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Sammallahti wrote that Greta Thunberg had said in France that young people were rising in rebellion because the system, in her view, was in conflict with human rights and humanity. Sammallahti interpreted that based on Thunberg's previous speeches, she meant Western market economy and democracy. Sammallahti suggested that the University of Helsinki could study the mass psychosis he described that has spread in the West. He claimed it had raised Thunberg to a cult-like status and said that the media, the academic world, and the left had tried to pressure even whole nation-states to yield to her will. He described Thunberg as far-left and accused her of deceit. https://t.co/6fSmoZpzW1 #ilmastonmuutos #nuorisokapina #demokratia (translated)

Samppa Granlund wrote that he estimated the support bubble of the National Coalition Party was about to burst, as the party had shifted towards a more blue-red direction according to him. He believed that the party's decisions relied heavily on ideas borrowed from the Greens and that in Brussels, they were following the left's lead. Granlund also mentioned blue-red lobbyists who had moved from the Social Democratic Party to the National Coalition Party, such as Jungner. According to Granlund, the party's right-leaning views had become scarce and their proponents few. He assessed that the climate debate and the hype around the blue-red alliance were overshadowing this message. He claimed that many were therefore moving to more right-leaning parties, even though the right was a marginal phenomenon in Finland. Granlund described the National Coalition Party as a differently colored social democratic party and said that many were avoiding it because there were no guarantees about the party's future direction. #kokoomus #politiikka #Suomi (translated)

A-J Hirsimäki wrote that he wasn't surprised that the Finns Party didn't consider the National Coalition's package to be good. He described it as completely miserable and useless. Hirsimäki referred to a news item stating that Minister of Climate and Environment Sari Multala (National Coalition) had confirmed "joyful news" in Parliament before the National Coalition's group meeting. He reacted to the news mockingly and said he had laughed about it even twenty minutes after reading it. #Politiikka #Suomi #Ilmastonmuutos (translated)

The Day's Bureaucrat wrote that the National Coalition Party had betrayed its voters when the party refused to cut the distribution obligation citing climate reasons. He questioned why they wouldn't abandon the obligation altogether, as according to him, Finland was apparently suffering from the most expensive gasoline on the planet. He also asked why Finland, which he described as the country with the most extreme conditions and longest distances in the EU, had to pay the highest mobility costs, even though residents of other countries needed cars less, according to him. #ilmasto #bensa #liikkuminen (translated)

Samppa Granlund said he occasionally received one-star reviews on Google from people who, in his opinion, had not visited his business. He mentioned checking the other reviews from one reviewer and noticed that they had given one star to restaurants for serving meat, to Saga Furs for animal-related reasons, and to another company for climate-related issues. Granlund wondered how many activists were going around on Google leaving reviews to express their dissatisfaction. Granlund compared the phenomenon to the cancel culture discussions surrounding Metallica. According to him, the band faced a backlash when it did not take a stance on the Free Palestine issue. He assessed that remaining silent on politics was no longer enough; individuals also had to support the position deemed right to avoid being put on a boycott list. #Metallica #arvostelut #aktivismi (translated)

Maria Rautanen wrote that Russian nickel was still used in Finland for battery and defense industry needs, while climate policy, in her opinion, had reduced the energy use of domestic peat. She described it as contradicting that the availability of a critical raw material was wanted to be secured while domestic security of supply reserves were being aimed to eliminate. Rautanen questioned the concept of security of supply if dependence on imports was accepted but domestic alternatives were rejected. (translated)

Veli Karimies wrote that the Finns Party pushed for a reduction of the distribution obligation for ideological reasons, naming the ideology as the interest of Finns. According to him, the distribution obligation had nothing to do with climate change, and he regarded any contrary claim as completely absurd and anti-scientific. https://t.co/LjZrnFoLfs #Perussuomalaiset #ilmastonmuutos #ideologia (translated)

Joakim Vigelius asked Pia Kauma and Miko Bergbom if they were serious. He wrote that the distribution obligation had also been lowered in other countries and that it had curbed high prices. In addition, Vigelius asked who did not believe in climate change and where such claims came from. #ilmastonmuutos #hintojenhallinta #jakeluvelvoite (translated)

Miko Bergbom wrote that he supports lowering the distribution obligation because, in his opinion, its impact on the pump price of fuel is undeniable. He estimated that the reduction would cost the state nothing, but would strengthen public finances through an increase in fuel tax revenue. Bergbom stated that neither he nor the Finns Party as a whole had questioned climate change and accused his discussion partner of inventing new claims as the previous ones, according to him, had lost their basis in reality. #ilmastonmuutos #politiikka #talous (translated)

The Day's Bureaucrat claimed that Morocco was carrying out a takeover operation supported by warships and wrote that a story was presented to the public about innocent asylum seekers and climate refugees, according to him. He called this a lie from the left and the actions treasonous. #Marokko #ilmastopakolaisuus #mielipide (translated)

Hannu Järvinen asked the National Coalition Party whether it considered Sweden a negative actor in terms of climate policy since it had reduced its distribution obligations, and why Finland could not do the same. He wondered whether the party's opposition was due to the fact that there were too many greens in its governing coalition, or because the proposal came from the Finns Party. Järvinen regarded both possible justifications as weak. #ilmasto #Suomi #politiikka (translated)

Saara Huhtasaari criticized Petteri Orpo's presentation of the National Coalition's 60 million euro fuel package and wrote that it would not lower the pump price of gasoline or diesel. She reported that Orpo had accused the Finns Party of stalling the package, to which Riikka Purra responded that it contained no measures to reduce pump prices. Huhtasaari agreed with Purra's assessment. According to Huhtasaari, road traffic in Finland consumed about 3.3–3.5 billion liters of fuel annually. If 60 million euros were distributed evenly, it would mean less than two cents per liter, she estimated. However, in her view, the package was targeted at commuting tax deductions and professional transport, and it would not be reflected in the filling station bill of an average motorist. Huhtasaari wrote that the pump price could be lowered by temporarily easing the distribution obligation or reducing fuel taxation. According to her, Purra and the Finns Party had proposed easing the distribution obligation, but the National Coalition and RKP did not support either measure. She criticized the package as a constructed image before the elections and claimed that the National Coalition was not ready to make decisions that would actually lower the price of fuel. #polttoaineet #suomi (translated)

Miko Bergbom referred to the assessment of the representative from the Swedish People's Party, indicating that fuel prices in Finland would not rise high enough for the climate policy goals to be compromised. According to Bergbom, the distribution obligation was strictly adhered to for the benefit of individual companies and climate actions, while the transportation sector and ordinary drivers were overlooked. #ilmastopolitiikka #kestäväkehitys #suomi (translated)

Onni Rostila once again urged the National Coalition Party to compromise on what he sees as overly stringent climate targets, so that drivers could receive relief in a difficult situation that, in his view, could worsen further. https://t.co/WOk85tGHtz #ilmasto #autoilu #politiikka (translated)

Havukka-aho wrote to Pia Kauma that the matter was dismissed because no savings were proposed as a countermeasure. He believed that every Finnish person knew the solution was unfair. Additionally, he criticized the recipients for not being flexible regarding the zero-impact climate goal related to gasoline, but instead wanting to bind the Finnish people to it. #Suomi #ilmastopolitiikka #oikeudenmukaisuus (translated)

Otto Eriksson wrote that the impact of the gasoline package proposed by the National Coalition Party on fuel prices and people's daily lives would remain very minor, in his opinion. He believed that this was why no agreement was reached, and he claimed that Finnish drivers did not matter much as long as the climate was saved. https://t.co/d11FlshhWe #polttoaine #ilmasto #autoilu (translated)