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decimalenoughlast Monday at 8:28 PM1 replyview on HN

> Brown people existing doesn't hurt you.

In Sweden, brown people are heavily overrepresented in violent crime, so many people are getting hurt.

Obligatory disclaimer: the problem is not caused by skin color, but by a complex mess of poverty, lack of opportunity, societal attitudes within and against immigrant groups, etc. But voters hearing about a steady drum beat of robberies, rapes, drive by shootings (yes, in Sweden!) don't really care.


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paulryanrogerslast Monday at 9:23 PM

Perhaps voters aren't being offered the tools to solve the root problems?

Scapegoating entire skin colors for systemic failures doesn't seem like it's going to make things better for anyone.