Is Sweden Being Taken Over By Fascists?

Was 11th September 2022 the Trumpian moment for Sweden? What will the election results mean for the future of Sweden?

In the English-speaking media, there are plenty of comparisons to Trump and Fascism concerning the shocking Swedish parliamentary elections on the 11th September 2022. Writer Umair Haque penned an article titled Is Europe’s Trumpian Moment Arriving, in which he remarks:

Soon enough, something disturbing could take place: it could be the first social democracy to be in the hands of a far right wing government. And by far right, I mean as far as it gets: the “Sweden Democrats” are anything but — they’re a party founded by literal Nazis.

– Umair Haque, British economist and writer

That remark triggered me to write this article. I thought the English-speaking world ought to hear a more Nordic perspective on this election, rather than only seeing it through an Anglo-sphere lens which has been so heavily tinted by the experience of Trump and Brexit.

Reading Umair can be fun, but one must also accept that he has built his brand around what some call “collapse porn.” Most of the well-crafted articles he cranks out are variations on the same theme: This world is going to hell in a hell in a…