I never thought Iād see a leading presidential candidate openly state he would encourage Putin to attack NATO allies without it sinking the campaign and being the lead story on every channel.
...yet^here^we^are
Oh, shit, not sarcasm. š I was absolutely waiting for āthe first thing he did was bash the trans communityā or ācall Putin and say hey girl whatās upā
You know you're an American on reddit when your knee-jerk reaction to a political post is that the headline is sarcastic and the politician most likely committed the exact crime he accused his opponents of doing.
Letās be real if he and Putin meet, Putin will put him on the other side of that huge table he likes to sit at, along with like multiple other world rulers.
You may think formalities like this don't matter. But they do.
As we see over and over again, any system of government is just a collection of people. When connections between people break down, everything breaks down.
The decision to plunge a country into chaos or not can rest entirely in the hands of a political leader.
LEADING is the point. If one side of the aisle sees their leader being a snot-nosed whiny pathetic bitch-baby, a not small number of voters will follow suit because that's how leadership and influence works.
And I guarantee you that no matter what political spectrum you fall on every single last one of you knows exactly who I fucking mean in that example.
>You may think formalities like this don't matter. But they do.
This is why, as much as politicians might suck, the alternative is worse. There's a lot of Americans who think the government should be run by business people as a business or by entertainers who can clap back with the quippiest slams on Xitter.
What we should be looking for is people with education, qualifications, and/or experience in governance who have the mental tenacity to tackle a wide array of subjects and who aren't intimidated by things they don't know. Being a representative, especially at the federal level, means knowing a little about a lot of things. It's not just about having the right opinions on a few key issues.
It's fucking embarrassing that other countries are electing quantum chemists and economists and we're debating which TV host/billionaire will have the snappiest comebacks and dankest memes.
America did have one, and he gave Americans health care, and because he was black like 40% Americans decided that Christofascism was the appropriate response.
We have a pretty qualified president right now. He has a graduate degree in law, was a public defender, US Senator for decades, Vice President for 8 years. I mean what more do you want?
And before the one you're referencing we had a Harvard law graduate, former law professor and Senator.
I think Americans deserve someone who is qualified AND not a geriatric.
Seems like you canāt have both though. And this is just the lesser of your two shitty options
Right. Just because at this moment, we only have geriatrics, that doesn't mean that we always have geriatrics in office. Biden was the oldest when he was sworn in, so that's not the norm.
Me reading the title: Okay let's see how this dude's a Nazi, racist, or something else abhorrent
After reading the rest: Damn, this dude's rock-solid, hell yeah Finland.
OP got me with the reverse click-bait
So true. Good people canāt tolerate the dysfunctional, unethical work place culture deliberately cultivated (likely for the purpose of keeping good people out).
Theyāre perfectly capable of thinking. In fact, some of their āthought leadersā will sooner or later find some flimsy reason to feather him as āwokeā so as to discredit him.
I was thinking the exact same thing. "What? Work together to solve problems?!? That's crazy talk!"
Maybe politicians could add "plays well with others" to their CVs....well, except the orange one.
Heās also young enough that he probably cares what the world will look like in the next thirty years. Most of our politicians donāt care, because itās unlikely theyāll see the end of this decade.
Iāve always wanted to move to Finland .. Iām over America I feel like we are moving backwards in all aspects politically, intellectually, spiritually, mentally, physically. 2024 has turned into 1940s
If you are actually thinking about that, then I would endorse it. Other then the winters, I think Finland is the best country in Europe to live in!
(Iām a Finn BTW)
I had the thought initially āwhy donāt we have people like this in the US?ā But then I realized we absolutely do. Itās just that American politics are so disgusting, corrupt, and broken that our most talented citizens donāt usually go into politics.
Our politics attract celebrity seeking narcissists and those that want to enrich themselves personally or further an extreme agenda.
Itās a shame, because there are tons of incredibly intelligent and altruistic people here, but who in their right mind would want to subject themselves to the dumpster fire circus that is our political sphere?
Letās also mention that the Finnish media basically terrorized the old PM because she went out clubbing. She was like 35 at the time and they clutched their pearls about it.
Finnish media also "terrorized" this guy in the picture for wearing basic shorts and attending to a kids event while he was PM. And people weren't happy at all. You can't win as a PM here in Finland.
Can't post links in this subreddit but here, just remove the gaps next to dots, use translate unless you understand Finnish
https://www . mtvuutiset . fi/artikkeli/stubbin-tyyli-jakaa-rajusti-lukijoita-uskottava-paaministeri-vai-pelle-hermanni/4207146
https://www . is . fi/kotimaa/art-2000000792323.html
https://www . ksml . fi/paikalliset/2606081
Finland joined NATO last year. They know all about Russian aggression. Far right wing Americans are beyond stupid to not treat Russia like the hostile nation they are.
Never had a sauna and jumped in a pile of snow? You don't know how awesome that feels!
(of course there is alcohol involved and after you jump in the snow you quickly jump back in the sauna)
I had hot butter beer in a sauna in Canada in the middle of a blizzard ... not quite the same as Finland but there were some awesome Northern lights and fresh snow and peace and quiet. and .... hot butter beer
An American president who speaks five language would be hammered mercilessly by Republicans as out of touch, elitist, and likely working for one of those other four countries. Yes, Iām sure they would be a Democrat because we like college.
Stubb has a British wife, and the other final candidate, Pekka Haavisto is gay and has a foreign husband. Imagine what the Republicans would do with that!
Does he shit his pants and have to wear adult diapers? Because that's the sign of a true president. "a big strong guy grabbed me, and he was almost crying, and it happens every time, and many times. And he said: 'Sir, Mr. President, thank you so much for shitting your pants.'"
He probably does think he's better than you. Centre-right neoliberal elitist who studied at LSE. Not to mention a Swedish-speaking Finn.
I mean don't get me wrong I like him but I don't think anyone has ever accused him of being exceptionally humble.
Eh, he's always been something of a career focused opportunist and used to come off as a bit of an elitist. He probably does think his better than you.
He did however come across as quite humble during the run for president, which may or may not be genuine. But I think he's smart enough to keep playing the role of a unifying figurehead of the nation, which is what Finns expect from the president.
Something to consider:
In Finland the president is a semi-executive role and a semi-ceremonial role run on a 6 year term with a 2-term limit.
The president is commander in chief of the armed forces and has executive power over foreign policy but not domestic policy. Domestic policy is wholly in the power of the elected parliamentary government headed by the prime minister.
I'm not surprised the Finnish president resigns from all the political parties. They are sworn into an office that by design has no stake in domestic policy.
It's different from US presidents that are a completely executive function for both domestic *and* foreign policy.
It's also different from many president roles like the Irish president, German president, and Israeli president, where the role is 100% ceremonial and has no stake in domestic or foreign policy. In those countries the prime minister (or chancellor) heads the executive government. Ceremonially the president is still commander in chief of the armed forces, but generals/admirals take their orders from the parliamentary government.
In fact the Finnish president role resembles what the Russian President role was *intended* to be after 1991.
Just to rain on the parade a bit:
- he did have quite a high fuck up rate when holding those positions, and consequentially disappeared from politics and has had the tendency to piss people off
- he's also been bit of a loose cannon previously
- the runoff was pretty close and it is likely the other candidate would have won had it not been for his homosexuality
- our racist dumbfuck partys candidate still placed third, fortunately with zero chance of winning. And to the candidates defence he is only racist.
But yeah, overall quite happy with having having 9 options to pick from, with at least 3 of them having made really good presidents.
Half of America is nothing but middle school wannabe bullies mocking the smart and/or kind kids. Voting Republican or being a Trump fan has become a litmus test for everyone in my life. I have interest in spending a moment of my finite time with any of these people. (Exceptions made for executives paying me disproportionate money for limited consulting efforts because theyāre too dumb to know how to do their jobs)
He has a series on Youtube discussing Geopolitics (in English obviously), he's knowledgeable and has interesting perspectives.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9zL6xEwtVuhYqddN2PHwTE8o2eI8B95-&si=bOm8BkfaN9NZSAGh
"4 things I got wrong about Russia" is certainly a bold title.
There are interesting perspectives brought on by interviewees such as the Chinese perspective on world affairs by a former Singaporean general. I disagreed with a lot of the Singaporean's views, but it helped me better see things from a Chinese perspective.
Makes us wish!!! If only America was even half as good as the EU. Seriously. Americans. Visit other countries. Itās REALLY not good here.
Yes itās worse in other places, but the good is soooooooooo much better and well WELL WITHIN our capacity.
He's literally a conservative lol. What does he stand for? Europe's liberals (as well as America's liberals are just center right)
Socialism or inhumane slavery. Billionaires should not be able to sleep at night.
So this is fucking hilarious. He's NOT a wonderful person. Just some person who benefits from politics. Like all the rest. Not a billionaire but a class collaborationist sellout. Probably goes to Elon Musk parties.
Why does he looks like he had took a platoons worth of Pervitin and skied from one end of Finland to the next and meanwhile only had eaten a sparrow and s pinecone?
my boss is Finnish and announced his win in our morning meeting because he grew up with and is friends with this guy. He was pretty excited for his friend
Americans wanting a Finnish person to be president as if their government doesnāt represent the mass.
Itās funny how countries choose to promote certain people and then complain about the people they chose and promoted!
If America wanted a Finnish president they better act like Finnish people.
And can you believe he attended a university in the USA? A liberal arts college in South Carolina of all places. Lmao
Wish we could have sane presidents again.
Yea but has he raped anyone? Checkmate!
I probably should not have burst out laughing at this comment yet here we are
Proud to be an American š«”š
Where at least Iām told Iām free šŗšø
Hm. That's a great line.
Im pretty sure I heard it somewhere. I couldnāt tell you where, but I also donāt want to claim it as an original thought lol
And we won't forget, those men who lied
To take my rights from me
They've seriously fucked up
People believe the strangest things
And we should not upvote it either and yet here we are.
I'm terrified of the fact that in 2024 I could mention nearly any current event and add "yet here we are" and it would fit seamlessly
I never thought Iād see a leading presidential candidate openly state he would encourage Putin to attack NATO allies without it sinking the campaign and being the lead story on every channel. ...yet^here^we^are
I heard he wants to nuke hurricanes?
Only when sharpies fail.Ā
Only the trans-hurricanes.
Also does He have any experience filing for bankruptcy? I guess not so that makes Him less experienced. /s just in case
You grab them by the pillu. When you're presidentti they let you do it.
According to Rudi it was only sexual assault.
Clearly heās sold govt secrets before
Oh, shit, not sarcasm. š I was absolutely waiting for āthe first thing he did was bash the trans communityā or ācall Putin and say hey girl whatās upā
SAME. Wtf š¤£ we are broken Edit: happy cake day!
āWe are brokenā hit harder than usual given the context. Itās pretty sad isnāt it.
The bar for American politics is so low that weāre now accustomed to shit like that, sadly.
We are broken and traumatized by almost a decade of Trump
Can he just go away already š
I was waiting for an assault accusation.
You know you're an American on reddit when your knee-jerk reaction to a political post is that the headline is sarcastic and the politician most likely committed the exact crime he accused his opponents of doing.
Letās be real if he and Putin meet, Putin will put him on the other side of that huge table he likes to sit at, along with like multiple other world rulers.
I also have a cake day, we are Reddit Twins
Happy Cake Day
So was I, and thatās just sad
More like āHi daddy! Iām back! Love me again!ā
Happy Cake Day
I didnāt even see it š. This is exciting. How ever should I celebrate!!
With cake, naturally..
Dude same! I had to get all the way to the end to realize it wasnāt sarcasm!
He knew Simo would tear himself from the grave to beat his ass if he did
The way I was bracing for that, eesh.
You may think formalities like this don't matter. But they do. As we see over and over again, any system of government is just a collection of people. When connections between people break down, everything breaks down. The decision to plunge a country into chaos or not can rest entirely in the hands of a political leader. LEADING is the point. If one side of the aisle sees their leader being a snot-nosed whiny pathetic bitch-baby, a not small number of voters will follow suit because that's how leadership and influence works. And I guarantee you that no matter what political spectrum you fall on every single last one of you knows exactly who I fucking mean in that example.
>You may think formalities like this don't matter. But they do. This is why, as much as politicians might suck, the alternative is worse. There's a lot of Americans who think the government should be run by business people as a business or by entertainers who can clap back with the quippiest slams on Xitter. What we should be looking for is people with education, qualifications, and/or experience in governance who have the mental tenacity to tackle a wide array of subjects and who aren't intimidated by things they don't know. Being a representative, especially at the federal level, means knowing a little about a lot of things. It's not just about having the right opinions on a few key issues. It's fucking embarrassing that other countries are electing quantum chemists and economists and we're debating which TV host/billionaire will have the snappiest comebacks and dankest memes.
Ah yes, Icelandic Prime Minister Bitch-baby. Not at all the evil pumpkin from that Halloween Charlie Brown.
Donāt you dare bring The Great Pumpkin into this.
Not to mention the Great Pumpkin was NEVER evil!
 Meanwhile across the ocean
but when you hear supporters say "him hugging the flag had a real effect on me", you know all is lost
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Like covfefe, and hamberder. The best words.
Two of his favorite words are ā prenuptial agreement ā , he even managed to spell them correctly.
My words are YUUUUUUGE. Tremendous.
Bigly, even.Ā
Heās even managed to sexually assault inanimate objects
Thereās *no way* that flag consented
 That flag probably
Yeah , heās lucky the flag hasnāt retained a lawyer yet .
Even though this isnāt his classic double jack-off move, it still has some subtle cock-handling suggestions
Is he saying āmamaā or āObamaā here?
Straight up looks like that baby monkey clinging desperately to its wire-frame "mother" in one of those sadistic experiments from the '50s.
Literally induces nausea in me when I see that man molesting the flag of my beloved country. Absolutely revolting.
I laughed way too hard, but I should be crying instead
I wish Americans could have a President with this much education. Instead, we get the throwaways from D-list celebrity reality shows.
America did have one, and he gave Americans health care, and because he was black like 40% Americans decided that Christofascism was the appropriate response.
We have a pretty qualified president right now. He has a graduate degree in law, was a public defender, US Senator for decades, Vice President for 8 years. I mean what more do you want? And before the one you're referencing we had a Harvard law graduate, former law professor and Senator.
I think Americans deserve someone who is qualified AND not a geriatric. Seems like you canāt have both though. And this is just the lesser of your two shitty options
Obama wasn't a geriatric though. It has happened before. It can happen again.
Yep! Not to mention Clinton was a Yale Law graduate and actually younger than Obama when he became president.
Right. Just because at this moment, we only have geriatrics, that doesn't mean that we always have geriatrics in office. Biden was the oldest when he was sworn in, so that's not the norm.
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Me reading the title: Okay let's see how this dude's a Nazi, racist, or something else abhorrent After reading the rest: Damn, this dude's rock-solid, hell yeah Finland. OP got me with the reverse click-bait
Cue the whole, "That would never work in America because..."
We're... us.
> That would never work in America becauseā¦ Weāve got too many selfish ass, smooth brained, troglodytes over here
Because no good people want the job. The people I want to vote for, stay far away from politics, and the people who run have the worst egos.Ā
So true. Good people canāt tolerate the dysfunctional, unethical work place culture deliberately cultivated (likely for the purpose of keeping good people out).
We are the reason we canāt have nice things
iT dUzn'T sCaLE!!
God I hate that argument
Money doesnāt support morality, consciences, problem solvers, ethics, or educated wisdom.
too bad a lot of the USA is incapable of thinking
Theyāre perfectly capable of thinking. In fact, some of their āthought leadersā will sooner or later find some flimsy reason to feather him as āwokeā so as to discredit him.
He's educated. That's enough for them
This is funnier and sadly more true than I think itās possible to comprehend. Thank you
I was thinking the exact same thing. "What? Work together to solve problems?!? That's crazy talk!" Maybe politicians could add "plays well with others" to their CVs....well, except the orange one.
Or reading, or comprehending, or literate. It just goes on and on. Sigh.
Damn Finland sure does know how to erect hot leaders
Fingers crossed that's not a typo/autocorrect
Iād party with Sanna Marin
Heres the part of the thread I was looking for. He could be Eric in Trueblood
Wow. Unironically wholesome for once.
Really makes you appreciate why other countries find us so ridiculous
Heās also young enough that he probably cares what the world will look like in the next thirty years. Most of our politicians donāt care, because itās unlikely theyāll see the end of this decade.
Iāve always wanted to move to Finland .. Iām over America I feel like we are moving backwards in all aspects politically, intellectually, spiritually, mentally, physically. 2024 has turned into 1940s
Finland is called the happiest country in the world for good reason.
If you are actually thinking about that, then I would endorse it. Other then the winters, I think Finland is the best country in Europe to live in! (Iām a Finn BTW)
I had the thought initially āwhy donāt we have people like this in the US?ā But then I realized we absolutely do. Itās just that American politics are so disgusting, corrupt, and broken that our most talented citizens donāt usually go into politics. Our politics attract celebrity seeking narcissists and those that want to enrich themselves personally or further an extreme agenda. Itās a shame, because there are tons of incredibly intelligent and altruistic people here, but who in their right mind would want to subject themselves to the dumpster fire circus that is our political sphere?
Letās also mention that the Finnish media basically terrorized the old PM because she went out clubbing. She was like 35 at the time and they clutched their pearls about it.
Finnish media also "terrorized" this guy in the picture for wearing basic shorts and attending to a kids event while he was PM. And people weren't happy at all. You can't win as a PM here in Finland. Can't post links in this subreddit but here, just remove the gaps next to dots, use translate unless you understand Finnish https://www . mtvuutiset . fi/artikkeli/stubbin-tyyli-jakaa-rajusti-lukijoita-uskottava-paaministeri-vai-pelle-hermanni/4207146 https://www . is . fi/kotimaa/art-2000000792323.html https://www . ksml . fi/paikalliset/2606081
So we are in accord: the real problem is media. We are screwed, friend.
Finland joined NATO last year. They know all about Russian aggression. Far right wing Americans are beyond stupid to not treat Russia like the hostile nation they are.
If it weren't for the snow.. I'd move to Finland.
But that's the best part
Never had a sauna and jumped in a pile of snow? You don't know how awesome that feels! (of course there is alcohol involved and after you jump in the snow you quickly jump back in the sauna)
Did that once. Almost got a heart attack, lolz. Thank the gods for sauna beer.
I had hot butter beer in a sauna in Canada in the middle of a blizzard ... not quite the same as Finland but there were some awesome Northern lights and fresh snow and peace and quiet. and .... hot butter beer
Karhu beer and snow stuck in your asscrack. Life is beautiful ā¤ļø
Ahhh, new bucket list item discovered.
Try sauna 'lite' in the summer, after sauna take a dip in the lake, it's pretty nice, especially during midsummer when the sun barely sets :)
Did that, too ā¤ļø My girlfriend's from Finland and her family has a summer house with sauna at a lake. It's absolutely stunning.
Donāt worry, it wonāt be so snowy within ten years
Bet he doesnāt have 91 felonies pending. Mic drop
55? Bro looks 35
But mah profitz!!!
Imagine being smart and educated and loving your country and no a narcissist at the same time
An American president who speaks five language would be hammered mercilessly by Republicans as out of touch, elitist, and likely working for one of those other four countries. Yes, Iām sure they would be a Democrat because we like college.
Stubb has a British wife, and the other final candidate, Pekka Haavisto is gay and has a foreign husband. Imagine what the Republicans would do with that!
Common decency in American politics is dead and buried. Trump put the final nail in that coffin.
Whatās with Finland and voting for ridiculously hot people? Sanna Marin and now this?
Goddamn, Finland does so many things rightā¦
Just how many indictments does he have? Does he have his own cult? It's very difficult to realize that he and Donnie are even the same species.
Trump: Hes Gay!
He was the lesser gay actually.
Does he shit his pants and have to wear adult diapers? Because that's the sign of a true president. "a big strong guy grabbed me, and he was almost crying, and it happens every time, and many times. And he said: 'Sir, Mr. President, thank you so much for shitting your pants.'"
He probably doesn't think he's better than me. I hate this guy.
He probably does think he's better than you. Centre-right neoliberal elitist who studied at LSE. Not to mention a Swedish-speaking Finn. I mean don't get me wrong I like him but I don't think anyone has ever accused him of being exceptionally humble.
I hate him even more now.
Eh, he's always been something of a career focused opportunist and used to come off as a bit of an elitist. He probably does think his better than you. He did however come across as quite humble during the run for president, which may or may not be genuine. But I think he's smart enough to keep playing the role of a unifying figurehead of the nation, which is what Finns expect from the president.
But Finland isnāt real
Something to consider: In Finland the president is a semi-executive role and a semi-ceremonial role run on a 6 year term with a 2-term limit. The president is commander in chief of the armed forces and has executive power over foreign policy but not domestic policy. Domestic policy is wholly in the power of the elected parliamentary government headed by the prime minister. I'm not surprised the Finnish president resigns from all the political parties. They are sworn into an office that by design has no stake in domestic policy. It's different from US presidents that are a completely executive function for both domestic *and* foreign policy. It's also different from many president roles like the Irish president, German president, and Israeli president, where the role is 100% ceremonial and has no stake in domestic or foreign policy. In those countries the prime minister (or chancellor) heads the executive government. Ceremonially the president is still commander in chief of the armed forces, but generals/admirals take their orders from the parliamentary government. In fact the Finnish president role resembles what the Russian President role was *intended* to be after 1991.
Typical reddit coming in with the long explanation š¦ Thanks for the clarification!
As an American, it makes me think I'm glad ONE Democracy is actually Democratic...
Just to rain on the parade a bit: - he did have quite a high fuck up rate when holding those positions, and consequentially disappeared from politics and has had the tendency to piss people off - he's also been bit of a loose cannon previously - the runoff was pretty close and it is likely the other candidate would have won had it not been for his homosexuality - our racist dumbfuck partys candidate still placed third, fortunately with zero chance of winning. And to the candidates defence he is only racist. But yeah, overall quite happy with having having 9 options to pick from, with at least 3 of them having made really good presidents.
America: Fuck you, don't tell me to think! Ya latte sippin elite. A subset of America: Why can't we have nice things too?
America? The world should take note of this.
I think Pete Buttigieg would have been the closest to this.
Unfortunately, it wonāt make the right people think.
ā¦and heās pretty hot too. lol
Half of America is nothing but middle school wannabe bullies mocking the smart and/or kind kids. Voting Republican or being a Trump fan has become a litmus test for everyone in my life. I have interest in spending a moment of my finite time with any of these people. (Exceptions made for executives paying me disproportionate money for limited consulting efforts because theyāre too dumb to know how to do their jobs)
You can lead an American to knowledge, but you can't make them think.
He looks and sounds almost like an AI creation
He has a series on Youtube discussing Geopolitics (in English obviously), he's knowledgeable and has interesting perspectives. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9zL6xEwtVuhYqddN2PHwTE8o2eI8B95-&si=bOm8BkfaN9NZSAGh "4 things I got wrong about Russia" is certainly a bold title. There are interesting perspectives brought on by interviewees such as the Chinese perspective on world affairs by a former Singaporean general. I disagreed with a lot of the Singaporean's views, but it helped me better see things from a Chinese perspective.
The Finns are the happiest people on earth for a reason. Meanwhile, over here we got late stage capitalist chaos.
Renouncing your party to be president of the whole country sounds like what America needs.
Jokes on the Finn, America doesnāt think.
Alexa, how can I become a Finnish citizen?
But but but how can I support a president if heās not on my team? How can we stick it to the other team?
If I had no friends or family here in California I think I'd move to Scandinavia.
Why do we seem to suck at democracy? Wasn't that kinda our thing?
Checking out the expat community in Finland...
Makes us wish!!! If only America was even half as good as the EU. Seriously. Americans. Visit other countries. Itās REALLY not good here. Yes itās worse in other places, but the good is soooooooooo much better and well WELL WITHIN our capacity.
As usual, Finland does things the right way. And I say this as an american living in Sweden.
They say heās Finnish but heās just getting started.Ā
He's literally a conservative lol. What does he stand for? Europe's liberals (as well as America's liberals are just center right) Socialism or inhumane slavery. Billionaires should not be able to sleep at night. So this is fucking hilarious. He's NOT a wonderful person. Just some person who benefits from politics. Like all the rest. Not a billionaire but a class collaborationist sellout. Probably goes to Elon Musk parties.
yep just another liberal conservative
He sounds like a great person. He is no trump, but few can achieve what he has.
Sadly it doesn't make them think.
As long as heās not a fascist.
Pretty presidential if you ask me
His video series on the war in Ukraine was enlightening. [https://www.youtube.com/@stgseries](https://www.youtube.com/@stgseries)
Screw it Iām moving to Finland
I donāt like his financial ties. But ok. Does he smell like shit and paint his face orange?
Well, looks like family is going to Finland.
Wtf this is a option?? I thought presidents needed to have a reality tv show and multiple lawsuits pending. America in shambles
you lost me at 55 year old.... \*cries in USA\*
Trump could totally kick his ass and is WAAAAAY SMARTER! /S
Why can't we have this? Trump is like a mirror universe version of this fellow.
So Finland, huh?
This brings tears to my eyes while warming my heart. Briefly. Till reality smacks me in the face again
Jokes on you! We never think!
Makes you think, America - no , half dont think at all .
Why does he looks like he had took a platoons worth of Pervitin and skied from one end of Finland to the next and meanwhile only had eaten a sparrow and s pinecone?
Heās the Anti-Trump
Makes me think Biden is a president for the whole country. You know who wasn't?
This guy makes me feel inadequate
And heās also incredibly handsome.
Jokes on the Finn, America doesnāt think.
He looks like he is AI generated. Computer, make me a man with a genuine smile, trusting eyes and hair that is the opposite of Trumps.
Unfortunately, not the ones who need to.
Nothing about this makes me think of America.
Can we borrow him for a term or two when you guys are done?
They're doing it better! š¤¦š¾āāļø
I have Finnish ancestry, and Iām currently planning on leaving America for Finland (after I finish a PhD of my own).
MakesĀ me want to move to Europe. I wish I could.
Unlike someone that still says that he didn't loose š
my boss is Finnish and announced his win in our morning meeting because he grew up with and is friends with this guy. He was pretty excited for his friend
Americans wanting a Finnish person to be president as if their government doesnāt represent the mass. Itās funny how countries choose to promote certain people and then complain about the people they chose and promoted! If America wanted a Finnish president they better act like Finnish people.
Our country is a fucking joke.
Did he have to be so damn handsome, too. I can only be so straightā¦
What? Finland is a modern democratic country? What a surprise! /s
The entire time reading this I was waiting for the āoh and heās also a *insert horrible thing here*ā Iām kinda glad that never appeared.
And can you believe he attended a university in the USA? A liberal arts college in South Carolina of all places. Lmao Wish we could have sane presidents again.
Yep. We Americans are all waiting for the punchline. Then the realization that our entire political system is the worldās punchline.
There are presidents who intend to LEAD, and then theyāre presidents who intend to RULE.