The state of Sweden is in a state of complete denial

Flopping Aces ^ | 02-21-17 | DrJohn

[Starman417]

If an asteroid was headed for Sweden, the response of the Swedes would be to deny it, right up to impact. They would not get excited. They would not react. They would just die.

Because they're so open minded and tolerant.

Donald Trump made a statement, admittedly clumsy, about the effect of immigrants on Sweden. It ain't pretty. He was roundly ridiculed.

Now, a few days later riots have broken out in the Stockholm neighborhood of Rinkeby:

Riots broke out in a predominantly immigrant neighborhood of Stockholm Monday night, as residents clashed with police officers and set vehicles on fire, Swedish police say.

Officers were forced to call in reinforcements when a crowd began to gather in the suburb of Rinkeby during the arrest of a suspect, according to a statement from Stockholm police. Stockholm regional police chief Ulf Johansson said the clashes may have been a result of their "increased pressure on criminals in the area." The clashes come days after US President Donald Trump suggested that immigrants in Sweden were to blame for an increase in crime across the country.

https://youtu.be/YNdEBvQSeTY

It's interesting how many different ways a story can be reported. I'd like you to pay attention to how this was reported by different new sources.

RT

Police say between 30-50 people were involved in the disturbances.

Seven or eight cars were destroyed.

When it comes to the cops and most political leaders, this is just another day at the fjord.

The LA Times reported that the riots followed a drug arrest  and that the rioting was not particularly widespread. Police spokeman Lars Bystron was quoted as saying

“This kind of situation doesn't happen that often but it is always regrettable when it happens,”

Let's see how politicians are responding. From Express UK:

Erik Åkerlund, who is chief in Botkyrka, southern Stockholm, criticised reports claims there are more than 50 lawless areas in the Scandinavian country as he claimed they should actually be seen as "go-go zones" for officials.

And

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has dismissed claims migrants are to blame for most serious crimes

But from RT

Benjamin Dousa, a Moderate politician from Rinkeby, told Expressen.se that riots and car burnings are part of everyday life in the district.

“On average, we have one riot in the month, a car fire per day, and the most shootings across the country,” he claimed, before alleging that there are between 800-1000 professional criminal youth in Rinkeby and some surrounding areas.

A retired police investigator had this to say:

In a fiery Facebook rant Peter Springare, who is a police investigator in Örebro, a small city in southern Sweden, hit out against the crisis facing Sweden as he suggested criminal migrants were one of the core issues.

The former deputy chief of the serious crimes division wrote: “I’m so f***** tired. What I’m writing here isn’t politically correct. But I don’t care.

“Our pensioners are on their knees, the schools are a mess, healthcare is an inferno, the police is completely destroyed. Everyone knows why, but none dares or wants to say why.”

Listen to how the Sweden's Prime Minister parses his words:

[Steely Tom]

Denial always works. :^}

"We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.”

― Ayn Rand

[Jean2]

It is truly sad that Europe learned nothing from WWII

[jmacusa]

When all else fails a pig headed, stubborn refusal to look facts squarely in the face will always see you through.