Sputnik
October 1, 2018
For the second time this month, the U2 lead singer likened the Swedish Democrats to Nazis, this time also taking a jab at Denmark, as well as other European nations with a strong presence of right-wing parties.
During a much-anticipated and fully booked gig in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, U2 leader Bono, who proudly launched the recent world tour by waving the EU’s starred banner, has unleashed a tirade against European right-wingers, starting with the host nation itself.
“Denmark, I have forgotten about your splendid colonial ways, but I see you’re finding your own form. Forget Borgen [a popular Danish TV show]. You’re banning burqas and confiscating jewelry from those awful asylum seekers. Bravo!” Bono said, using the guise of a fictional devil character.
In recent years, Denmark’s center-right government comprised of the Liberals, the Liberal Alliance, the Conservatives and the right-wing Danish People’s Party introduced harsher immigration laws, tightening citizenship laws and launching a campaign toward better integration of newcomers, which seemingly irked the pro-diversity and multiculturalist-leaning celebrity. Denmark also had a brief stint as a colonial power in the 17th century, acquiring overseas possessions in America, Africa and Asia.
Bono then went on to call Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban a “lovely man,” whereupon he performed a Nazi salute shouting out the name of the Sweden Democrats’ leader Jimmie Åkesson, “next door in Sweden.” This move was first debuted during a Paris gig on September 9 following the Swedish general election, the Sweden Democrats‘ most successful so far, when Bono also ventured that “boring” Swedes had started to discover their “Aryan potential.”
This article was posted: Monday, October 1, 2018 at 5:01 am
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