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Asking what? Lay off that marijuana Bruce. And yet you still won't acknowledge the big (I would call massive) problems that Indira pointed out. Why won't you acknowledge them?

Ah Bruce. Even Indira said, "For years and decades to come, this will bring high costs and big problems." You don't want to acknowledge that at all. Also, why don't you send some money? And how do you know if I have or have not an affinity for refugees? All I've said, there is massive problems in Sweden (maybe because I've done some research which you clearly haven't) and Meshugger has been right all along with the likes of people such as yourself who dismiss all this as being nothing serious at all. I'd have to applaud Indira for his honesty as there's at least one other person on this forum who can recognise the problems aren't small and not be so dismissive as to trivialise them as has been shown in this thread.

You're admitting Sweden has some societal and integration issues. What are those issues? And we can determine what you think is not serious is really not serious at all. For example, Meshugger's post with cars being burned, police and firefighters and ambulances being attacked aren't serious at all for you.

I haven't been following the European refugee crisis that much due to real life and stuff. So when I had a spare moment, I decided to sit down and read some things about it and one country in particular (Sweden) kept coming up with some alarming statistics and various other things. I then went back over the last 6 months or so of news reports and interviews, concentrating more on Sweden and comparing to other countries (eg. Norway, FInland) are handling the situation in their countries as well. This is all on the internet and the information is out there. But I think you are right in that if someone brings up Sweden and say it appears they have massive problems, people are now like 'huh, watcha talkin about? haven't heard anything about Sweden, so what's the problem?'. Or they're so used to the problems in countries like Sweden and become desensitised to it all that it's now become normal.

According to Elerond and Bruce, no major problems at all. Nothing to see here folks. Move along.

Hurlshot brought up his six figure salary and how he can't buy a house. Shouldn't you be asking Hurlshot that question? I didn't ignore the fact you work in Cupertino. And with Gilroy, I mentioned I was going by your profile. I was only working on the information at hand. I'm also not interested in your financials. I'm merely stating that this is a common occurrence with people earning six figure salaries and struggling to make ends meet. Google is your friend and I just googled ($100000 salary struggling) and that gave me results worldwide and there seems to be a common theme between a lot of those results - keeping up with the joneses and lack of financial planning.

Nice deflection. You avoided the 'keeping up with the jones' part of my quote as well as your own financial problems.

Not at all Hurlshot. It sounds more like a financial problem by trying to keep up with the joneses. It's quite a common problem with people who are earning 6 figure salaries but struggling to make ends meet.

Parents + 2 kids doesn't mean you need a 4bd+ house. Just because you have two cars doesn't mean you need a two car garage. You can't park your car in the driveway? Also expecting to live in a million dollar suburb added to your check list? If you're going to have that sort of search criteria with a list of things that are outside your means, then of course you won't be able to afford to buy a house with those conditions. It's why people usually buy houses further out to live within their means.

Bruce, how does your post even remotely make any sense to my response to Hurlshot? Hurlshot said, "I'm making six figures". That's him I assume. Not combined with his wife. And then Hurlshot goes on to say, "They are being bought for millions, making it nearly impossible for the middle class to afford." A quick google search in his area according to his location on his profile comes up with these: http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Gilroy_CA/pg-1 http://www.trulia.com/for_sale/Gilroy,CA/36.8534993825,37.2015930148,-122.032600647,-121.463371521_xy/11_zm/ Now I don't know what real estate websites Americans use, but these homes are not in the millions. And then you come on and troll about Australians not caring about wealth. Again, how does this relate to earning 6 figures and not being able to buy a house?

Oh, trolling again. ok.

Huh? No idea what you're talking about. Time to lay off that marijuana Bruce.

Millions? If Gilroy Ca is where you're looking (according to your location), a quick google search comes up with a lot of houses and not in the millions.

I've proved you wrong again Bruce. Here you go on about Australia and its bad policy on refugees in this thread and you admire Sweden's approach and then I pull up a post of yours from earlier this year with you admiring Australia and see justification in its refugee policy. You make this so easy.

Not only do you understand it, you see justification in it by your own words. That's okay Bruce, we all know you admire Australia's refugee policy. You even said you understand why we are admired. Ah yes. Of course Australia is to blame for someone setting themselves on fire. Even the UNHCR staff just watched. tsk tsk UN.

What I find funny is you disparaging Australia on its refugee policy in this thread but in the past, you said there was some justification for it.

Oh yes he does. And I was correct with his dismissive, no massive problems in Sweden post. Just some minor problems that's all. Nothing to see here folks.

Here is Bruce the racist in all his glory.

No. If anyone's trolling, it's you. Your dismissive, oh there's no massive problems in Sweden. It's just some problems, nothing at all. I ask a question and I believe either 1) you know there's a lot (and I would say massive) problems in Sweden but don't want to acknowledge them in public, or 2) you have your head buried in the sand. Yeah go away Elerond. You have nothing of worth to say.

As I said to Bruce. Just some problems about a couple of things. Nothing really.

Oh yes. Just some problems about a couple of things. Nothing really.

I've proven you wrong on many occasions. Let me ask you this question. Would you say the problems in Sweden are small like Elerond suggests and not massive at all?

Oh, so the problems in Sweden are small problems?

Blow that Strawman Bruce. Keep Blowing...