A new “populist” political candidate in Denmark has taken the conversation about Muslim immigration by storm. In this brow-raising political debate below, 37 year old Rasmus Paludan addresses the “Great replacement” (Jihad by immigration) unabashedly. Paludan, a lawyer, leads the political party “Stram Kurs ” that he founded in 2017.

The General elections in Denmark are in June, while elections to the EU parliament are in the last week of this month.

Paludan has taken the public discourse about Islam to levels unseen in the political square, which include his many antics like burning the Quran, wrapping it in bacon and leading demonstrations which have turned into violent riots. He has advocated the expulsion of all Muslims who “believe they can decide what the limit of freedom of expression should be”, despite being quoted as stating that all Muslims should be expelled.

Paludan has stated:

“I am one of the most endangered people in Denmark,” says Rasmus Paludan, when we entered his secured office, where folders with criminal cases stand side by side with books about Islam’s invasion of the West.

No matter how offensive Paludan’s antics may be, of which any Westerner is within his or her rights to condemn on personal grounds– as with offences against Christianity, Judaism and other religions–the violent reactions to Paludan send the message that one religion alone stands above all others and must not be criticized without threats of violence and attempted “executions”.

Recently, Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache alluded to the impact of mass migration and demographic changes on the country, saying his party would fight against ‘population exchange’”. French Archbishop of Strasbourg Luc Ravel also spoke of the term’s concept in reference to a demographic shift, saying, “Muslim believers know very well that their birthrate is such that today, they call it … the Great Replacement, they tell you in a very calm, very positive way that, ‘one day all this, it will be ours’.”