text: Guardian, you should be ashamed. How dare you present the argument that the UK "already has a thriving multicultural society" and thereby suggest that Sweden does not. How many Syrians have you taken in? How many bombs have you dropped? I certainly agree that some of what SD representatives come out with is atrocious and racist; but the core issue that the party represents is one that shouldn't be - yet is - overlooked. When mainstream parties refuse to listen to their electorate, opting instead to classify their opinions as markers of fascism, the result is a surge in the popularity of fringe parties. If our government - or indeed parties in the opposition, such as the Moderates - had actually taken this issue seriously, we wouldn't be in a position where the latest poll shows that SD is now Sweden's biggest party. But they don't listen, and they pride themselves on ensuring that Sweden is seen as the best, most open and tolerant country, instead of actually ensuring that we can look after the people to whom we give asylum. The result is that we take in far too many asylum seekers who have no option but to live in tents in the freezing cold. That's not humane, and it's not democratic.