Leninism Echoes in Germany and the UK

This morning, two articles by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle caught my eye, both shedding light on the underlying mindset of those connected to the political left—a mindset which still carries a significant amount of Leninist heritage. This refers to professional revolutionary activism, meaning undemocratic and violent transfer of power, which in its time also led to the Finnish Civil War.

The first article that drew my attention reported that the German left, anarchists, and anti-fascists want to prevent the youth of Alternative for Germany from organizing under the wings of the party’s democratic leadership. According to the article, the left explicitly intends to disrupt the AfD meeting by preventing attendees from reaching the venue, making their lives as difficult as possible, and if necessary, to ‘set Giessen on fire’.

It is likely that this will lead to violence, in which Leninist actors will be confronted by AfD supporters and possibly also by extremist elements who support Nazi ideas, the latter being no more respectful of democracy than the communists themselves.

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The second Yle news story that raised my eyebrows concerned the Irish author Sally Rooney, whose books may be withdrawn from sale in Britain. This is due to her support for the Palestine Action group, which is banned under British anti-terrorism laws.

The group engages in direct action to disrupt the UK arms industry. The key targets of its acts of terrorism have been the British factories of the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, as well as the RAF Brize Norton airbase.

Palestine Action has used protests, occupations of premises, property destruction, and vandalism in its campaigns. As a result, its members have been arrested and brought to court, charged among other things with aggravated assault on police officers.

Rooney has certainly not expressed any understanding of the British decision, but instead has portrayed herself as a victim, declaring that banning her works is an extreme form of state interference in artistic expression. In doing so, she has reinforced her Leninist mode of thinking by supporting violent rebellion to achieve her aims.

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As a side note, I would also like to mention one more observation about Yle itself. In the article on Rooney it was stated that ‘since July, British police have arrested hundreds of demonstrators who have shown support for the group’. Meanwhile, according to Wikipedia, ‘British police have arrested at least 2,269 people for supporting the Palestine Action movement’.

This left me wondering: was Yle attempting to downplay left-wing violence? Or did the journalist simply fail to notice that supporters of Palestine Action have been arrested in many other situations besides the one described in the article linked?"

Previous thoughts on the same topic:
When Diversity Beats Doctors: Three UK Healthcare Realities to Make Stalin Envious
Citizen Journalism, Free Speech, and EU Challenges
Why Were Violent Protests Acceptable for George Floyd but Not for the UK Child Murders?

The original blogpost in Finnish:
Vallankumouksellinen vasemmisto kylvää väkivaltaa ja niittää tukea

Finally, Honest Reporting on Immigration and Crime

Finnish media usually mislead Finns when reporting crimes involving people of foreign background by failing to mention that the perpetrators are immigrants. That’s why it was gratifying to see that Uutissuomalainen published this morning a crime report written in a very factual and professional manner. According to the article, “In downtown Jyväskylä, a group of about ten young people of foreign background followed the underage victim in order to rob them.”

By factual, I mean that the reader doesn’t have to guess whether the issue at hand stems from a failure in upbringing or in immigration policy. Instead, it becomes clear that the political responsibility for what happened lies with those parties and politicians who have been steering Finland down the same path as Sweden.

Toward the end of the article, it is also mentioned that the authorities have a good understanding of who belongs to this group of about ten immigrants, who have also committed other similar crimes. Therefore, the problems they cause are likely to be dealt with in the near future. Helping in this effort is the fact that – according to Detective Inspector Eeva-Maria Tahvanainen – “The Police Department of Inner Finland now has an entirely new unit focused on combating street crime, which will take charge of cases related to such offenses.”

I would like to thank the people of Inner Finland for this initiative and, sitting here contentedly behind my keyboard, wish the Central Finland Police the best of luck and success in pursuing violent criminals! I also wish that Finland’s ministers and members of parliament would recognize the facts and use common sense when making immigration policy decisions.

Previous thoughts on the same topic:
Is Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle Using Taxpayer Money to Mislead?
Terrorism Landscape in the EU Contradicts the Narrative Presented by EU Politicians and Media
Finland’s Minister of Finance Believes Not All Cultures Are Equally Good