[Finland's Finance Minister] Riikka Purra "not resigning" as controversial [racist] blog comments resurface (yle.fi)

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The comments on the Scripta blog — written under the username "riikka" — include multiple uses of the Finnish equivalent of the n-word as well as other racial slurs, anti-immigrant rhetoric and apparent threats of violence. The texts use racist expressions such as "mocha dicks" and "Turkish monkeys".

On 25 August 2008, "riikka" wrote: "Greetings from Barcelona. There is no "alarming immigration problem" to be seen here. N-word sell pirated Vuittons on Las Ramblas, scarves are hidden and each stays with their own."

On 25 September 2008, "riikka" wrote about a confrontation on a train with young people from an immigrant background, saying "If they gave me a gun, there'd be bodies on a commuter train, you see."

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[-] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yikes. They seem to really be in trouble with how many Nazis they're allowing to hold power. Economy Minister resigned because he's a Nazi. Finance Minister is at least a horrific racist but likely also a Nazi. I wonder if it's just a return to the good old days of Finland allying with Nazis and helping Nazis murder Jews.

Finland’s ‘most rightwing government ever’ to cut spending and immigration

Despite being officially "banned" in Finland, the Neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement[^1] seems to be only one-step removed here: both of these Ministers are part of the right-wing "Finns Party" which has direct ties to the Nordic Resistance Movement.

Edit: I said Prime Minister when I meant Economy Minister.

[^1]: Which, rather creepily, has ties to the terrorist Neo-Nazi Azov Batallion that Ukraine has no problems supporting

[-] erezac@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Prime Minister resigned because he's a Nazi.

What? I’m fully against racists and the one bullshit party that’s allowing them among them, but that has never happened. No need to make things up.

[-] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

No you're right that was an honest mistake. I misremembered Economy Minister as Prime Minister.

[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Finns Party members have organized and spoken in marches and rallies with the aforementioned banned sect

In WW2 Finland hid Jewish people from the Nazis and the alliance was probably a mandatory evil after not getting support against the other fascists coming over the over

[-] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

In WW2 Finland hid Jewish people from the Nazis and the alliance was probably a mandatory evil after not getting support against the other fascists coming over the over

Is that so?

Authorities in the Scandinavian nation revealed the findings Friday in a 248-page government-commissioned independent report, which showed that 1,408 Finnish volunteers — many between the ages of 17 and 20 — served with the SS Panzer Division Wiking from 1941 to 1943.

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After losing several territories to a Soviet invasion in 1939, Finland entered a deal with Nazi Germany for material support against Moscow. But the agreement also required the Nordic country provide some 400 volunteers for the SS Wiking division — a pact it reluctantly honored, the report concluded.

I'll say this: if part of the requirement of "getting support against the other fascists coming over" is to supply volunteers to kill Jews, it's not excusable in the least. It's completely unacceptable.

[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes. It's very probable that war crimes did happen as they happen with every country in a war. Nobody in their sound mind is proud of that alliance

In the present day it's very important to remove all fascists from power

Even you recognized the issues Ukraine has with neo-nazis even though they're in a better ethical position defending against the invader. Even there are war crimes which need to be sorted after the situation

[-] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

It’s very probable that war crimes did happen as they happen with every country in a war.

So many weasel words. It's not just "very probable", Finland's own government published and stands by a multi-hundred page report documented how it did happen. Also, not every country was offering up volunteers to help murder Jews, so don't make this "all sides" junk claim.

Also, you glossed over the key point I made: if the cost to get protection from what you perceive as an invading threat is to offer up volunteers to kill Jews, you are completely in the wrong for accepting that protection. That is not a fair trade-off to make.

[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're reading into something that isn't there with the "weaselness" — I'm very opposed to the world war alliance (and any atrocities btw if that needs reinstating) but understand the shitty circumstances. If you're anxious about me setting a tone to speak of all situations generally, that's on you.

And I do see the agenda you're set on.

[-] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The weaseliness comes from the fact that you took what definitely did happen and phrased it as "probably happened". You also took what one country definitely did, and tacked on a "well most countries were doing bad things" immediately after. That's what is bothering me. It's the whole "well it might not have happened, and if it did, they weren't the only ones, and even if they were, it was a necessary evil" goalpost shifting.

I’m very opposed to the world war alliance but understand the shitty circumstances

By "understand the shitty circumstances" you're seemingly saying that it made sense to make the alliance. But you're, once again, ignoring my point: if the cost of that alliance is that you must provide volunteers to kill Jews, you are in the wrong.

And I do see the agenda you’re set on.

Please, enlighten me. The only agenda I have here is to call out the minimizing of Nazi-collaboration that happened, including the murder of Jews, as some sort of "necessary evil" alliance.

[-] boredtortoise@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did already understand your reasoning earlier. It's just that you're very heavy on setting your thoughts be my thoughts, which I'm usually averse to. I hope you can eventually separate those two.

If you do know which other possible alliance would have been possible, I'm sure Finland's historians would love to hear that.

You can check out "The log boat theory" at the end of this article. The beginning is also interesting for the background if you're not in a hurry. It's a reasonable take. Actually has some rhymes to current European situations. Most of the nazis are in the Russian invaders this time.