Believe it or not, the Estonian gas company, GasTerm Eesti, published on August 23 on their website a photograph of the Auschwitz concentration camp, with the infamous inscription Arbeit macht frei, or work makes you free. The caption of the published photo read: “Gas heating – flexible, convenient, and effective.” GasTerm Eesti has removed the offensive…
Month: August 2012
When will parties like the PS start banning Islam in Finland?
Pär Norling, a leader of the populist radical right Sweden Democrats of Bolnäs, located about 250km north of Stockholm, demanded the following on Sveriges Teleivision (SVT): ”Ban Islam in Sweden and deport those who persist in believing in the religion.” When will we start to hear similar demands from politicians in Finland? One matter that…
Migrant Tales Literary (Aug. 22, 2007): Pre-fall blues or where happiness lives
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. William Blake (1757-1827) Of all the seasons that pass over the Nordic region, possibly fall is the most magical. But what makes it stand out from the rest? Is it the pitch-darkness? Is it the vast universe above and its peppered celestial inhabitants…
La Prorroga: El viaje de vuelta
Zulma Sierra Cuando te embarcas en una aventura que te gusta mucho, te apasionas hasta el punto de querer terminarla sin importar los obstáculos, las dificultades o la falta de recursos. Foto Elkin Cabarcas – Fundaudiovisuales Éste es el caso que me ocupa hoy. Fundaudiovisuales y yo estamos empeñados en sacar adelante el documental Viaje de Vuelta. Queremos…
Counterjihad Trojan Horse in Finland
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik cited five Finnish groups in his manifesto, 2083 – A European Declaration of Independence. These were the Perussuomalaiset (PS) party, Suomen Sisu, Suomalaisuuden liitto, Suomen kansan sinivalkoiset and Vapaan Suomen liitto, according to a report by the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO). Writes YLE in English: “Texts similar to the manifest…
Finland’s demographic landscape is changing (again)
Finland is presently in the midst of one of its biggest demographic changes in its history due to the rapid growth of its immigrant community. Our ever-growing cultural diversity as a nation has brought out the best in many of us but has encouraged some of us to throw in the towel on sanity. Is…
Alina Tsui: Immigration Reform – The Xenophobic Crisis in Greece
By Alina Tsui Illegal immigrants are tearing apart the social fabric of Greek society. They’ve been blamed for the spike in crimes and the cause of Greece’s economic woes. At least this is the narrative that’s repeated by the far-right and accepted by most Greeks. With no end in sight of the economic crisis…
Migrant Tales Literary: A letter to Jesus ???? ????
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The PS and the roosting chickens of intolerance
The fact that 19.1% of Finnish voters gave their support to an anti-immigration and anti-EU party in April 2011 speaks volumes about who we are as a society. Many things can be said about the Perussuomalaiset (PS) and their election victory, but one matter stands out for me: The chickens of intolerance have come home to…
Poll supports PS’ negative stand on immigration
What value does the following news story offer: Sixty percent of Finns support cutbacks on spending that is linked with international agreements such as development aid, immigration costs, and green-house gas emissions, according to Helsingin Sanomat, the country’s largest daily. Matti Putkonen of the Perussuomalaiset (PS) Party said that the findings of the poll are “to…