Pekka Haavisto for President 2012
The first round of the Presidential election is over. Eight candidates, no-one got over 50% of the votes, so the two candidates with most votes made it to the second round to compete against each other. Those two are Sauli Niinistö and Pekka Haavisto.
Many of the people who are passionate against the electing of Haavisto as Finland’s new President feel that way strongly for two reasons: Homosexuality and Non-Military Service. Let's go through those two things in depth, so we can transfer the conversation to be about things that are truly important.
Argument:
”Haavisto can’t be a President because he’s gay. It looks bad to not have a presentable wife by your side. And many other countries won’t like it.”
His sexuality won’t get him turned away from visitations. When mingling amongst political businesses you won’t get asked about the sex of the person you’ve been dipping your dick into. Some people see it impossible to have a woman as a leader of a country, and yet we have Tarja Halonen, and nobody stressed about the opinions of others when we elected her.
And thinking about how it would look absolutely wrong to have two males at the ***reception of the Castle’s Party is purely the corcerns of narrow minded, intolerant people. This isn’t about “President’s supposed to be presentable in an old-fashioned hetero-way” bullshit. If YOU don’t like homosexuals then it will look wrong in YOUR eyes, because YOU are narrow minded and intolerant. It needs no excuses about the opinions of other countries or the importance of pretty wives. No. The fault’s in you. In your head. You are discriminatory on your own behalf. Admit your own hatefulness and stop drying to disguise it underneath political excuses.
Other openly homo- or bisexual political persons:
- Sweden’s Minister of the Environment Andreas Carlgren.
- Island’s Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.
- European Commissioner for Trade (2004 - 2008) Peter Mandelson.
- German’s Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor (2009 - 2011) Guido Westerwelle.
- The French Minister of Culture and Communication Frédéric Mitterrand.
Argument:
”Haavisto can’t be a President because President is the commander-in-chief of the defence forces in war time, and he’s only gone through non-military service.”
It’s like people are waiting of an attack from Russian’s side straight after next month’s fifth. “Commander-in-chief” is just a title, and no matter if the current president has gone through the military service or not, the work would be delegated either way. Finland’s President does barely any independent desicions, and it’s easy to find more councillors than are actually needed.
By the way, Halonen hasn’t gone through military service. Why didn’t anybody make a big deal out of it when she was elected? TWICE. For twelve years we’ve had a President who hasn’t crawled through a forest covered in snow. My God, how can this nation even be working anymore?
Many countries don’t have forced military service which leads to the fact that there are many people in leading positions who belong in the so-called ”non-military service” category. Finnish people just seem to have some kind of an obsession with this “army makes you a man” ideology. Dear people, please try ro RELAX. Holding a gun won’t increase the size of your dick.
So. Now that we’ve pointed out how sex and weapons are not essential topics, let’s stop going on and on about them.
Kiitos.
Thank you.
***On Finland’s Independence Day (December 6th) the formalities of the celebration start at the President’s Castle in Helsinki with the current President and her/his husband/wife greeting all the thousands of invited guests at the front hall with a handshake and the wishings of ”Happy Independence Day”. The whole thing lasts for hours and is broadcasted live on TV. Last year almost 2.3 million people watched it.