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Re:The violent gang crisis shaking Sweden by zztop44 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @05:14PM (#38338910)
Well, isn’t it some kind of xenophobia? Saying that some “types” of outsiders are bad news full stop and should be kept outside else they’ll ruin the country is at least xenophobia adjacent, no matter how true you think it may be (probably unsurprisingly, I disagree on it being true, but that’s beside the point).
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Re:The violent gang crisis shaking Sweden by pfannkuchen on Sunday November 19, 2023 @05:19PM (#38338971)
Doesn't being labeled a phobia strictly require the fear to be irrational in nature? Being afraid of an approaching train while standing on a train track isn't "train phobia", for example.
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Re:The violent gang crisis shaking Sweden by CrimsonCape on Sunday November 19, 2023 @05:46PM (#38339300)
Phobia as a suffix has long been a non-sequitur smear. Unless you witness an armed robbery or gang activity, at which point the fear is justifiable.
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Re:The violent gang crisis shaking Sweden by mupuff1234 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @05:27PM (#38339071)
I don't think so, as it's not about where you come from but about what values you hold.
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