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In 2019, there were over 230 bombings in Sweden—more than in any other Western country. Paulina Neuding joins the podcast to help us understand the crisis.
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I’m pretty sure I did not hear the word “Muslim” even once in this podcast.
Agree @FredGoodhue. I heard Jewish, Christian, immigrants but nothing about who is doing this bombing except in a vague way. Does Ms. Neuding have to speak this way or she will be considered a fascist? I expected more from Mr. Bauerlein as First Things deals with religion and society.
Hmm, yes. It’s so mysterious. Who are these immigrants and asylum seekers who are responsible for the sharp increase in bombings, no-go zones for first responders and Jews, and the balkanization of neighborhoods into hierarchies of clan structures? A Syriac Orthodox Church has been bombed multiple times, so unless it’s a rival and violent gang of Orthodox Christian Middle Easterners, it must be some other identifiable group that has a lot of hostility toward Christians, despite the fact that as Syriac Christians they’re likely to be the same race as the people bombing them.
Well, I’m flummoxed. If only Mark Bauerlein or Paulina Neuding had told us who these people are, then we could attempt to identify and counteract the deeply held beliefs that may lead them to reject and lash out against the established Swedish authorities, and commit violence against Jews and Christians.
So, so mysterious.