Finland: Teemu Keskisarja offends the “spirit of Independence Day”
We hereby publish an unofficial translation of an article by Punalippu ahead of the upcoming most important fascists marches of the year on the 6th of December (612 march):
Teemu Keskisarja of ‘The Finns’-Party announced that he would not attend the castle celebrations and would instead participate in the 612 march. Another Finns Party MP, Sheikki Laakso, announced that he would participate, but ultimately canceled his participation. The participation of the ruling party MPs in the march was condemned in various ways by both the president and the prime minister. In addition, the chairman of The Finns Party parliamentary group, Jani Mäkelä, has asked his party members to exercise “consideration”, which has also been called for by, for example, Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen. Prime Minister Orpo hid behind Supo’s authority and stated that participating in the march was “inappropriate and wrong”, and later he emphasized that although he could not forbid anyone, “no one should go there”, which is a rare frankness from Orpo. Orpo also emphasized that the castle celebrations should be respected if invited to them. President Stubb , for his part, stated that it is not advisable to go to the march if “extremists” are participating and that everyone should focus on celebrating Independence Day and “the division into two could be forgotten.” He called for gratitude to veterans and Finland and stated that Independence Day is one of “Finland’s finest days”.
Stubb sums up what the fuss is about. Keskisarja’s actions are only about raising his own political profile with supposed modesty, after all, Keskisarja is, in his own words, just a “scumbag” who does not deserve a castle party. In this way, he offends the bourgeoisie’s “spirit of Independence Day”, the purpose of which is to erase all contradictions, mainly between classes, but also within the ruling class, the bourgeoisie itself, and to maintain “national unity”, to celebrate the bloody dictatorship of the Finnish bourgeoisie. First of all, Keskisarja refused an invitation to the castle party, which is a significant tradition for the bourgeoisie in terms of presenting this “national unity” and secondly, he intends to participate in a political and conflict-riddled torchlight march instead. In the eyes of the bourgeoisie, this is an insult to its “finest day” and its significance, and shows how
important it is for it to cherish it.
So Keskisarja wants to raise his own profile, and tries to take advantage of the fascists. Its “detachment” fits its sloppily dressed, accidentally shooting “bohemian” image, after all, he is not even cool enough to attend a castle party. The fascists, in turn, want to take advantage of ‘The Finns’. The fascist publication “Partisaani”, which tarnishes the name of the partisans, has stated that the purpose of the marches is to move the “Overton window” and normalize their ideology. If ‘The Finns’ participate, this will be achieved. If they cancel, the fascists will have yet another reason to accuse them of being sissies, even far too “woke” traitors.
