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What is the degrowth movement really about?
A Finnish Professor of Social Policy Heikki Hiilamo wrote (Finnish YLE site) in his column on 16.11.2023 about an important topic: the price of economic growth. According to him, radical environmental activists talk about a post-growth economy. According to Hiilamo, it is a dangerous utopia reminiscent of the failed social experiments of communism. In the…
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Intersectional feminism and the crisis of society
Intersectional feminism emerged in academia in the United States as a kind of amendment to traditional feminism. It extends the concepts of oppression and exploitation to other oppressed groups. It seeks to dismantle the social structures and gender divisions that oppress women. Intersectional feminism is essentially a Marxist ideology. It examines the oppression experienced by…
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Woke is more than we realize
There has been a lot of discussion in forums lately about the connection between wokeism or “woke” and left-wing social ideology. Woke means awareness of social injustices such as racial prejudice or discrimination. In the 2010s, it has increasingly used in a collective sense to mean sensitivity to social inequality, women’s inequality and discrimination against…
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Why didn’t I go to Pride?
In many cities, Pride parades were held in the summer. I no longer wanted to go there to march. Well, why not? One reason, at least, is that I feel that the Pride movement has become politicized. In Finland, it refused to cooperate with some parties. The reason was that some of their members of…
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How to protect mental health?
It has been shown that mental health disorders have become more common everywhere in western world. Many things threaten our mental health. Difficult events and traumas, illnesses and aging can expose you to them. News about wars and climate change can also increase people’s susceptibility to anxiety and depression. The Covid pandemic had an extraordinary…
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Sacred values that we need
Sweden has been the target of hatred from Islamic countries after the Koran has been burned in Sweden. The protester himself is a Christian, and he justified his action by saying that the Koran is dangerous to Swedish society and should be banned. Sweden has previously had a law on blasphemy since the 1500s (https://www.eurel.info/spip.php?rubrique542&lang=en).…
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Pride – pride?
Now, during Pride Month, it is necessary to stop and think about the rights of sexual minorities, or rather how they are talked about. In the Western cultures, it is now customary for feelings and ideas to be expressed openly. This is good, because just a few decades ago, non-normative sexuality began to be handled…
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What is health?
As a doctor for over forty years, I have observed some factors that are common to healthy people. Such people live longer (https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/377/bmj-2021-068390.full.pdf ), but their lives are also of a higher quality (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681202/) . A healthy lifestyle has spill-over effects on society’s economy: lifestyles that weaken health significantly increase society’s costs. Physical activity throughout…
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Covid pandemic, can the individual’s right to self-determination be limited?
The pandemic highlighted – at least in Western countries – an important divide in society. While some wanted to protect citizens from the consequences of the serious disease and health care from spiraling into chaos, others rebelled and were skeptical of regulations that interfered with individual freedom. In the past, too, the fight against communicable…
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International Boys´ Day – Who cares?
International Boys’ Day, May 16, celebrates all the positive elements that boys bring to their families and communities. It also highlights the issues and challenges that boys face as they develop (https://internationalboysday.org.au/about-us/). It’s amazing how little media interest there was in the day. I didn’t see any articles in newspapers or discussions in social media.…
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