From: oldernow@dev.null   
      
   On 2024-04-24, D  wrote:   
      
   > Sorry to disappoint you, but bullying is alive and happy   
   > in scandinavia as well. In terms of breeding and culture   
   > of swedes, I'd say that the biggest influence of modern   
   > history is the 200+ years of peace the country has had.   
   >   
   > This has bred a fear of conflict, that in turn, has bred   
   > a lack of ability to handle conflict,   
      
   It's definitely interesting how with this species something   
   that can start out so seemingly good can wind up going so   
   horribly wrong.   
      
   > which in turn is leading to the annihilation of the swedish   
   > culture due to massive immigration from the middle east   
   > and a clash between swedish values and islam.   
   >   
   > There are people who predict that in 2-4 generation,   
   > ethnical swedes will be in the minority of sweden, and   
   > that people of middle eastern descent will be the majority.   
   >   
   > If that becomes true, I'm very curious about what will   
   > happen with the culture and politics of the country. Will   
   > it perhaps become the first moslem country of northern   
   > europe?   
      
   One part of it should be a lesson in the short-sightedness   
   of picking a name for "a people", and expecting that name   
   to represent something eternal.   
      
   But I don't expect ego to learn that lesson anytime soon   
   *or* not soon....   
      
   > For some of you this might sound far fetched, however,   
   > many public swimming pools have introduce separate pools   
   > for men and women the past 5-10 years.   
      
      
      
   Are you trying to get me to identify female now?!??! ;-)   
      
   > Why you ask?   
   >   
   > Because the immigrants from the middle east where harassing   
   > the swedish women in the common pools, and instead of   
   > punishing those men, the lack of conflict mgmt due to 200   
   > years or peace, led to the logic of re-introducing pools   
   > for men and women.   
   >   
   > Now extrapolate that for 2-4 generations, and you have an   
   > interesting future of the culture of the country.   
      
   Culture's an illusion people keep telling themselves   
   is real.   
      
   Like pretty much everything in this world, I guess....   
      
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