I think there is definitely an increasing trend of more nationalistic ideas cropping up in Europe. For example i’ve heard reports of an increase in xenophobic attacks in Russia or even internal friction in the EU when a significant amount of the population of a newly added EU state emigrates out to Western Europe as cheap labor.

You forgot to mention how all the immigrants coming to Europe also have a shitton more babies than the Europeans themselves, which is just skyrocketing the problem. In not many years, Sweden is predicted to have a greater Muslim population than Christian protestants like native swedes. That’s if the trend of Muslim immigration and number of Muslim babies continues. What will then happen with the elections in the country? No more burka bans at that point, that’s for sure.

Just before Christmas, Norway elected the same liberal party as the previous 4 years. This is probably because the country is so stretched out that a large amount of the population just doesn’t realize the immigration problem that’s happening in the south. The conservative parties are definitely the most willing to control the immigration (cause it’s completely out of hand), and hopefully it’s not too late to get those guys into office at the next elections.

- Norwegian VT student