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Just to make sure I understand you correctly: You think the strong trend toward more incidents of more extreme violence in Swedish society is because we have mo
by depressedpanda 6y ago
Just to make sure I understand you correctly: You think the strong trend toward more incidents of more extreme violence in Swedish society is because we have more dollar millionaires?
- bildung 6y agoIncome inequality universally is a pretty good predictor for violent crime: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/06/07/the-stark-relationship-between-income-inequality-and-crime https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/06/07/the-star... As the (still very low) income inequality is rising in Sweden(https://nordregio.org/nordregio-magazine/issues/state-of-the-nordic-region-2020/sweden-inequality-in-sweden-grows-much-faster-than-in-the-nordics-overall/ https://nordregio.org/nordregio-magazine/issues/state-of-the...), it isn't surprising violence rises, too.
- jordanbeiber 6y agoMore dollar millionaires, and at the same time more people on the outside, point towards specific type of policies being enacted. This has been 30-40 years in the making. Yes - it is related, just as it is in the US.