Hat tip Samtiden
Swedish politician, Jimmie Åkesson of the Sweden Democrats has made a videotape in which he speaks directly to a Muslim audience -in Arabic- with the help of AI. In this video, he explains exactly which Muslims he does not want to immigrate to Sweden. The below Samtiden article is translated by Fousesquawk. We hope to produce English subtitles for the video in this article, which contains clips of the speech in Arabic with Swedish subtitles.
https://samtiden.nu/2023/12/akesson-talar-klartext-pa-arabiska-om-det-svenska/
Åkesson speaks about Swedes in plain text in Arabic
Dick Erixon 18 December 2023
In a new speech, Jimmie Åkesson addresses himself directly to Muslims in Arabic to explain what applies in Sweden. And that here no religion can rule over politics. (For) those who do not accept Swedish values, Sweden is not the right country to live in.
It is with help from AI that Åkesson speaks Arabic. And he explains directly to the Arabic-speaking target group that in Sweden, certain laws and regulations apply that no religion can supersede.
"Sweden will remain a free and democratic land," Åkesson maintains.
Set boundaries
What Åkesson does is set boundaries for what Sweden can accept from foreign cultures. He says that (Sweden) can certainly be perceived as strange and foreign for those who come from far away, but here it is our values, civil freedoms, and rights that apply.
In particular, religious freedom is stressed since for many Muslims, it is hard to understand the right not to be forced into any religion.
" I understand that our way of life here in Sweden can be strange-even incomprehensible for you who have your background and culture where religion has a central place in everyday life. Who have been raised in the belief that holy scriptures and the prophets decide how we should live our lives and form our societies."
" I can understand that, but religious freedom has been a given for us Swedes for over a hundred years. And (if) you can't accept that, then I don't think Sweden is the right country to live in. Then you can go home to where you came from," says Åkesson.
Islamism that breeds terrorism and oppression
Åkesson is also very direct as to which part of Islam he is opposed to.
"Islamist, therefore, does not mean the same thing as Muslim. They are two different things."
"As a politician, I have no viewpoints as to what people believe in for a god. That is a private thing.." But then Åkesson states that political Islam, Islamism, and Islamists are "the evil of our time".
"They want to abolish our democracy, and our freedom of expression. That includes forcing one's religion on another, stoning women, and persecuting and executing homosexuals, Christians, and Jews. It is forced marriage, and it must be done."
Åkesson has no (tolerance) for such things. And he asks how someone could be upset over this message.
Timely- should have been said 40 years ago
And it is quite astonishing that this direct message has not been delivered from the highest leadership in Sweden earlier. All the establishments are humming, muttering, and looking at the floor. They dare not say how things are: That we do not intend to surrender our Swedish traditions and our constitutional freedom and rights.
But now, Åkesson says that it should have been said by prime ministers, party leaders, and other society-supporting institutions for the last 40 years.
One explanation for the catastrophic failed integration is that Swedish leadership did not speak clearly, rather they let it appear that people did not have to assimilate into Swedish society.
This speech is an essential societal act. A speech which can clear the air and clarify what is demanded to live and work in Sweden. If someone wants to live completely according to Islamic doctrines, there are many countries where Islam is the dominant religion in society. Sweden is not one of them.
See an analysis of Åkesson's speech in the feature at Riks with Richard Sörman and me.
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