The incoming economy minister has addressed a rally organised by neo-Nazis, while the Speaker of Parliament has a decades-long track record of race-related court convictions and deeply disturbing blog postings.
I think there’s a saying along the lines of ‘never ascribe to maliciousness what can be explained by stupidity’.
I’m not really well versed in Finnish politics, but I can say that I’ve met my share of high-functioning morons and I was glad they didn’t try politics, because they surely would have succeded. (Of course there are numerous examples from world politics of ones that have indeed succeeded…)
I think there’s a saying along the lines of ‘never ascribe to maliciousness what can be explained by stupidity’.
I’m not really well versed in Finnish politics, but I can say that I’ve met my share of high-functioning morons and I was glad they didn’t try politics, because they surely would have succeded. (Of course there are numerous examples from world politics of ones that have indeed succeeded…)
“High-functioning morons” - love it!