Month: May 2019

We will not forget who is Halla-aho, Huhtasaari, Salvini, Le Pen, Farage and other past and present far-right politicians

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Even if far-right parties made some gains in the European elections on Sunday, their project to disrupt and destroy the EU was crashed by the Green wave that swept Europe. 

To Halla-aho, Huhtasaari, Salvini, Le Pen, Farage I have a simple message: Your brand of fear-mongering and scapegoating is going down. We will make sure that your attacks on our democratic institutions and racism are remembered by future generations, our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. We will not forget what you said, what you did, and who you are/were.

We will not also forget the near-silent mainstream politicians throughout Europe and the white media, nearly toothless when migrants and minorities are attacked and scapegoated, that allowed the far right to raise its ugly head.

And that is what they exactly did in the 1930s that sparked World War 2. My Bostonian uncle Alexander Cherkassky, who lived part of his childhood in Mikkeli, Finland, died on April 24, 1945, a day before victory was proclaimed in Italy against fascism and Nazi Germany.

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PÄIVÄN SITAATTI: Kuinka kiristänyt maahanmuuttopolitiikka on vaikeuttanut maahanmuuttajien integroitumista?

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“Tanska puolestaan on kiristänyt maahanmuutto- ja kotouttamispolitiikkaansa lukuisilla tavoilla 2000-luvun alusta lähtien. Tiukennukset ovat koskeneet työperusteisia oleskelulupia, humanitaarista maahanmuuttoa ja kotouttamispolitiikkaa. Myös valtion maksamia tukia pakolaisille on laskettu.

‘Tanskan ammatillisen keskusjärjestön FH:n mukaan tiukentunut kotouttamispolitiikka on vaikeuttanut maahanmuuttajien integroitumista Tanskaan ja maan työmarkkinoille. Politiikka on myös pahentanut työvoimapulaa ja aiheuttanut Tanskalle imagohaittaa,’ SAKn Eve Kyntäjä toteaa.”

Kysymys: Suomessa on kiristetty maahanmuuttopolitiikka. Kuinka se on vaikeuttanut maahanmuuttajien integroitumista?

Three “let them drown” MEPs were elected from Finland on Sunday

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The European elections on Sunday elected 13 MEPs from Finland. Three of them were Migrant Tales “let them drown” Euro candidates.

Did you know that 36.3% of Finnish MEP candidates who answered (85/234)  Alma Media’s election compass stated that they either “strongly disagree,” “disagree” or are “neutral” (have no opinion) about the following claim: “Is it the obligation of the EU to save all those migrants who attempt to come to Europe and who are at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean?”

In plain English, it means that these MEP candidates below don’t mind if people drown, or had no opinion if humans drown in the Mediterranean.

Shameful and cowardly.

All those newly elected MEP that “strongly disagree” that it is the EU’s obligation to save migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean were from the Perussuomalaiset* party.

Teuvo Hakkarainen and Laura Huhtasaari. Source: www.perussuomalaiset.fi

Henna Virkkunen of the National Coalition Party “disagreed” that the EU should save people from drowning in the Mediterranean.

Hanna Virkkunen. Source: https://www.hannavirkkunen.fi

Migrant Tales would like to dedicate the following video to Hakkarainen, Huhtasaari, and Virkkunen:

* The Perussuomalaiset (PS) party imploded on June 13, 2017, into two factions, the PS and New Alternative, which is now called Blue Reform. In the last parliamentary election, Blue Reform was wiped off the Finnish political map when they saw their numbers in parliament plummet from 18 MPs to none. A direct translation of Perussuomalaiset in English would be something like “basic” or “fundamental Finn.” Official translations of the Finnish name of the party, such as Finns Party or True Finns, promote in our opinion nativist nationalism and racism. We, therefore, at Migrant Tales prefer to use in our postings the Finnish name of the party once and after that the acronym PS.

Kolme “anna hukkua” -eurokansanedustajaa valittiin Suomesta sunnuntaina

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Eurovaalit pidettiin suununtaina ja Suomesta valittiin 13 eurokansanedustajaa. Kolme heistä olivat Migrant Talesin “anna hukkua” -eurovaaliehdokkaita. 

Tiestikö, että 36,3%* suomalaisista eurovaaliehdokkaista (85/234) vastasi ”täysin eri mieltä,” ”eri mieltä” tai ”neutraali” Alma Median vaalikoneen väitteeseen: “EU:n velvollisuus on pelastaa kaikki hukkumisriskillä Välimeren ylittävät Eurooppaan pyrkivät siirtolaiset.”

Selvällä suomen kielellä tämä tarkoittaa, että kyseiset eurovaaliehdokkaat eivät välittäneet tai piitanneet hukkuvatko ihmiset Välimerellä.

Häpeälistä ja raukkamaista.

Eurokansanedustajat, jotka olivat “täysin eimieltä” siitä että EU:n velvolisuus on pelastaa kaikki siirtolaiset hukkumisriksillä Välimerellä olivat perussuomalaisia.

Teuvo Hakkaraina ja Laura Huhtasaari. Lähde: www.perussuomalaiset.fi

Henna Virkkunen kokoomuksesta oli erimieltä, että EU pitää pelastaa ihmisiä Välimereltä.

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Case PS Youth: Another racist ad, another provocation, another attempt to get attention

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The racism that originates from the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* and their youth chapter is no surprise. The latest posting by the PS Youth is just another example of how they get attention.

It’s a simple and effective method used by far-right parties like the PS Youth.

How it works:

  • Say or post something outrageous and racist. Sit back and wait;
  • You know you have succeeded when your message is picked up by the media and social media;
  • When a storm raises, you have succeeded. It is now time to back down but never apologize;
  • The principal aim of the message is to your followers who have read what you said or posted.

Indeed, there are a lot of crocodile tears shed in the process.

When the ministry of education threatened to cut the PS Youth’s 115,000 euros in state aid, we read the following statement 5 days after they posted the following on Facebook but without an apology, according to Yle News:

“My tweet was thoughtless and I acted impulsively when the idea struck me,” writes Toni Jalonen, the PS Youth’s vice chairperson. “I later realized that it was misguided, but the damage was already done. I have learned my lesson and moving forward, I will use better judgment when it comes to the organization’s communications.”

Learned my lesson?! I will use better judgment?!

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Another firework is thrown at the Al-Ikhlas mosque on Thursday

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Another firework was thrown late Thursday evening at the Al-Ikhlas mosque of Espoo, Finland, reports Supapress News from Finland in Arabic.

The Al-Ikhlas mosque imam, Sheikh Abdul Hamid, was quoted as saying that the first firework occurred on May 10.  Muslims were in prayer when the attack occurred but nobody was hurt or injured, according to the imam.

He strongly condemned wat happened and hoped that the police catch the suspects and bring them to justice.

Read the original tweet here.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Only regret but no apology from PS Youth’s racist tweet

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After publishing a tweet on Saturday that people should vote for the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* to keep Finland and Europe white, the far-right party’s youth wing vice chairperson Toni Jalonen offered after six days the following statement but without an apology, according to Yle News:

“My tweet was thoughtless and I acted impulsively when the idea struck me. I later realised that it was misguided, but the damage was already done. I have learned my lesson and moving forward, I will use better judgment when it comes to the organization’s communications.”

Do I believe him? Not.

Is this another prank by the far-right party to get attention?

Definitely.

The trick pulled by the PS Youth is one of the oldest tricks in the books used to get media exposure. Eventually, the outrage picks up and the politician or association making such a claim backs down. By it’s too late because the story is already out there.

The picture is from an EU ad with the following text by the youth organization: “Vote for the Peruomalaiset so that Finland won’t look like this.”

Let’s not forget that the PS is a party that gets its support and following is by making racist statements that fueling nativist nationalism. The only apology that would work is if they are voted back to the political minor leagues.

* The Perussuomalaiset (PS) party imploded on June 13, 2017, into two factions, the PS and New Alternative, which is now called Blue Reform. In the last parliamentary election, Blue Reform has wiped off the Finnish political map when they saw their numbers in parliament plummet from 18 MPs to none. A direct translation of Perussuomalaiset in English would be something like “basic” or “fundamental Finn.” Official translations of the Finnish name of the party, such as Finns Party or True Finns, promote in our opinion nativist nationalism and racism. We, therefore, at Migrant Tales prefer to use in our postings the Finnish name of the party once and after that the acronym PS.

Abdirahim Husu Hussein: Oikeus on voittanut taas

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Abdrirahim Husu Hussein

Abdirahman Ismail Ali, ystävilleen Suldaanka, saapui Suomeen turvapaikanhakijana syyskuussa 2015. Suomeen saavuttuaan hän eli niin kuin muutkin, pelasi jalkapalloa ja suoritti vuoden kestävän valmentavan VALMA kurssin opiskellen samalla suomea ja valmistuttuaan hän haki ammattikouluun rakennuslinjalle, johon hänet hyväksyttiin. Hän suunnitteli hankkivansa pätevyyden voidakseen rakentaa elämänsä Suomeen ja antaakseen lopulta takaisin sille maalle, joka häntä oli auttanut hädän hetkellä.

Mutta kaikesta huolimatta hänen turvapaikkahakemuksensa hylättiin. Hän valitti päätöksestä maahanmuuttovirastoon, mutta turhaan.

Viime vuoden elokuussa Suldaanka oli viettämässä Eid juhlaa ystäviensä kanssa, kun poliisit hakivat hänet Mänttä-Vilppulan vastaanottokeskuksesta. Seuraavana päivänä hän astui kahden poliisin sattamana Turkish Airlinesin koneeseen, joka vei hänet pois Suomesta ja lopulta Mogadishuun.

Tiistaina 7.5.2019 paikallisten militanttien vaatteisiin pukeutunut mies avasi tulen ja Suldaanka kaatui useita luoteja ruumiissaan eikä noussut enää ylös, vaan menehtyi ampumapaikalle. Ampujaa ei ole tavoitettu.

Miksi hänet käännytettiin pois? Ja miksi näin tapahtuu uudestaan ja uudestaan? Miksi hänen täytyi lähteä kohti kuolemaansa ilman mitään järkevää syytä? Miksi jälleen kerran väitettiin, että hän ei ole muka tarpeeksi suuressa vaarassa?

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Case Perussuomalaiset Youth: Crocodile tears from the PS and holding one’s breath

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Perussuomalaiset (PS)* leader Jussi Halla-aho is shedding crocodile tears concerning the scandal with the PS Youth’s racist tweet over the weekend. 

The tweet is straightforward. A black couple is smiling in an EU ad at their newborn child. The PS Youth tweets: “Vote for the Perussuomalaiset so that Finland won’t look like this.”

There are a few matters that make me wonder about the reaction to the PS Youth’s tweet. One is Halla-aho’s comments to steer clear from its youth wing and the fact that prosecutor general Raija Toiviainen will decide whether to charge PS Youth of ethnic agitation.

Halla-aho and some members of the PS have taken a tight line against the PS Youth. He wrote on Facebook that the aim of the party is not study a person’s genetic makeup or how Finnishness is defined. According to him, people who do not understand this are in the wrong party.

The wrong party?

Despite Halla-aho’s statement, he recently did question on TV that citizenship does not make Somalis Finns. “The question who is a Finn is [an] interesting,” he was quoted as saying. “The problem is that in Finnish, we don’t have a term that classifies who is an ethnic Finn and a Finnish citizen.”

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