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Evan Maxwell's avatar

My grandmother emigrated from Malmo in 1908. She would be puzzled by this. I am not. European countries are showing the inevitable strain of careless immigration policies, just as the US and other countries are. Gangs coalesce when the nominal state abdicates control of its territory. In a world with quick communication and transportation, global gangs are going to rule from within and from afar. But who would have expected that in Scandinavia?

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DC Reade's avatar

Well, what do know about that...punitive moralist criminalization of forbidden drugs leads to an explosion in gang crime, violence, and widening disrespect for law enforcement. Keep the regime in place long enough, and it's simply accepted as a permanent feature. All the while, the impacts spread throughout the society like dry rot. Until one day, the nonusing law-abiding citizens are aroused, and they assent to the implementation of...

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Evan Maxwell's avatar

My grandmother emigrated from Malmo in 1908. She would be puzzled by this. I am not. European countries are showing the inevitable strain of careless immigration policies, just as the US and other countries are. Gangs coalesce when the nominal state abdicates control of its territory. In a world with quick communication and transportation, global gangs are going to rule from within and from afar. But who would have expected that in Scandinavia?

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