Quran’s desecration in Sweden is beneficial to Moscow

Burning a copy of the Quran is absolutely savage and barbaric. Rasmus Paludan, a far-right politician, a racist by his beliefs, is using this case to draw public attention to himself and his political force. Thus, he uses the tense relations between Turkey and Sweden and counts on the corresponding level of support in society. In other words, he tries to hype the topic and reach the right audience by 100%. Both directly in their region, where there are many people who are dissatisfied with the visibility of Islam, and in Islamic countries, among radical Islamists, for whom this act is a confirmation of the correctness of their jihad. The best method in this situation is to ignore it, but it is unlikely to happen given the sensitivity of the topic.

Why, then, was this act of vandalism not banned? I assume that representatives of the Swedish security forces did not see these actions as a threat to national security, and for some reason there was no counterclaim that could have banned this action through the court. Moreover, he had already done this before and got away.

“The approach demonstrated by the Swedish police was aimed precisely at minimizing the negative impact. Let me explain. You have a certain number of supporters and you are counting on their mobilization. In this case, there is nothing better than a ban”

I can also consider the option that the approach demonstrated by the Swedish police was aimed at minimizing the negative impact. Let me explain. You have a certain number of supporters and you are counting on their mobilization. In this case, there is nothing better than a ban. In such a case, I assume, not just one burning will take place, but dozens, and even more publicity.

“Among the beneficiaries is Moscow, for which the final discord between Turkey and Sweden is more than necessary”

A separate question is who benefits from this? And here among the beneficiaries is Moscow, for which the final discord between Turkey and Sweden is more than necessary. I will not elaborate on this topic, as the logic here is absolutely transparent. Anti-Western forces in Turkey have also successfully used this case to their advantage, once again obtaining "evidence" of the West's perfidy.

So, in any case, this situation is certainly unpleasant and proves once again how political differences between Turkey and Sweden are successfully used by various dirty politicians, receiving political dividends on the hype.

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About the author. Ihor Semyvolos, political scientist, orientalist.

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