‘Next stop Kabul’: Sweden Democrat slammed for ‘racist’ tweet
The Sweden Democrat MP Tobias Andersson has been criticised for a “disgraceful and racist” tweet in which he posted a picture of a train on the Stockholm Metro which the party has paid to have covered in its logo.
Calling the train the “return-migration train”, "Välkommen till återvandringståget. Du innehar en enkelbiljett.
Nästa stopp, Kabul!" pic.twitter.com/kaTn0KOinY
— Tobias Andersson (@SDTobbe) August 16, 2022
"Välkommen till återvandringståget. Du innehar en enkelbiljett.
Nästa stopp, Kabul!" pic.twitter.com/kaTn0KOinY
— Tobias Andersson (@SDTobbe) August 16, 2022
The Centre Party’s leader Annie Lööf said that the tweet was “disgraceful and racist” while the Liberal Party’s leader Johan Pehrson, who is hoping to join a government with Swedish Democrat support, said it was “tragic” and that Andersson “should be ashamed”.
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson denied that the tweet was racist.
“Return migration policies are not racist,” he said. “Our return migration policies are built on being voluntary. It is a way of creating a better society for us and for those who have not found their place here.”
Comments
See Also
Calling the train the “return-migration train”, "Välkommen till återvandringståget. Du innehar en enkelbiljett.
Nästa stopp, Kabul!" pic.twitter.com/kaTn0KOinY
"Välkommen till återvandringståget. Du innehar en enkelbiljett.
— Tobias Andersson (@SDTobbe) August 16, 2022
Nästa stopp, Kabul!" pic.twitter.com/kaTn0KOinY
The Centre Party’s leader Annie Lööf said that the tweet was “disgraceful and racist” while the Liberal Party’s leader Johan Pehrson, who is hoping to join a government with Swedish Democrat support, said it was “tragic” and that Andersson “should be ashamed”.
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson denied that the tweet was racist.
“Return migration policies are not racist,” he said. “Our return migration policies are built on being voluntary. It is a way of creating a better society for us and for those who have not found their place here.”
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.