nt Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #10
And how many deaths from the riots? Cali_Democrat May 2013 #11
Sweden, where even the riots are awesome. Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #13
Who said riots are awesome? Cali_Democrat May 2013 #14
Oh for fuck's sake Uzair May 2013 #54
apples to oranges. (no text) Quantess May 2013 #55
So the U.S. has nothing to learn from Swedish society? Blue_Tires May 2013 #27
Nope. Riots. MNBrewer May 2013 #29
that's because most americans don't know (because US media doesn't see fit to tell them) that HiPointDem May 2013 #35
Apparently the Swedish PM and Karl Rove are buddies. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #32
Dam...how does that slime ball find work?! Rex May 2013 #49
He is the Prince of Darkness. Slime wannabees pay him big time for his tricks. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #52
How cute. Rex May 2013 #45
This is terrible.. jessie04 May 2013 #12
That's not true. Quantess May 2013 #15
OK...why do you think they're rioting? jessie04 May 2013 #19
Why should Sweden elevate multiculturalism over geek tragedy May 2013 #20
It all started when Quantess May 2013 #21
it has less to do with multiculturalism than neoliberal economic policies. HiPointDem May 2013 #36
BINGO! Got it in one..... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #53
I wasn't aware leftynyc May 2013 #17
I don't know, but clarice May 2013 #18
I have no idea leftynyc May 2013 #24
Sweden. nt clarice May 2013 #42
Also, There are no "poor jobs" in Sweden, due to high minimum wage Quantess May 2013 #22
Spending on welfare benefits such as pensions, unemployment and incapacity assistance has fallen HiPointDem May 2013 #37
That's nice to know. However, I was on the topic of wages, welfare, and student aid. Quantess May 2013 #38
and i was responding to your comment about how they get welfare if they don't get a job. HiPointDem May 2013 #39
I'm not sure what is supposed to be so compelling about those figures. Quantess May 2013 #40
OECD nations include greece, hungary, spain, turkey, portugal, poland, mexico, estonia, hungary, HiPointDem May 2013 #41
This is interesting. Quantess May 2013 #43
"60 Minutes" did a recent story on Afghan boys moondust May 2013 #23
That's a shitty reason to emigrate leftynyc May 2013 #25
It is. moondust May 2013 #26
To be fair, when you're poor and your country is mired in shit Blue_Tires May 2013 #31
I have no problem with immigration leftynyc May 2013 #33
Total bullshit. Daniel537 May 2013 #44
Yep, well said eissa May 2013 #47
or possibly things have changed in sweden since the 60s. HiPointDem May 2013 #48
The '60s? Oh please. Quantess May 2013 #51
maybe if you paid attention to the conversation....you might get it. nothing to do with pot. HiPointDem May 2013 #56
Curious... what do you think about the lengthy response I wrote to you downthread? Quantess May 2013 #57
i haven't seen it yet. HiPointDem May 2013 #58
Oops I meant upthread. Quantess May 2013 #59
you mean this one? HiPointDem May 2013 #63
WTF are you insinuating?! Quantess May 2013 #61
what is this something that i don't feel comfortable talking about? i have no idea what you mean. HiPointDem May 2013 #64
That is completely true! Quantess May 2013 #50
They'd faint then Aerows May 2013 #28
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