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That was my thought reading this as well. Abandoning democratic process for such a substantial move is too hasty. Additionally, his statement may be true if th
by tehjoker 5y ago
That was my thought reading this as well. Abandoning democratic process for such a substantial move is too hasty.
Additionally, his statement may be true if the Russian government would have reason to mess with the group, but the way he put it is likely to exacerbate xenophobia against Russian citizens. Imagine if Americans had to step down because of the Iraq war. It would be best to step down without saying that if that's how he feels (or be more explicit in an anti-war stance).
- kmeisthax 5y agoIf there was a network operators group that encompassed both America and Iraq pre-war it would make sense that you couldn't represent both sides. Furthermore, he can't necessarily be explicit in an anti-war stance, because it is illegal for Russians to acknowledge that the war even exists. Russia went hard on censorship relating to their invasion of Ukraine. And there's no particular reason why Russia wouldn't want control over NOGs - the Internet is a war-fighting domain, and denying it to your enemy is a meaningful victory.
- dottedmag 5y agoNOG is a community: people who discuss things and organize events once in a while. "Control" over NOG is not very meaningful, anyone is free to leave.