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On the Turn Towards Liberal State Racism in Denmark
Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen
The only positive thing about the situation in Denmark—where we have not only a riled up racist public sphere in which “foreigners” are smeared and mocked on a daily basis, but also actual race-based laws against immigrants and asylum seekers—is the certainty with which we can recognize the national democratic system as an obstacle to any kind of progressive offensive aimed at radically restructuring the wretched state of affairs at present. A first step in doing so would be to abandon any…
e-flux Journal
Posted: January 1, 2011
Category
Democracy, Nationalism
Subjects
Racism, Liberalism, State & Government, Xenophobia, Law & Justice, Protests & Demonstrations, Europe