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Coronavirus pandemic – what have we learned?
Now it has been 5 years since the start of the corona pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic to have begun on March 11, 2020. Prior to this, the WHO had already declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, but the actual pandemic status did…
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Has woke gone too far? Political elite vs. basic human values
When people are elected to a significant position, the selection criterion has usually been the person’s experience in question or other merit in the qualities required for the position. Meritocracy represents a vision in which power and privilege are distributed on the basis of individual merit. This is also called “the equality of opportunities”. The…
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The world is ready now. Not quite.
Western countries have made significant progress in promoting equality. Key achievements include gender equality in working life, the rights of LGBTQ+ and ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities and equal healthcare. In particular, there is still work to be done on discrimination and racism, the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, accessibility for persons with disabilities,…
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The Invisible Hand: How Outsider Infiltrations Manipulate Demonstrations
Pro-Gaza demonstrations against Israel’s military action have intensified in many European countries. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is enormous, and hostilities in the region should cease as soon as possible. However, protesters have unilaterally condemned Israel’s military action and are demonstrating for the rights of Gazans. The protesters never say anything about Hamas’ military action…
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The gap in attitudes between men and women – values are diverging
A study published this year in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology by Oskari Laitinen, a Finnish psychology researcher, found that attitudes towards critical social justice (wokeism) differ significantly between women and men. Women are more aware than the men, in this study mainly university students. In February 2024, The Financial Times published a study showing…
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“This was enough for me” – men’s values in change
In early 2024, the Financial Times published a study on the values of young people in different countries. According to the report, the values of men and women are increasingly divergent. In Western countries, especially since the 2010s, the difference in values has become large. E.g. In the US, Britain and Germany, young men increasingly…
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From Dependency to Empowerment: Rethinking the Blame Game in Underdeveloped Nations
Haiti’s problems continue. Armed gangs control e.g. Haiti’s capital almost entirely. There is no infrastructure and no functioning government. According to the World Food Program, millions of people are at risk of famine. A Finnish Professor of World Politics Teivo Teivainen stated on 13.3. in Yle Aamu (Finnish Broadcasting Company) that “Haiti was the first…
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An employment is a toxic power relationship
In Finland, there have now been discussions about two media outlets related to social inequality. In another, a Finnish actress urged that people should just look to the other way in shoplifting situations, because she understands that the thief is stealing for his own need, and that any theft is due to the fault of…
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What is responsible investing?
At the bank, my investments were now viewed from the perspective of responsibility. A graph describing the level of responsibility of my investments had appeared on my profile: My responsibility was 62 %, while the bank’s recommendation is 80-100 %. I felt a little humiliated and guilty. I am not a professional investor. I have…
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Where to find Christmas peace?
A well-known Finnish Christmas carol “Joulumaa” (Christmas Land) tells where peace of mind can be found. The singer looks at the stars in the sky and their string of pearls and says that ” I have to find Christmas peace inside my mind”. “Christmas Land is more than just fells and snow, Christmas Land is…
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