Jussi Halla-aho has made the decision to make a move into politics, something he persisted earlier he would not do. However, in an announcement made on his website on the 20th of June, he declared that he would be running as an independent candidate for the True Finns in the Helsinki voting district.

For those who are not acquainted with Mr. Halla-aho and his opinions should know that he is a fine writer with iron logic and a vicious sense of humour, the latter which he usually directs at the multicultist click with a vengeance. Until now, he has been satisfied with writing articles and publishing them on his website, but no more. I have been reading his writings and following his development as an internet persona for over a year now, and he has managed to gather a significant number of loyal fans during this relatively short period. Many have also experienced an awakening of sorts after finding his site, and his writings and the logic he displays in the has enabled many of us, who are critical of a multicultural society, to put our thoughts into a more coherent form. Now, the man is moving into politics, something he has been asked to do for quite some time by his eager readers.

It will be most exciting to see how he fares. He has all the potential to receive the necessary amount of votes to become a member of the Finnish parliament, but he needs to get his message out effectively. Finland, relatively unscathed by the multicultural experiment in comparison with the rest of Europe, has an insignificant opposition in the matter. As an individual, Halla-aho can accomplish little directly even as a member of parliament, but if he becomes popular enough, he can scare the major parties into adjusting their policies in fear of losing voters. Finns seem to be quite sceptical about multicultural society. In a survey 76% were of the opinion that there are enough or too many immigrants in the country, yet the issue is not on the agenda of any major political party. Why is this? It is because it is not seen as a major issue, people don't vote according to immigration policies. As a member of parliament, Halla-aho could change all that by showing the threat that Europe faces, Finland included. If and when immigration & integration policies become important for the average voter, even the major parties are going to have to take a more visible stand, and the current silent agreement will come to an end.

Many are counting on Halla-aho to be successful, myself included. It would be a break-through from a nationalist point of view as well as from the point of view of anyone, who wishes to preserve the welfare state, who wishes to preserve the security us citizens enjoy, and to preserve the trust that exists in society. Trust of officials, trust of government, trust of the next door neighbour. Trust within society between individuals and communities is absolutely necessary for a safe, secure and united society. Such trust derives from a sense of 'us', a feeling that the complete stranger on the bus, although you know nothing about him, shares your values, culture and sense of justice, and therefore it is safe to be around him. This organic social contract, that exists in culturally homogenous populations, is breaking down in all over Europe. As I mentioned earlier, Finland has so far been only lightly touched by the effects of multiculturalism in comparison, but that is why the time to act is NOW, in order to keep things that way. "Someone should do something" is a complaint often voiced. Mr. Halla-aho is doing us all a favour by being that often-mentioned someone doing something.

I also believe, that if Halla-aho does make it into parliament, he will be the founding stone of a Finnish opposition surrounding the matter of multiculturalism. So far, being the innocent maiden that Finland is, no such opposition exists.

As a side note, it will be interesting too see how successful Halla-aho is, because he is in his entirety an internet phenomena (so far, at least). It will be a most intriguing experiment of how powerful a tool the internet has become.