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Finland's new economy minister has resigned after just ten days in office over remarks he made at a far-right event four years ago

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Tags: finland, politics, perussuomalaiset, politicians, vilhelm junnila, extremism, far right, nationalist alliance, antisemitism, resignation, government.coalition, author.james gregory, source.bbc
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66066910

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Title
Finland's economy minister resigns after 10 days over Nazi references
Published
Jun 30 2023
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40 words

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  1. smoontjes
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    Reading this without much other context, the worst thing by far is what's referenced in the very last paragraph of the article about wanting Africans to get abortions, it is genuinely horrid....

    Reading this without much other context, the worst thing by far is what's referenced in the very last paragraph of the article about wanting Africans to get abortions, it is genuinely horrid. Translated with deepl.com

    In the question, Junnila suggested, among other things, that population growth in Africa and the climate damage it causes should be curbed by promoting so-called "climate abortions".

    "This is a shocking text. The idea seems to be that population growth would be curbed through abortions by African mothers. This is ecofascism of the worst kind," Essayah tells Helsingin Sanomat.

    Apparently it's excused that he meant he wants African women to have the right to abortions but I don't know if I buy it.

    Edit: further reading reveals he's just a completely lost cause, I mean he's not even hiding the Nazism!?

    Vilhelm Junnila has on several occasions proposed a budget for an association to promote the SS tradition
    The Minister of Economic Affairs, Vilhelm Junnila, would have liked to see a budget allocation of 45 000 euros for the Fraternal Help Association for the "promotion of fair historical research".

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