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Imagine joining a defense union when your neighbor declares war on another neighbor. The audacity!

• rainworld 4y ago
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  • coffeebeqn 4y ago
    The Finnish people seem to disagree with your assessment. This was not a decision made on a whim
    • rainworld 4y ago
      Which is irrelevant to what I wrote. And the decision wasn’t made on a whim, it was made because the opportunity had arisen. Popular support was secondary. Not like they held a plebiscite or called an election over the matter.
      • lolinder 4y ago
        They're literally (edit: just had their) elections on Sunday. If the polling is wrong and some significant portion of Finns oppose NATO membership, I'm sure they made themselves known. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/1/finland-having-cleared-last-nato-hurdle-heads-to-elections https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/1/finland-having-clear... > A poll by the broadcasting company YLE in May showed that 76 percent of Finns were in favour of joining NATO.
        • veeti 4y ago
          The election was this Sunday. The winning party NCP has been pro NATO for 20+ years, unlike the previously ruling SDP.
          • lolinder 4y ago
            Oops, thanks, I missed the date on that piece.
      • khochesh_kushat 4y ago
        Since you are so concerned about Finnish democracy, this may help: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-09/finnish-support-for-nato-membership-jumps-to-76-in-latest-poll https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-09/finnish-s...
  • timeon 4y ago
    > non-existent risk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
    • addisonl 4y ago
      Additionally: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War
  • lolinder 4y ago
    Russia has invaded Finland multiple times over the last few hundred years. The Finns have never perceived the risk as non-existent, and the invasion of Ukraine (coming on the heels of Georgia) makes them understandably increase their estimate of its likelihood.
• DeusExMachina 4y ago
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  • tokai 4y ago
    Do you really think NATO has attack numerous countries? Or are you lying on purpose?
    • DeusExMachina 4y ago
      No NATO country was attacked when they bombed Yugoslavia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia
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