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Disclaimer: This is a translation of a Finnish news article from Helsingin Sanomat. I believe the translation should be at least mostly accurate, though certain words or expressions most likely don't translate well into English. Nevertheless, there might be some errors such as poorly chosen words or a grammatically incorrect order of words. ********************************** The Despair of the Republicans The most influential conservative thinkers of the USA visit the campuses of Ivy League preaching of the dangers of ''woke culture''. However, the threat to democracy is found somewhere entirely else than from the ranks of left-leaning students, writes HS Visio journalist Patrik Haverinen Patrik Haverinen HS 14.7 7:00 Updated 15.7. 10:37 In 2017, the constitutional lawyer Kristen Waggoner defended fiercely a cake shop in Colorado which refused to sell a cake to the wedding of a gay couple. The Supreme Court appealed to the shop owner's freedom of religion and decided

Opinion I A reader's opinion At the heart of the American culture war are different views on the basis of morality 22.7. 2:00 Helsingin Sanomat wrote about the culture war of the USA, which according to political scientists could lead to a civil war (HS Visio 16.7). The atmosphere has worsened and the divide between the people has grown. One possible reason for this is perhaps in the fact that the conservatives and the liberals view the basis of morality in different ways. Almost simultaneously while the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the constitutional right to abortion, it concluded that the people have the constitutional right to carry a firearm in public. Although the decision over abortion was expected, for many people it was as stopping as dropping the anchor from a boat moving at high speed. From a liberal point of view it's difficult to understand why the gun laws are relaxed and the abortion laws are tightened. Since both legal decisions lead to