@jonne For the sake of discussion, would you say the same thing if she was partying and getting shit-faced while Finland was being invaded, suffering a terrorist attack or under any other circumstance that required a quick response from the prime minister?
...or if she was sick, on vacation, asleep, or unreachable for various other reasons? They have a deputy for that.
@fribbledom Yeah, I can see that: “Our prime minister is enjoying her private time however she sees fit, so I came today to inform you that we're under attack by a foreign nation. At nine o' clock sharp tomorrow, the prime minister herself will detail the measures this government will be taking regarding this invasion.”
They have a deputy (sometimes more than one) for the reasons you stated, not for the ones I stated.
And I'd like to add that I completely agree with you. It's nobody else's business how she spends her free time, but she's the leader of a nation. She has to be held to a higher standard. I mean, once my workday ends, I'm completely free to do what I want, and so is my boss—in theory. The difference is, he has a mobile phone because he must always be reachable in case of an emergency. Both my boss and Finland's prime minister are never really off-duty, and they must always keep that in mind. Does that mean they can't party? No, of course they can. But neither of them should party so hard that they become indisposed, so to speak.
My only criticism of Sanna Marin in this case is just that she doesn't seem to have learned this lesson and she will probably party even harder next time.
