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Exactly. People read "Russian" and freak out without any nuance.

amelius 5y ago
Not really strange, given what this country has done on social media to control foreign elections, allegedly, just saying.
- grishka 5y ago
  As a Russian, this goes both ways. I really hate how the US tries its damnest to pretend they control the entire planet and meddles with internal politics of other countries, something they have no business even knowing about, all the time. Sovereignty? What sovereignty?
  - amelius 5y ago
    True, but that it happens on both sides is not really an argument that will make people more at ease with foreign social media apps, I suppose.
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- throwaway599281 5y ago
  >given what this country has done on social media to control foreign elections What has Russian done that a) Directly affects the results, such as hacking any system where electronic vote is possible. b) Any kind of propaganda or lobbying that any other country such as the USA, England or Israel don't also engage to make public opinion more sympathetic to them.
  - iszomer 5y ago
    More of option B? If it hasn't been mentioned already and I know it already is a contentious topic repeating it, the drama with J.R. was allegedly a "professional political attack": https://twitter.com/wokal_distance/status/1490220423270699009 https://twitter.com/wokal_distance/status/149022042327069900...
nickpp 5y ago
Nobody has any problem with Russia the country or the Russian people. It's the current Russian government and its psychopathic leader that are freaking us out.
- shirman 5y ago
  Still, I believe a reflection of the government deeds affects just people – entrepreneurs, projects, etc. I don't have data for that. I am just sharing my 5 cents here. People could "freak out" when they hear "it's Russian" without doing any research from their side. I hope it's not happening often. As a Russian ciz this thought disappoints me sometimes and makes me sad (and our Gov deeds too).
  - GoblinSlayer 5y ago
    That's a legacy from the Cold War.
- deleted 5y ago
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Not really strange, given what this country has done on social media to control foreign elections, allegedly, just saying.

grishka 5y ago
As a Russian, this goes both ways. I really hate how the US tries its damnest to pretend they control the entire planet and meddles with internal politics of other countries, something they have no business even knowing about, all the time. Sovereignty? What sovereignty?
- amelius 5y ago
  True, but that it happens on both sides is not really an argument that will make people more at ease with foreign social media apps, I suppose.
- deleted 5y ago
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throwaway599281 5y ago
>given what this country has done on social media to control foreign elections What has Russian done that a) Directly affects the results, such as hacking any system where electronic vote is possible. b) Any kind of propaganda or lobbying that any other country such as the USA, England or Israel don't also engage to make public opinion more sympathetic to them.
- iszomer 5y ago
  More of option B? If it hasn't been mentioned already and I know it already is a contentious topic repeating it, the drama with J.R. was allegedly a "professional political attack": https://twitter.com/wokal_distance/status/1490220423270699009 https://twitter.com/wokal_distance/status/149022042327069900...

nickpp 5y ago

Nobody has any problem with Russia the country or the Russian people. It's the current Russian government and its psychopathic leader that are freaking us out.

shirman 5y ago
Still, I believe a reflection of the government deeds affects just people – entrepreneurs, projects, etc. I don't have data for that. I am just sharing my 5 cents here. People could "freak out" when they hear "it's Russian" without doing any research from their side. I hope it's not happening often. As a Russian ciz this thought disappoints me sometimes and makes me sad (and our Gov deeds too).
- GoblinSlayer 5y ago
  That's a legacy from the Cold War.
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