The rise of the far-right and their simplistic scapegoating of migrants and minorities reveals a sad reality hitting Europe. The rise of the far-right does not expose the obvious but the fact that we have failed to educate generations after the horrors of World War 2. If there is one matter that characterizes an autocratic…
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Despite assuranced to the contrary, the Finnish government is a far-right homophobic, Islamophobic bad joke
THE STORY WAS UPDATED You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The saying sits well with Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government. Can you teach a party like the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* to be civil and ditch their racism? For the PS to turn in a new political leaf and abandon their nationalist rants and xenophobia…
Yahya Rouissi: When only BURANA* helps to understand the political headache
In my opinion In Finland, the far-right can be understood as an underlying connection of ideological alignment shared between political parties, political groups within parties, individuals. Ideological outlooks that are characterized by extreme nationalist, anti-immigrant, and too often racist views. These groups typically promote the preservation of a perceived “pure” or “authentic” white Finnish identity,…
The threat against Finland’s democracy
Far-right populism is an illness inflicting Europe at present and it now has a beachhead in Finland. Migrant Tales (18.4.2011) About 20% – if not more – of Finnish voters are racist di**heads. Few, if any, were alarmed by the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* victory in the 2011 election, which raised the number of MPs to 39…
Finnish JHL union sees and reacts to the racist government elephant in the room
Few will deny in the face of racism scandals in the summer of 2023 that the government’s anti-racism plan is a cover-up, according to the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors (JHL). “We thank warmly all experts who have participated in the planning of this [government anti-racism Action Plan] campaign for their good…
Time has flown past the Perussuomalaiset, it is the party of the past like the National Coalition Party
Racism is like a diehard stain. It’s tough work to rub it off society. With Finland suffering from an economic downturn and rocketing health sector costs, it is beyond me how parties like the National Coalition Party (NCP) don’t see the elephant in the room, the Perussuomalaiset (PS)* party. The PS loathes migrants, especially Muslims…
Aleksanterinliitto: Hyvinvointivaltio ei ole kaikille?
Migrant Talesin kommentti: Viime aikoina keskustelu Suomen yhä kasvavasta vihamielisestä ilmapiiristä maahanmuuttajia ja vähemmistöjä kohtaan on kiihtynyt. Ukrainan sodan ja Perussuomalaisten puolueen politiikan, joka pyrkii sulkemaan Suomen ja Venäjän rajan turvapaikanhakijoilta, myötä yksi ryhmä, joka on joutunut yhä enemmän poliitikkojen kielteisen huomion kohteeksi, on Suomen venäläinen yhteisö. Aleksanterin liiton Alexey Bulavtsev on koonnut artikkelin poliitikoista,…
The elephant in the room and Finland’s hostile environment against migrants
Finland’s xenophobic message has been based for years on lies. Instead of lying, why not ratchet up the hostile environment against migrants and minorities? Be honest with yourself. The government is now spearheading these lies to justify their inhumane and counterproductive policies. Just like in the UK in 2012, Finland is passing laws to make…
Finnish politicians continue to feed the hostile environment against migrants and minorities
“Dog whistles win votes but destroy nations.” Sayeeda Wars, former Conservative Party cochairperson. To understand the thuggery that happened in the United Kindom, we should set the record straight: They were race riots instigated by mobs of white men. It is not the first time that the United Kingdom has experienced race riots. The first…
Finnish justice ministry plans to slash Council for Mass Media’s aid
A widely criticized decision by Perussuomalaiset (PS)* Justice Minister Leena Meri to slash the Council for Mass Media’s (JSN) aid next year, should not only be seen as another step by the PS and government to undermine the role of the media. JSN Chairperson Eero Hytönen said in Journalisti that it was “a political decision…