Globalissues iconGlobalissuesSep 10, 2026 ~1 min source read

A Spectre is Haunting Europe — the Spectre of Ultra-Nationalism

In Sweden it is election year and summer reporting has been supplemented by a debate about "hate speech against ethnic groups". If individual tragedies connected with murders upset people, many seem to be indifferent to the fact that entire population groups are targeted by politicians.

A Spectre is Haunting Europe — the Spectre of Ultra-Nationalism

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In Sweden it is election year and summer reporting has been supplemented by a debate about "hate speech against ethnic groups".

If individual tragedies connected with murders upset people, many seem to be indifferent to the fact that entire population groups are targeted by politicians.

Swedish social media is overloaded with outcries about "Muslim" immigration and concerns about Sweden becoming "Islamized" and in danger of being transformed into a new Afghanistan.

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In Sweden it is election year and summer reporting has been supplemented by a debate about "hate speech against ethnic groups". If individual tragedies connected with murders upset people, many seem to be indifferent to the fact that entire population groups are targeted by politicians. Swedish social media is overloaded with outcries about "Muslim" immigration and concerns about Sweden becoming "Islamized" and in danger of being transformed into a new Afghanistan.

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