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Matters of Life and The Universe / Re: The Sami People and Cultural Sensitivity
« on: December 05, 2025, 10:24:54 AM »
I think there is some merit to their anger but up to a degree....and most of it goes back to the late 1800s and the gold rush when a bunch of "southeners" came in and took their land to mine gold. And ofcourse what the nazis did when the Finns (finally) drove them out in 1944.
In day to day life nowadays there is absolutely no prejudice against them that I have seen...certainly not down here in the south quite the opposite even...what the situation is up north in Lapland, I cannot say with any certainty. Although I do know that their Raindeer farming operations is causing some problems with other people living in the area, as the Sámi have pretty much unlimited control over the raindeer.
The thing at the moment is that the Sámi people are causing a constant ruckus with their demands and their law suits against the finnish government and what not that is actually (in my opinion) causing them much more harm than good....and it's more like they try to milk every cent from their "victimhood"....and now they have become quite prejudice against everyone else...
I have always been fascinated by their culture and I think most of them are good honest and really hard working people...sadly they have chosen the wrong people to advocate for them as all they do is try to cause strife and find cause to fight the Finnish government. And they're trying very hard to create issues even when there are none. Not the right way to find a resolution.
I do not personally know any Sámi people, but damn I sure would like to!
In day to day life nowadays there is absolutely no prejudice against them that I have seen...certainly not down here in the south quite the opposite even...what the situation is up north in Lapland, I cannot say with any certainty. Although I do know that their Raindeer farming operations is causing some problems with other people living in the area, as the Sámi have pretty much unlimited control over the raindeer.
The thing at the moment is that the Sámi people are causing a constant ruckus with their demands and their law suits against the finnish government and what not that is actually (in my opinion) causing them much more harm than good....and it's more like they try to milk every cent from their "victimhood"....and now they have become quite prejudice against everyone else...
I have always been fascinated by their culture and I think most of them are good honest and really hard working people...sadly they have chosen the wrong people to advocate for them as all they do is try to cause strife and find cause to fight the Finnish government. And they're trying very hard to create issues even when there are none. Not the right way to find a resolution.
I do not personally know any Sámi people, but damn I sure would like to!
