The protests against police violence and discrimination that started in the United States after George Floyd died in connection with a police intervention have spread globally. Also to Sweden. But it is not possible to compare racism in the United States and Sweden, argued historian Lars Trädgårdh in Sweden meets: Direct.
- It's an insult to blacks in the US.
"People react worldwide"Michael Popoola, CEO of Malmö Education Center, has lived in the US and been involved in the Black Lives Matter movement there. He thinks it is important to highlight the inequalities in Sweden and the world that make the protests in the US spread so widely.
- What are the similarities that make people react worldwide? What makes people recognize this story ?, he says in Sweden meets: Direct.
"Scale up a sense of we"Lars Trädgårdh wants instead to highlight studies that, according to him, show how Sweden stands out from a global perspective by having a national identity where ethnicity plays very little role.
- We have a huge inherent advantage in the way we build our society. That's where the focus should be: How can we scale up a sense of us and community in our society ?, he says.
View the entire discussion about Black Lives Matter demonstrations where Hanif Bali (M), Teysir Subhi (Fi) and Liberal Lead Writer Caroline Dahlman participated in Sweden, including: Directly on SVT Play.