Finnish, People, Nature, Culture, Animals Observation
In Seven Brothers, Aleksis says these words in the mouth of Juhani: “We have the law on our side. Master Viertola must see that and forger about taking us to court. Let’s eat the meat, brothers, and let it melt happily in our bellies.”
Aleksis describes the elites who misuse, abuse, and bend the law.
Alxamdulilaah
Axmed Bahjad
My first demonstration in Finland was for Palestine. I met one of the speakers because I wanted to interview her for my blog.
As I share my observation, there is a huge gap between the officials and the people in terms of their worldview. Proof of that can be found in the news, politicians’ speeches, and polls.
On the one hand, the public opinion of the majority of young Finns is aligned with the new changes in the world where the old colonial countries and their policies are coming to an end. On the other hand, the intellectuals, the media coverage, and political and policy discourse still cling to the old ideas, which have no place in the minds of the young Finns.
People, especially young Finns, believe that they are part of a new world. They know Somalis, Arabs, Kurds, Latinos, Gambians, Nepalese, Vietnamese, and Asians whom they went to school with. Moreover, they get their knowledge from social media rather than the mainstream and traditional media.
Elderly people and a tiny group of youngsters are the ones who still support the policies of the government, whether they’re leftist, rightist, or far-right.
The thought gap is getting wider.
Axmed Bahjad
What brings you peace?
Faith. Faith. Faith. Hope. Hope. Hope. Courage. Courage. Courage. Action. Action. Action.
Axmed Bahjad
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?
Notebook, pens, a pencil, and books.
What would you change about modern society?
I would change three important things about modern society:
1. Listening. I would say to people that it is important to listen to each other. If there is one thing that the modern culture needs, it is the ability to listen well.
Politicians don’t listen to each other. Professors speak or think about the response to their colleagues. Parents don’t listen to children, and children don’t listen to their parents. Coworkers speak and don’t pay attention to the conversations. And the husband ignores the wife and vice versa.
2. Nature over money. In this celebrity culture, money pays you lady friends, business partners, friends, journalists, and so on.
The question is: do they like you for who you’re or do they like because of what you have?
Celebrities complain and worry about that.
It is time people should spend some time with nature. I hope they’ll forget about this nonsense of high achieving mindset and arrogance.
3. Humbleness. We’re living in amazing times when arrogance and misbehaving are rewarded.
One person is no better than another. Humbleness is the new sexy.
Axmed Bahjad
Which activities make you lose track of time?
This war is beyond what the mainstream media is saying.
This war started in 1992. It was renewed in 2014 when a democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych was overthrown by the usual suspects.
“The U.S. diplomat George Kennan articulated this perspective in a 1998 interview, shortly after the U.S. Senate approved the first round of NATO expansion. “I think the Russians will gradually react quite adversely, and it will a*ect their policies,” he said. “I think
it is a tragic mistake. There was no reason for this whatsoever. No one was threatening anyone else.”
“Kennan predicted that NATO expansion
would provoke a crisis, after which the proponents of expansion would
“say that we always told you that is how the Russians are.”
“According to the prevailing wisdom in the West, the Ukraine
crisis can be blamed almost entirely on Russian aggression.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the argument goes, an-
nexed Crimea out of a long-standing desire to resuscitate the Soviet
empire, and he may eventually go after the rest of Ukraine, as well as
other countries in eastern Europe.” Prof. John Mearsh wrote in his essay titled Why The Ukraine Crisis Is The West’s Fault.
He concludes that: “The United States and its European allies now face a choice on
Ukraine. They can continue their current policy, which will exacer-
bate hostilities with Russia and devastate Ukraine in the process—a
scenario in which everyone would come out a loser. Or they can switch
gears and work to create a prosperous but neutral Ukraine, one that
does not threaten Russia and allows the West to repair its relations
with Moscow. With that approach, all sides would win.”
Justice Lover 