Introduction

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Well, hello there!

My name is Eero. I'm a 20-year-old guy from Finland with a low tolerance for bullshit and an urge to call it out. I have strong opinions on multiple issues and created this blog to get my views out there, in hopes of causing some change in the world. My posts will probably mostly talk about the situation here in Finland, at least at first. However, I'm generally interested in politics all around the world, so most likely I will spend some time bashing Trump and other world leaders in the future, so don't worry about that.

Now some more information about myself.  I live in a town called Kotka, in south-eastern Finland. My native language is Finnish, but I decided to start writing in English to test my skills and to get a wider audience for my views. Politically, I'm pretty strongly left-wing and the best terms to describe my beliefs would be either libertarian leftist, or progressive. I'm also a conscientious objector, as I the chose the alternative civil service over serving in the military. You see, Finland is actually one of the few western countries to still have a system of mandatory conscription, a topic I promise you will get to read more about.

In case you're wondering about the name of this blog, it's because of an nickname a guy I know gave to me. I'm actually an atheist and once we ended up talking about religion, I mentioned that even though my views on religion are rather negative, I was considering about studying religious studies in the future, since  I find the topic fascinating. He then got the idea about me creating a character that is pretty much as far away from a priest as possible. Even though that's not really who I am, I decided to start using it.since I liked the ring to it and it pretty much describes my opposition towards religion, especially in it's organized form. And yes, I will talk about religion too in the future.

Just a heads up, I'm pretty much a free speech absolutist, so in case you're easily offended, I suggest you stay away from here. On the other hand, if you're interested in having discussions, feel free to comment. The point of this blog is to bring attention to topics I think are deserving, so comments are welcomed. Also, feel free to share my posts on whatever social media platforms you like.

Btw, In case you're interested, you can follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelvetinPastori
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Sijainti: Kotka, Suomi

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