The race issue has been dividing the Sweden Democrats for two weeks. The age-old question of who is a Swede once again found itself at the center of an internal party struggle and led to public disputes, mutual insults and threats of expulsion from the party.
האגף הליברלי של המפלגה, בראשות חבר הפרלמנט מתיאס קרלסון (משמאל), דוגל בהבנה תרבותית של האומה. בפרדיגמה שלהם, שוודי הוא מישהו שמדבר שוודית, חולק תרבות שוודית, מחשיב את עצמו שוודי ונאמן לשבדיה. מוצא אתני לא משנה. לפי קרלסון, קביעה בדיוק כמה דם שוודי צריך כדי להיחשב שוודי תהיה שרירותית, ובדיקתו על כל אזרח תהיה לא מעשית. יהיה צורך במכון שלם לביולוגיה גזעית.
The right wing of the party, led by another member of parliament, Rikard Jomshof (right), insists on an ethnic understanding of the Swedish nation:
"There is a Swedish people. Sweden is the country of the Swedish people. The Swedish people are the indigenous people of Sweden. Of course, it makes sense that the Swedish people will continue to make up the majority of Sweden's population in the future."
At the same time, the ethnic nationalism of this wing does not imply either the Nuremberg Laws or discriminatory measures on an ethnic basis. Non-Swedes will have the same rights and duties as their Swedish counterparts.
The leader of the party, Yemi Oxon, tried to end the controversy by unequivocally siding with the liberal wing of the party. In an Expressen article, he explained that the ethnic definition of the Swedish nation is a political dead end: those who insist on it are not ready to consider reality and make compromises. He suggested that radical dreamers "leave the party or be expelled."
We remind you that we are talking about a "radical" position according to which the share of foreigners in Sweden will not exceed 49%.