I'm not racist, but ...

I emphasize again that I am not racist andhave nothing against immigration - in moderation.
It is tragic that people have to flee their homeland for various reasons, but soonbecomes even I had to flee my own country, because of reasons, other than the reasons that some must escape here fromtoday.
We give a lot, almost too much, and with it,we lose a lot of what we once had we called tradition.
We open our country and give you the rightto come here and escape from the horrors, but you called us racists.
We give you grants, education, jobs andhousing to ensure you'll get the most humane living that a man should have.
We build mosques and let you have thecall to prayer, even from the SwedishChurch so that you will be able to practiceyour religion as you are entitled to as a human being.
But still you take the flag, the national anthem and the traditions we had severalyears back in time and say it symbolizesracism.
If we now offer you the opportunity to stay here and go on our streets and allow youto practice your religion, so I'm wondering,how it is that you still see us as racists.
You've certainly once loved your country,as much as we Swedes do, so why are you taking away from us the right anyway?

Think of what we give you, and think of what you take from us before you expressabout racism.
The kids do not even dress up asgingerbread men, and soon surely not tostar boy.
Gingersnaps are things you can bakeyourselves and eat and it belongs underthe Christmas tradition - that is, they're notracist, nor is there anything remotely racistin the word gingerbread.
And star boy - it's a boy in a white robeholding a stick with a star glued on, andhas a hat with stars and glitter on. How might this symbolize racism?
 
Please, let me love my country withoutbeing called a racist and bring back the traditions we have had through the ages tocelebrate festivals including Lucia.