nelson
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Post by nelson on Jun 4, 2019 11:52:00 GMT
That's a weird government. Although yet again, the Swedish People's Party will go with anyone if they preserve their ludicrous linguistic agenda. A centre-left/centre coalition with the Conservative parties excluded seems perfectly logical to me. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 4, 2019 11:58:36 GMT
That's a weird government. Although yet again, the Swedish People's Party will go with anyone if they preserve their ludicrous linguistic agenda. As a minority language fan, what's ludicrous about their linguistic agenda? Anyway, as the one true Liberal party in Finland it makes perfect sense for them to be in this government. The problem lies with the "Mandatory Swedish" agenda, whereby every Finnish pupil and student (with some recent exceptions) has to study Swedish and, more egregiously, has to demonstrate by means of certification a civil servant-level of Swedish to be able to pass a tertiary course. This includes anyone working as a trawler captain or supervising a forestry site, for instance. Furthermore, it massively reduces flexibility- there isn't time to teach Russian, for instance, and this is a bone of contention in the eastern regions, where most people will never encounter a Swedish speaker in their lives. On the other hand is the Åland case. The People's Party are more than happy to support the law whereby Ålanders do not have to demonstrate competence in Finnish! |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 4, 2019 12:04:23 GMT
That's a weird government. Although yet again, the Swedish People's Party will go with anyone if they preserve their ludicrous linguistic agenda. A centre-left/centre coalition with the Conservative parties excluded seems perfectly logical to me. It's arguably the most eclectic government since Lipponen, who had Social Democrats, Left, Greens and the NCP all in together. It's also the first time the Centre have worked with the Social Democrats since 2007. Plus, Centre have managed to hold onto some seriously major departments. |
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Post by finsobruce on Jun 4, 2019 12:09:46 GMT
As a minority language fan, what's ludicrous about their linguistic agenda? Anyway, as the one true Liberal party in Finland it makes perfect sense for them to be in this government. The problem lies with the "Mandatory Swedish" agenda, whereby every Finnish pupil and student (with some recent exceptions) has to study Swedish and, more egregiously, has to demonstrate by means of certification a civil servant-level of Swedish to be able to pass a tertiary course. This includes anyone working as a trawler captain or supervising a forestry site, for instance. Furthermore, it massively reduces flexibility- there isn't time to teach Russian, for instance, and this is a bone of contention in the eastern regions, where most people will never encounter a Swedish speaker in their lives. On the other hand is the Åland case. The People's Party are more than happy to support the law whereby Ålanders do not have to demonstrate competence in Finnish! And the Finnish language hardly gets the same support in Sweden.... |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 4, 2019 12:33:19 GMT
Indeed finsobruce, as the speakers of Meänkieli could tell you, even if things have changed now. |
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Post by finsobruce on Jun 4, 2019 12:36:17 GMT
Indeed finsobruce , as the speakers of Meänkieli could tell you, even if things have changed now. <iframe style="position: absolute; width: 33.66000000000008px; height: 3.0400000000000063px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_89667680" scrolling="no" width="33.66000000000008" height="3.0400000000000063"></iframe> <iframe style="position: absolute; width: 33.66px; height: 3.04px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1613px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_42828950" scrolling="no" width="33.66000000000008" height="3.0400000000000063"></iframe> <iframe style="position: absolute; width: 33.66px; height: 3.04px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 92px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_88183667" scrolling="no" width="33.66000000000008" height="3.0400000000000063"></iframe> <iframe style="position: absolute; width: 33.66px; height: 3.04px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1613px; top: 92px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_70206535" scrolling="no" width="33.66000000000008" height="3.0400000000000063"></iframe> Here is a crucial moment in "Jaws" and some Bond and "Godfather" dubbed into Meankieli!
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