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‘Far-right’ Swedish party surges in polls ahead of election
2022-08-29
Scare quotes in the headline are mine — nowadays far right is the establishment’s preferred label for anything accused of being populist.
[IsraelTimes] Sweden’s right-wing bloc now willing to work with party, forecast to be second largest in upcoming vote, after it previously was shunned over historic ties to neo-Nazi
...adherents of a philosophy that was seen even at the time as pure evil, which makes them either consciously and purely evil, or attention-seeking ratbags. Pick one, or both....
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Sweden’s far-right Sweden Democrats have surged in polls ahead of legislative elections in two weeks, reflecting growing support for the party’s anti-immigration policies and tough stance on crime.

The party has the second largest share of voter support ahead of the September 11 vote, trailing the ruling Social Democrats, which have dominated Swedish post-war politics.

The Sweden Democrats polled between 20 and 23 percent in three different surveys published this week, overtaking the conservative Moderate party in the close race.

Candidates have been vying for support among voters who say that crime is a top concern, followed by immigration and segregation issues.

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats enjoyed a lead with around 30 percent of voter support, according to the polls.

Her party, long defenders of the country’s cherished welfare state, has in recent years curbed immigration and campaigned on tackling gang-related crime.

The conservative Moderate party, traditionally the second most popular party, came in third with between 16 and 18 percent of voter support.

Moderates leader Ulf Kristersson is challenging Andersson for the post of prime minister.

Sweden has struggled to contain deadly shootings and bombings that have soared in recent years, many linked to gang rivalries or organized criminals battling over the drug market.

The far-right Sweden Democrats have been shunned since entering parliament in 2010 over their historic ties to neo-Nazi movements.

But with violence and crime dominating voters’ concerns, the right-wing bloc, made up of the Moderates, Christian Democrats and Liberals, is now ready to cooperate with the Sweden Democrats to wrest power from the Social Democrats.

The Social Democrats are meanwhile relying on support from the Left, Centre and Green parties, with the two blocs neck-and-neck in the polls.
Posted by:trailing wife

#29  European Conservative, which Swedish political party banned kosher slaughter, which wants to ban non-medical male circumcision, which loves the Palestinians and hates Israel?

Ditto for the other countries re: banned or is working to ban kosher slaughter, the importation of meat slaughtered in the kosher manner, male non-medical circumcision, loves the Palestinians and hates Israel.

As far as I can see, the Left and Center-Left in Europe are all in on doing all the things that make living Jewishly impossible while claiming to love and support their Jewish population.

There are plenty on the Right who are in agreement with all this, but many others who admire Israel, which is better than nothing.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-08-29 22:40  

#28  Germany tell schotz German ponzi scheme of 70 retirement scam many can't live be 70 !

Posted by: Vinegar Thravise5926   2022-08-29 19:59  

#27  Is Hauptsturmbannführer Björn Söder
Accomplice to Nazi mass murder
And Holocaust roader?
[turns secret decoder]
Alas... no.
[insouciant stertor]

Apologies if I've slept through an explicit "coming out" or other evidence.
Posted by: Blinky Slealing7597   2022-08-29 18:53  

#26  ^^^ Trick question, a joke, and you answer brother, IKEA is owned by the Dutch --- better luck next time.
Posted by: Lemuel Phack2616   2022-08-29 17:43  

#25  @#23 - So f*cking what? It's a hugely successful company. What do you care if millions of satisfied customers continue to shop there?

Posted by: DooDahMan   2022-08-29 17:36  

#24  "Just don't mention the war" in Slavic - What war?

Sweden's Last War was in 1814..208 years ago...
Posted by: Lemuel Phack2616   2022-08-29 17:29  

#23  The Personal Income Tax Rate in Sweden stands at 52.90 percent --- That means you own 47.10% of your working life... about time people woke-up.

And another thing, who said furniture from IKEA is cool; the stuff looks like it came from a recently refurbished jail cell.
Posted by: Lemuel Phack2616   2022-08-29 17:19  

#22  Len sa nezmieňujte o vojne.
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-08-29 08:59  

#21  ðŸ˜Ž
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-29 08:52  

#20  ^^^ Ain't THAT the truth.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2022-08-29 08:45  

#19  Us Slovaks don't do nuance.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-29 08:43  

#18  /\ Experience 45+ years of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha bliss. You'll see :-)
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-08-29 08:33  

#17  Well Mr Murcek, when it comes to Germans, your nuance isn't quite that... nuanced.
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-08-29 08:28  

#16  Font looks blue on my end!
Posted by: DooDahMan   2022-08-29 08:28  

#15  I have always thought Fred's usage of black font on a yellow background for comments, was a subtle attempt at cultural appropriation. Perhaps I am reading too much into his.... choices.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-08-29 08:25  

#14  "Nationalism" is a "far-right" tendancy. So the media and the "think tanks" tell us.

Oh, and pearl clutching "real conservatives."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-29 08:20  

#13  Call me when the Swedish Navy offloads infantry near
Lindisfarne. Until then, I'll view their domestic concerns and comments as isolationist and generally motivated by trends and a desire for cultural survival. Which, in my view, we here in the States could do well to study a bit closer while we still can.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-08-29 08:19  

#12  ^ My point exactly. Is anyone calling for the entire Swedish Parliament to be dissolved?

Didn't think so...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-29 08:12  

#11  The comment was made as Vice President of the Swedish Parliament.
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-08-29 08:10  

#10  ^ The way the media works it is, if any member of the party or institution is an antisemite, that means the entire party or institution is far right. If the person happens to belong to a leftist party or institution, no such "bad apple spoils the barrel" association is made.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-29 08:07  

#9  Antisemitism is not exclusive to right wing parties, but if a right wing party is antisemitic, I call it "far-right".
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-08-29 07:59  

#8  ^ Oh, and I guess I should add, the GOPe is in lockstep with the left in America as being pro-slavery, as long as the slaves are from Latin America and points south.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-29 07:49  

#7  ^ The same reality distortion field has most blacks still thinking the Republican Party was and is pro-slavery.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-29 07:48  

#6  ...Antisemitism is not owned by any particular part of the political spectrum as numerous Lefties in the US all too often demonstrate. Got to remember that the media crowd who label things think that the National Socialist Workers Party was 'Right' and not Left thanks to decades of dishonest academics.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-08-29 07:46  

#5  The peculiar thing about antisemitism is that it finds a home at most points on the political spectrum, especially at the left and right extremes

Of course, it's been noted by many political commentators that if you go far enough to one extreme, it begins to resemble the other extreme.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-29 07:44  

#4  /\ ....questioned in 2018, whether Jews belonged to the Swedish nation.

The Jewish question aside, a little more "questioning," thoughtful examination of trends and outcomes might not be a bad thing along our border with Mexico. A few countries in Europe as well.

BTW, while seldom spoken about, the Jewish exodus from South Africa might be an interesting study. What they brought to the party and birthing of a nation was significant. Their departure, significant as well, but not in good way.

Posted by: Besoeker   2022-08-29 07:42  

#3  Björn Söder of the Sverigedemokraterna (SD), then Vicepresident of the Swedish Parliament, questioned in 2018, whether Jews belonged to the Swedish nation.

Is that Far Right enough without scare quotes?
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-08-29 07:28  

#2  Funny how anything not expressly socialist is automatically 'far right'.
Posted by: Cesare   2022-08-29 06:22  

#1  Doesn't matter, the power clique in government will join hands to lock out any party that represents the people. Their interests are power, pure and simple. They do not share power.
Posted by: Sonny de Medici5342   2022-08-29 04:31  

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