Avainsana: anti-liberalism
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Democracy and freedom under threat in Finland and globally
Most people in the world are not free. Liberal democracy is the result of a long development, which was influenced by e.g. the philosophy and ideals of ancient Greece, the Reformation and the Enlightenment of the 18th century. However, it is a rare treat. Only 1/4 of the world’s countries are democracies and at the…
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The Dark history of fundamentalism from the murder of Hypatia to the present
On 22 October 1988, at the Paris premiere of Martin Scorsese’s film The Last Temptation of Christ, ”Christian” fundamentalists attacked the cinema with firebombs. 13 were injured, one fatally. The fundamentalists’ reason for the attack was a scene in the movie where Jesus feels a sexual attraction to Mary Magdalene.The roots of Christian terror are…
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Civilization and enlightenment – humanity’s path from darkness to light
The year 1995 is not far away in history. In Finland, we listened to the Spice Girls, 2Pac and Oasis. Children played with Tamagotchi and Play Station. Windows -95 had appeared. The Soviet Union had fallen and Finland had joined the EU. Today’s young adults lived their childhood. However, a bloody war was going on…
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A government of hatred, anti-liberalism and regression – the dark history of anti-liberalism
In Finland, a couple of months ago, the right-wing and left-wing parties had almost equal results in elections, but the right-wing bloc got slightly more votes. This has led Finland to move in the direction of the extreme right, like a pendulum movement, especially because the government that just started its operation has an extreme…
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