Britain on Sunday warned citizens going to Sweden of possible terrorist attacks following Koran burnings by anti-Islam activists that have outraged Muslims.
  • Anemia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    11 months ago

    It really is an almost impossible situation. The far right will win this one regardless what the government does. If they do nothing we will probably see some form of terrorism sooner or later, if they clamp down on it they will prove the activists right in that the government will reduce freedom of speech just because some muslims cant behave.

    Maybe theres some way to eke out a win but I cant see it.

      • zephyrvs@lemmy.ml
        81·
        11 months ago

        Yeah and every Christian commiting a crime is doing so in the name of the Lord. Sure.

      • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
        52·
        11 months ago

        You are aware that the majority of muslims live in like, india, right? And are very much not committing terrorism in europe.

    • Gsus4@feddit.nl
      21·
      11 months ago

      Since the spiral of escalation is made of a disconsiderate small escalation (book burning) and a disproportionate large escalation (terrorism), I’d argue most of the onus for a destabilisation lies with terrorists and giving in arbitrarily sets a bad example for any other communities e.g. “hey, the only way any of these people will do what we want is with violence”.

      I like Finland’s solution: throw public book burning together with “hate speech” or threatening people in public laws (since these guys know they’re doing this to both threaten and tease Muslims in public) and this way you’re not favouring Muslims for having a few unhinged idiots who are willing to go too far beyond every other community’s unhinged idiots.

          • freagle@lemmygrad.ml
            13·
            11 months ago

            So the spiral of escalation starts with the book burning? Nothing has been happening to Muslims that involved Europe, Scandinavia, or Sweden’s role in global capitalism and exploitation of the global south? It’s the book burning that started the escalation?