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> I have seen the statement repeated by others more familiar with Swedish and Danish politics that FRP is a racist party To put it in context of American polit
by doktrin 13y ago
> I have seen the statement repeated by others more familiar with Swedish and Danish politics that FRP is a racist party
To put it in context of American politics, FRP is no more "racist" than the Republican party - which also regularly runs on an anti-immigration platform.
There are certainly protectionist, and xenophobic, elements in both - but it's dismissive, and simplistic, to claim that either is "racist". The issues are more complex than that.
- qw 13y agoI agree. As a Norwegian who have never considered voting for them, I have to say they are misunderstood. I think it all started when the Swedes thought they were similar to the Swedish "SD" party. That caused a lot of attention in the Norwegian and Swedish press that unfortunately were picked up by other countries as well.