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No right wing wave in Finland as Left Alliance take record result in EU elections (yle.fi)

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Finland's results in the European election bucked a continent-wide trend of rising support for parties on the outer fringe of right-wing politics, with the Left Alliance and the National Coalition winning big at the expense of the nationalist Finns Party.

Leftist leader Li Andersson received more votes than any other candidate has ever received in a European election.

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[-] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 54 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

When all people are cared for, no one turns bigot. This becomes a vertuous circle. "Simple as that". Meanwhile France worked hard to release the kraken

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 34 points 5 months ago

all people are cared for

This. This is the part we need to learn.

Can you send emissaries to train us heathens how to not be dicks? I want to be happy like Finns, and the people who want to be rich instead (temporarily, as the next traffic accident will ruin them) we can help with psychotherapy.

[-] orgrinrt@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago

Well, despite all the good work and against common sense, surprisingly many still turn bigot. But much less so, luckily.

Seems like some people just can’t be content and happy, no matter what. And you have to direct that anger or bitterness or whatever to something. Too often it’s hate.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 12 points 5 months ago

Idk there's lots of talk about how big of an issue racism is in Finland and True Finns did really well in last parliamentary electiond

[-] alp@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

Soooo you are saying that we should take care of our people by giving them guns, right?

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