Swedish riots rage for fourth night (long-term unemployment and poverty)

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21. It all started when

a 69 year old man threatened police with a meat cleaver, and was shot to death by police.

The ones doing the rioting seem to be young muslim males, who --and it's no secret-- have really high unemployment compared to native swedes. Unemployment is high for all young people fresh out of high school, but it is much worse fo those who don't speak good swedish and who have middle eastern sounding names. There is discrimination. There is culture clash.

But Sweden calls itself "a welfare state" and it's true. Nobody starves in the street when they can't find a job. They can move somewhere else, can't they? But they choose to stay here just like they chose to move here.

If you must know, I live here. That's how I know you're wrong.