Sweden’s Far Right Is Rising

Also, she seems to suggest that the reason for the growing inequalities are the privatizations.

Those might very well have contributed. But the root of the inequality is something also related to immigration: If a country with an historically exceptionally high economic equality such as Sweden receives a huge number of people fleeing from war in largely poor, underdeveloped countries, then you inevitably create a huge economic and social inequality which didn't exist before. Because there'll be a gap between those who grew up in the country, and those who arrived with largely nothing. And this gap will even grow at least initially, as those new arrivals take a while to learn the language, get a job and integrate etc. Even if the entire process of immigration and integration would be perfectly organized, it would take decades until the majority of those who came as refugees are able to buy a typical Swedish summer house (which many of the "natives" do own).

There is a repeating pattern in Swedish public discourse and politics where seemingly intelligent people don't make consequence analysis. They frequently don't seem to understand that a decision they make or an idea they promote, can lead to undesirable outcomes - even if those outcomes are rather likely or predictable. And when they happen, they still fail to see the connection. I don't understand why this happens so frequently.