How a Facebook prank exposed anti-immigrant hysteria

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If you're the type of person who’s terrified of people who are different than you, it’s not a surprise that you may see threats that aren’t there.  

Like, as one anti-immigrant group did, mistaking empty bus seats for a group of burqa-wearing women. 

It all started as something of a prank on the Facebook page for a group called "Fedrelandet viktigst" which translates to "Fatherland First," a place where some Norwegians gather to gripe about the recent influx of Muslims into the country. 

In the group, Johan Slattavik posted a photo of empty bus seats that simply read, “What do people think about this?”  Read more...

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via Zero Tech Blog