• Finnish postal service decides not to release "freedom of speech" stamps because someone might get o
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[URL]https://www.posti.fi/english/current/2016/20160405_Feedback-of-the-Postiraati-taken-into-consideration.html[/URL] [IMG]http://www.posti.com/tiedotteet/images/2016/sananvapaus-postimerkkiarkki_600.png[/IMG] [quote]Posti has decided not to publish Freedom of speech stamps describing counterparts, due to the feedback of the Postiraati, which consists of customers. Many of the members of the Postiraati were rather confused by stamps featuring animal protection and immigration. Some of them considered the image motifs insulting and did not understand the connection of the stamps with the freedom of speech. According to Kaj Kulp, chairman of the Stamp committee, Posti's decision was based on serious concern about the fact that the impression communicated by the stamp could aggravate confrontation. - According to the feedback we received,[B] it was suspected that the stamp would insult Finns, Muslims, women, and immigrants. In addition, some of the respondents connected the stamp with violence, i.e. a gun barrel.[/B] We want to bear our responsibility and, therefore, decided not to publish the stamp sheet. We do not want to increase unnecessary confrontation in this era, Kulp says.[/quote] :goodjob:
I'm offended by their complete retardation.
What do any of those have to do with freedom of speech? I can get the whole rich/poor, graffiti/art, free/trapped being counterparts, but the tree/burqua one is just weird :v:
Who the fuck are you going to offend, people who want to oppress the general public?
Why the fuck was there even a burqua poststamp considered for Finland? I mean, when I think of Finland, I think of rallies, saunas, beer and lots of lakes. About the last thing that I would associate with Finland is a sign of Middle Eastern shariah laws which completely spit on everything freedom of speech stands for. Posti claims that it stands for immigration and multiculturalism, but in my opinion, it showcases a complete failure of those cultures to actually assimilate to their host countries.
[QUOTE=kaze4159;50079330]the tree/burqua one is just weird :v:[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Jordax;50079342]Why the fuck was there even a burqua poststamp considered for Finland[/QUOTE] God it's the year 2016 and you guys seriously don't think Burquas = Finland? Get with the times. [editline]benis[/editline] Why is there no Spurdo stamp
Someone might get offended that people also have the same rights as them when it comes to their opinions. Best just to stay living under this rock.
Pussies is what they are.
[QUOTE=kaze4159;50079330]What do any of those have to do with freedom of speech? I can get the whole rich/poor, graffiti/art, free/trapped being counterparts, but the tree/burqua one is just weird :v:[/QUOTE] It's supposed to be there/gone
Who are those stamps even going to offend :v:?
[QUOTE=EmilyVasquez;50079534]Who are those stamps even going to offend :v:?[/QUOTE] In my unreliable thought,i think government and elite people (because they trying to bring new world order)
how ironic
I'm more confused by the windmill and the nuclear sign being counterparts.
What the fuck did you guys expect from the same guys who thought that Wind Power\Nuclear Power is a Good/Bad dichotomy?
Why is nuclear power the counterpart of wind power? I'm guessing they were going for a dirty VS clean energy but nuclear power isn't exactly dirty at all, especially compared to coal plants. And yeah I don't get the tree/burka one either. Also why are they all shaped like punctuation marks?
" = Tuloerot/Income inequality ? = Eläinten Oikeudet/Animal Rights () = Kulttuuri arvot/Cultural values : = Maahanmuutto/Immigration ! = Energiamuodot/Forms of Energy?
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;50079844] Also why are they all shaped like punctuation marks?[/QUOTE] freedom of [B]speech[/B]? i don't know
[QUOTE=Zang-Pog;50079932]I'm glad they didn't decide to put those stamps out, because comparing wind power to nuclear power deeply offends me[/QUOTE] They should have used one of those shitty coal power plants instead of nuclear one. There is one near where i live, and it looks so shitty and dirty.
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;50079844]Why is nuclear power the counterpart of wind power? I'm guessing they were going for a dirty VS clean energy but nuclear power isn't exactly dirty at all, especially compared to coal plants. And yeah I don't get the tree/burka one either. Also why are they all shaped like punctuation marks?[/QUOTE] Maybe the discussion over there isn't "clean vs. dirty" but "power capacity vs. windmills can't explode"? Honestly not a bad thing to debate over [editline]6th April 2016[/editline] or maybe nuke power isn't renewable, i'm not entirely sure how it works
[QUOTE=lavacano;50082418]Maybe the discussion over there isn't "clean vs. dirty" but "power capacity vs. windmills can't explode"?[/QUOTE] Windmills actually legit tear into pieces and explode if they spin too fast.
[QUOTE=Combine 177;50082444]Windmills actually legit tear into pieces and explode if they spin too fast.[/QUOTE] Which tears up the immediate ground area around it, and possibly kills a few people, but the damage doesn't even compare to a nuclear plant explosion, even with all the safety protocols (because shit happens). Granted, neither of these incidents are likely enough for me to actively be worried about them, but that's still something people think of when it comes to nuke plants.
This whole PC movement or whatever bullshit needs to stop.
I have a feeling that if the burqa stamp wouldn't be there this wouldn't have happened.
[QUOTE=lavacano;50082555]nuclear plant explosion, even with all the safety protocols (because shit happens).[/QUOTE] no
[QUOTE=Saturn V;50082707]no[/QUOTE] I'm sorry, then what was Fukushima?
[QUOTE=lavacano;50083154]I'm sorry, then what was Fukushima?[/QUOTE] Tsunamis are a really big problem in Finland
[QUOTE=lavacano;50083154]I'm sorry, then what was Fukushima?[/QUOTE] out of all of the nuclear power plants in operation, you pick the one that failed inspections, flouted regulations, had an earthquake, got hit by an tsunami, and the correct procedures weren't followed this would be like saying that wind power is dangerous because somebody fucked up the foundation and one of the turbines fell over in a gale and crushed somebody
[QUOTE=lavacano;50083154]I'm sorry, then what was Fukushima?[/QUOTE] Fukushima should [B][I]never[/I][/B] be an example of why nuclear energy is dangerous. It was almost completely TEPCO's fault, and the terrible timing of both an earthquake and tsunami.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;50083243]out of all of the nuclear power plants in operation, you pick the one that failed inspections, flouted regulations, had an earthquake, got hit by an tsunami, and the correct procedures weren't followed this would be like saying that wind power is dangerous because somebody fucked up the foundation and one of the turbines fell over in a gale and crushed somebody[/QUOTE] still less damage and like i said, i'm well aware of how unlikely an accident actually is. Finland can use whatever the fuck it wants. I'm just pointing out the anti nuclear opinion so nobody has to ask.
[QUOTE=lavacano;50083154]I'm sorry, then what was Fukushima?[/QUOTE] Fukushima is not near the level of bad the media blew it up to be. This is a power plant that was poorly maintained yet still survived extreme weather and an earthquake, and, in the end, only released a tenth of the radiation the joke of a plant that was Chernobyl released into the environment. While that's not exactly wonderful, it's far less severe than it could have been considering the ridiculousness of the situation in general.
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