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Are you Finnish? I'm not convinced many Fins would love that characterisation.
by VBprogrammer 7y ago
Are you Finnish? I'm not convinced many Fins would love that characterisation.
- mikeash 7y agoProbably not, but that doesn’t make it wrong. There’s even a special term for it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlandization https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlandization
- na85 7y agoI'm Canadian and agree that having a Great Power for a neighbor has a profound impact on federal policy, both foreign and domestic.
- refurb 7y agoMeh... Canadians love to define themselves as "not Americans".
- simlevesque 7y agois that supposed to refute in any way that the parent said ? I'm canadian and he's right... we are not sovereign at all.
- na85 7y agoThat's a distinct but related social artifact of living next to a cultural hegemon. What I'm talking about is domestic and foreign government policy.
- ryanlol 7y agoI’m sure most Finns would agree with that characterization. It’s certainly not a nation of very thin-skinned people.
- greedo 7y agoNot Finnish. But Finland has fought two wars with the Russians in the last century, and without a protective alliance, really is at Russia's mercy. Look at what happened to Georgia. I'm a realpolitik guy, so I don't often mince my words.