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The author assesses that those in charge of the EU apparently believed that prolonging the war in Ukraine would promote the federalist project. According to him, continuing the war could indeed fragment the union, as the right defending sovereign nation-states was rising to power in major European countries like Germany and France. The writing ended abruptly in the middle of the list. #EU #Ukraina #politiikka #DE #FR (translated)

Sture Fjäder wrote that he supports the National Coalition Party and opposes blue-red coalitions. He stated that he supports right-wing or center-right governments because he sees himself as a bourgeois and right-wing individual. Fjäder demanded that Chairman Orpo publicly declare that the National Coalition Party would not engage in leftist cooperation, and he assessed that otherwise, the poll support would not turn to an increase. #vaalit2027 #KOK https://t.co/PLjDeZuQka #politiikka #oikeisto #Suomi (translated)

Petra Nyqvist wondered whether the previously expressed division by the Finns Party that led to the party's split into the "nasty" and "blue" factions had also spread to the National Coalition Party. According to her, there seemed to be an attempt to oust cultured bourgeois values from the party. Nyqvist questioned what the point would be in having two right-wing parties that are both "nasty," which would share core ideas of opposing immigration and attitudes towards racism. She doubted whether there would be enough anti-foreigner voters for two large parties, which she described as being empty in content. #politiikka #maahanmuutto #rasismi (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)

Petteri Tarkkonen wrote that the National Coalition Party had practically functioned as a right-wing party for decades while the Finns Party focused on immigration. According to him, under Riikka Purra's leadership, the Finns Party had become the leading economic party, making it a more acceptable alternative for traditional National Coalition voters. Tarkkonen assessed that the Finns Party also did not have the traditional burdens like political appointments or Yle that the National Coalition Party faced. Tarkkonen claimed that the media had sought to present the Finns Party as merely a racist party and create the impression that voting for the party would make the voter a racist. He believed that the media also aimed to wedge between the National Coalition Party and the Finns Party but assessed that social media, especially X, was rejecting this narrative. He predicted that the 2027 elections would be a turning point in Finnish history. According to Tarkkonen, the National Coalition Party ending up in a left-wing government would lead to a development similar to that of the Centre Party, and cooperation between the National Coalition Party and the left would remain a matter of distributive politics. He also estimated that the legacy of a red-green government would be similar to that of Sanna Marin's government. Tarkkonen appealed to the National Coalition Party and Petteri Orpo to abandon the best-hope politics he described and not to turn the party into an economic-democratic entity. According to him, the traditional National Coalition voter would not vote for the Social Democrats. #Politiikka #Kokoomus #Persut (translated)

Elina Hiltunen asked why the criticism directed at female politicians by right-wing men was called misogyny, while the criticism directed at conservative women by left-wing men was seen as critique or even deserved. She said she wanted to understand this logic. #naiset #poliittiikka #keskustelu (translated)

Roni Arvonen wrote that, according to his estimate, Finland's state debt is growing by about 13.5 billion euros per year at the current rate. He estimated that if five consecutive right-wing governments balanced the economy as well as the current government, the state would accumulate about 270 billion euros more in net debt over 20 years. Arvonen compared this amount to Finland's approximately 234 billion euro annual GDP and estimated that the new debt would correspond to about 115 percent of GDP. He criticized the current government's representatives from the right, particularly the National Coalition Party, for talking about historical cuts and economic measures. According to him, while expenses had been cut, it was not enough to make a significant impact. Arvonen added that interest and the burdens of old debts were not taken into account in the calculations. #velka #talous #BKT (translated)

Sture Fjäder wrote as a member of the National Coalition Party that he hoped the party's member of parliament would stop such tweets. According to him, the voters of the National Coalition Party wanted to continue with a right-wing government and not a blue-red government, which he claimed would raise taxes for the middle and high-income earners. #kokoomus https://t.co/kXRwVVnz3Z #kokoomus #politiikka #vaalit (translated)

Roni Arvonen wrote that in his opinion, the current right-wing government has not fixed the YEL system, but has instead postponed the reform he describes as a temporary solution to the year 2028, when the next government could overturn it. #YEL #oikeistohallitus #Suomi (translated)

Roni Arvonen asked what kind of right-wing government would take on new online debt for its children of about 13.5 billion euros a year. He referred to the Finnish government as a left-wing government in disguise as the right and estimated that a true right-wing government would significantly reduce borrowing to achieve balance. #Suomi #Politiikka #Vasemmistolaisuus (translated)

Elina Hiltunen wrote that the right's internal sparring ultimately benefited the left, but according to her, problems should not be overlooked either. She assessed that the National Coalition Party had particularly failed in its communication and had given others reasons to take advantage of its mistakes. Hiltunen reminded that, in her opinion, important things had also been accomplished during the government period, in which the National Coalition Party had played a significant role. She said the party still had several good candidates for the upcoming elections and hoped it would reassess its actions, improve its communication, and clarify its stance. Hiltunen also noted that she had been involved in the right's internal disputes. According to her, the right should understand that they need each other, as the energy used to undermine each other would only benefit the left. #politiikka #vasemmisto #oikeisto (translated)

Lauri Illukka viewed the National Coalition Party as deserving to be beaten and criticized the party as having become leftist, a so-called right-wing party that had turned its coat, lacking direction and backbone, in his opinion. He asked where the economic balance was and stated that it had not been achieved. Illukka wrote that he no longer recognized the National Coalition Party as his own party and that his political home was therefore in search of a new one. #politiikka #perusasiat #kansalaisaktivismi (translated)

Tuomo Saarni praised Katleena's writing and said he was a bit concerned about the discount campaign aimed at young people by Helsingin Sanomat. According to him, young people were being enticed as readers at the same time as journalism had become activism, and activism was being hidden, as Katleena's example demonstrated in his opinion. Saarni added that the same principle should also apply to writers representing the right, not just private individuals. #journalismi #aktivismi #nuoret (translated)

Tommi O. Pälve wondered why Metallica's James Hetfield's statement that he would not use between-song speeches to promote a political agenda caused the left to become enraged, while the right mainly encouraged it. https://t.co/oYrljFVZ70 #Metallica #JamesHetfield #poliikka (translated)

Arto Koskelo compared the coalition to a person working as a leading expert in an office, who had vegetable lasagna for lunch and dreamed of wine tasting in Italy. He described the character as someone on vacation who had a liberal attitude towards wine and decided to end his writing with an unfinished statement about how right-wing this would be. #kokoomus #politiikka #Eurooppa (translated)

Sebastian Tynkkynen wrote to Karoliina Partanen, the National Coalition Party, and the Finns Party that their support declined because they did not agree to the proposals from the Finns Party. According to him, support would not increase by criticizing the Finns Party, as the issues they forcibly pushed through did not progress. Tynkkynen said they were needed in the next right-wing government and urged them to stop the panicked chaos. #politiikka #kokoomus #persut (translated)

Mika Merano estimates that if the next government were red-blue in the order he meant, the Finns Party would certainly become the largest party in the 2031 elections. He predicted that the composition of the government would at least drive Finland into stagnation. Merano wrote that from the opposition's perspective, criticizing the government could be amusing for the party if the credibility of the right were to suffer, for example, in votes concerning the recognition of Palestine and corruption. However, in his view, the situation would not be a laughing matter for Finland. He mentioned that he had been following recent statements with interest and had been pondering whether the educated bourgeoisie would still be stronger than the right-wingers. #politiikka #Suomi #vaalit (translated)

Martin Paasi responded positively to Miko Bergbom and said that acting was a duty in this situation. He wrote that, in his opinion, Finland could not withstand irresponsible tax increases, policies that would increase state dependency, or immigration policies based on virtue signaling. Paasi added that the right-wing parties still had a majority according to the polls. #Suomi #politiikka #oikeisto (translated)

Mika Merano wrote that it would be strategically wise for the Finns Party to clearly rule out government cooperation with the SDP. According to him, there would be nothing to lose for the party in this decision, as the SDP had already excluded the Finns Party from its government options. Merano stated that the Finns Party's voters expected right-wing policies, which he believed the party could not implement in cooperation with the SDP. He also noted that a clear stance would improve voters' ability to predict what kind of government their votes might be forming. Merano assessed that, after this, the focus would turn to the National Coalition Party, which, in his view, had not made a similar demarcation among the three largest parties. He wrote that the National Coalition Party could, for the time being, signal that government options would be available in different directions: the more moderate wing of the party could form a government with the SDP, and the more right-leaning wing could do so with the Finns Party. According to Merano, this situation would increase pressure on the National Coalition Party to establish clear positions. #Politiikka #Suomi #Strategia (translated)