Misogyny prompts Sanna Hill to quit after 18 years in the far-right

Sanna Hill is stepping away from Sweden's far-right movement after nearly two decades, citing the pervasive misogyny and harmful ideology she witnessed and participated in. Her departure comes after a period of living in a protected shelter for nine months with her five-year-old son.

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It's lucky that it doesn't say 1488, at least.

Hill recounted an incident where a sign on her new apartment door, bearing a four-digit number starting with 14, prompted a dark joke about the number 1488. For those immersed in the movement, this number is a well-known code: 14 refers to the white supremacist "14 Words" slogan, and 88 stands for "Heil Hitler." Hill noted that such symbols once fit her life, but now she recognizes the severe consequences of the hatred prevalent in the extremist circles.

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I have seen and met the consequences of the hatred against women that exists in the far-right movement. And I have myself been an active part of it, of the jargon. I have been one of the guys.

Describing the movement's views on women, Hill stated, "Women should be at home. They should not vote, and they should not engage in politics. They should not have the final say." She drew parallels between this ideology and that of some Islamist movements, pointing to shared resistance against LGBTQ+ rights, distrust of child welfare services, and animosity towards Swedish authorities. The concept of "White Sharia," where nationalists adopt elements of how some Islamic societies structure women's roles, was also discussed. This ideology advocates for women to remain home and bear many children for the "white nation."

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Women should be at home. They should not vote, and they should not engage in politics. They should not have the final say. I see many similarities with the Islamist movement.

Hill, 34, has been a prominent figure in Sweden's nationalist scene since her youth. She was a politician for the now-defunct National Democrats party and wrote for a Nazi website. She previously declined to comment on whether the Holocaust had occurred. Her career also includes co-founding Nya Tider, a publication that has faced criticism for antisemitic and pro-Kremlin perspectives, despite receiving significant state press support. Her past also includes traveling to Moscow as an election observer and visiting Syria during the Assad regime.

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Nationalists have looked at how Islamic societies are built, with the role of women. And then they think that what is needed in the West is white sharia. Concretely, it means that women should not decide about their own bodies.