> What is rightfully "put down" is incitement to ethnic or racial hatred (which is also illegal in most Europe countries). In my opinion, this is not the case.

> What is rightfully "put down" is incitement to ethnic or racial hatred (which is also illegal in most Europe countries). In my opinion, this is not the case. Even criticism based on reason and facts with legitimate concerns tend to get flogged for being racist and hate speech. The climate seems to be changing now, though, with major news corps and public figures starting to express more concern than they ever have (also claiming they always have been critical, so it's quite pathetic in my view). > I assume what you call "large part of the general public" are the usual 20% that vote for far right parties. I may have a clouded memory, but I don't think 20% voting far right is anywhere near usual when speaking of Scandinavia in a historical context. Also, even what's considered to be right wing politics in Scandinavia has traditionally been quite socialist.