Enrique Tessieri On ollut mielenkiintoista huomata kuinka Kokoomusten Nuorten Liiton (KNL) puheenjohtaja, Susanna Koski, on saanut paljon julkista huomiota tällä viikolla. Tästä kohusta syntyy kysymys: Onko suomalainen media taas antamassa rasisteille ja radikaali maahanmuuttovastustajille tunnustusta? Miksi on niin, että suomalainen media useasti hurmaantuu suvaitsemattomuudesta, rasismista ja nationalismista? Suomalainen media on ollut niin antelias, että se…
Month: September 2013
Former Perussuomalaiset councilman convicted for ethnic agitation shows no remorse
Who can forget Black February 2012, when three Muslims lost their lives in a span of about three weeks in January-February? The last one, which was horrific, ended with the cold-blooded killing of a Muslim at a pizzeria in Oulu. A former Perussuomlaiset (PS) councilman wrote on Facebook that a medal should be awarded to…
The Finnish and European media still have a lot to learn about racism and intolerance
One matter that is interesting to note when looking at the media before the historic victory of the Perussuomalaiset (PS) party in April 2011, is the present controversy surrounding the Youth League of the National Coalition Party’s program. Is the media giving racists, radical anti-immigration groups and voices inflated respectability and importance? The whole Susanna…
From Anonymous to Dana
Migrant Tales Blog – Message of Condolences to Dana as she mourns for her bereaved parents We say….. Dana! you are not alone….but MTs and our own Even if the body tremmors with shock from the thrust and pressure trigged by the double tragedy for your beloved parents they are not yours alone but…
YLE in English: Lifting visa requirements from Russians would create thousands of jobs
This has got to be one of the strangest stories I’ve read on YLE in English. It claims that lifting visa requirements for Russians would create thousands of job in Finland. Is xenophobia so ingrained in some Finns that they still think that foreigners and Russians are such a threat that they don’t grasp that tourism, never…
Amir Zuhairi: Ulkomaalaisena Suomessa
Amir Zuhairi Millaista on elää irakilaisena suomalaisten keskellä? Minulta on kysytty joskus, tunnenko itseni suomalaiseksi vai irakilaiseksi, koska olen syntynyt Suomessa. Kadulla kävellesäni tunnen itseni niin ulkomaalaiseksi kuin vaan voin, ne mulkkaavat katseet, pahasti katsominen, tahallaan tai tahattomasti, puhumattakaan huuteluista. Nämä herättää erilaisia ajatuksia; onko minussa jotakin vikaa? mitä ulkokuorella on väliä? tekeekö vaaleampi ihonväri sinusta parempaa ihmistä? Tekee…
Susanna Koski: “The Youth League of the National Coalition Party has zero tolerance to racism”
Susanna Koski is quoted as saying on Helsingin Sanomat that the Youth League of the National Coalition Party that she is president of has zero tolerance to racism. “We don’t accept racism in any form or shape,” she said. Read original story (in Finnish) here. Right, Koski, you don’t tolerate racism but want to…
Immigrants and visible minorities will defend Finland’s Nordic welfare society
Putting aside the far right opinions of the Youth League of the National Coalition Party and others that want to change this country for good and for their personal benefit, who’s out there to defend our Nordic welfare state that took so long to build? Two important groups that will certainly fight for our Nordic…
The coup that changed the Americas forty years ago
Today, 9/11, is the fortieth anniversary of the overthrow of President Salvador Allende by General Augusto Pinochet. A democratic era in Chile was abruptly and violently put to an end thanks to the support of the US President Richard Nixon and his secretary of state, Henry Kissinger. In many respects, the coup of September 11,…
Susanna Koski and the National Coalition Party’s youth wing: The language of barbarians
The more I think about the proposals put forth by the president of the Youth League of the National Coalition Party, Susanna Koski, the more I wonder where this country is heading. Would her suggestion to scrap the Ombudsman for Minorities and laws that govern ethnic agitation constitute barbarism? Even if barbarians are considered “uncivilized,”…