Ultimately, I think that the vast majority of the population is somewhere in the middle, but the extremists are the loudest voices heard. I hate it so much because for our leaders it's some sort of political game they can use to their advantage. If left unchecked it might destroy this country.
The main problem [at least in Sweden] is that media loudly condemns white extremists. Only.
In Sweden there were an accident similar to Cologne
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/09/german-official-says-18-asylum-seekers-among-cologne-attack-suspects.htmlThe police elite in Sweden choose to cover it up, because they were "afraid" that Trump'ish party would grow. Only after Cologne, the truth got uncovered. 6 month after the accident..