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While his answer was phrased in an odd and unusual way, Linus acted like someone who knows first hand how nasty Russia is. Just ask any European from the Easter

While his answer was phrased in an odd and unusual way, Linus acted like someone who knows first hand how nasty Russia is. Just ask any European from the Eastern side of Europe how much they love or hate Russia.

dumbledoren 2y ago
Yeah. Lets ask... https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/homesick-for-a-dictatorship-majority-of-eastern-germans-feel-life-better-under-communism-a-634122.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/homesick-for-a-...
- ciupicri 2y ago
  I don't see Russia, I see communism.
  - protomolecule 2y ago
    The results of the INSCOP poll: "In 2013, 36.8% of respondents had a positive perception of Russia" [0] [0] https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/15/7428852/ https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/15/7428852/
    - ciupicri 2y ago
      Not your friendly neighbor, but nevertheless Russia was on a more decent path in 2013, so people were a bit more neutral. In 2023 only 18.3% had a positive perception.
      - protomolecule 2y ago
        So you think 36% is not a lot and I agree. What do you think about whopping 34% that in 2008 supported the bid to join NATO submitted by the Ukrainian president, who came to power after the so called Orange Revolution? Or 'it is different'? "The Institute for Strategic Research poll asked the following question: “The Russian leadership has put forward the condition that in order for Russia to have good neighborly relations with Ukraine, Ukraine must renounce its intent to join NATO. What do you think, should Ukraine agree to this?” While 45.4 percent supported renouncing the goal of NATO membership, 33.6 percent replied negatively and 21 percent were unable to answer." [0] [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20080912143617/http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373355 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912143617/http://www.jamest...
        ciupicri 2y ago
        I'm saying that people couldn't care less about Russia, most of the Romanians look towards West, not East. So when asked "what do you think about Russia?", a possible answer could have been "yeah, positive, why not? nothing bad happened lately". As for Ukraine and NATO, who's Russia to decide what other countries do? I get it, polls are nice for armchair analysis, but in the end Ukrainians should probably organize a referendum and decide for themselves what they want now, not in 2008.
        protomolecule 2y ago
        >As for Ukraine and NATO, who's Russia to decide what other countries do? Who was the US in 1962 to decide what Cuba and the USSR do? >Ukrainians should probably organize a referendum and decide for themselves what they want now, not in 2008 Sadly, the time for that has passed, now it is war that decides what will happen.
        aguaviva 2y ago
        Except there's no analogy here of course, because unlike Cuba in 1962, Ukraine did not station nuclear missiles, or take any other action objectively posing a threat to Russia. But Putin invaded anyway, because as the world knows, the invasion was never about Russia's legitimate security concerns in the first place. Meanwhile, if we were to draw an appropriate analogy to 1962 it would go like this: "Confrontation over missiles, Khrushchev backs down. However, JFK is not satisfied with Khrushchev's assurances that Cuba will not eventually form a NATO-like alliance with Russia, and doesn't like the idea of the countries forming close economic ties, and so decides to invade anyway, seeking regime change and a government in Cuba that is permanently friendly to US interests." The latter (hypothetical) action would have been neocolonial aggression in the classic mold, of course - on top of being a transparent sham. And in exactly that vein, a much closer analogy to the course of action Putin actually took in Ukraine.
        ciupicri 2y ago
        Correct me if I'm wrong, but negations regarding Cuba were peaceful. And there was no war for 50+ years. Yeah, it's hard to join NATO even if you want to, while your country is invaded.
protomolecule 2y ago
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- ciupicri 2y ago
  You're forgetting that Russia took Moldova from Romania and even today it still wants the same thing. They interfered heavily with last week's referendum that asked if Moldova should join the European Union and NATO. We're not talking about just some ads or fake news. We're talking about buying votes and preparing rebels just in case. So yeah, $39 million reasons to love Russia [1]. What's next, promoting the denazification of Ukraine? Please stop portraying Russia as the Liberating Army when in reality it's more like the Occupying Army. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-police-say-businessman-shor-channelled-24-million-pay-off-voters-2024-10-24/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-police-say-busi... P.S. I forget to mention that we're still waiting for Russia to give our gold back after we sent it to them for safe keeping. We've been waiting for more than a century since the end of the World War I.
  - maximinus_thrax 2y ago
    > in reality it's more like the Occupying Army. It's not more like, it's outright the occupying army. Russians are the illegal invaders, full stop. Also, don't bother engaging with our resident Russian-supporting troll. Just flag and move on, not worth your energy. Also, să ai o zi faină!
    - protomolecule 2y ago
      Thanks for admitting that you flag the comments that you simply disagree with. That's very liberal, democratic and western of you.
      - maximinus_thrax 2y ago
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dumbledoren 2y ago

Yeah. Lets ask... https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/homesick-for-a-dictatorship-majority-of-eastern-germans-feel-life-better-under-communism-a-634122.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/homesick-for-a-...

ciupicri 2y ago
I don't see Russia, I see communism.
- protomolecule 2y ago
  The results of the INSCOP poll: "In 2013, 36.8% of respondents had a positive perception of Russia" [0] [0] https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/15/7428852/ https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/15/7428852/
  - ciupicri 2y ago
    Not your friendly neighbor, but nevertheless Russia was on a more decent path in 2013, so people were a bit more neutral. In 2023 only 18.3% had a positive perception.
    - protomolecule 2y ago
      So you think 36% is not a lot and I agree. What do you think about whopping 34% that in 2008 supported the bid to join NATO submitted by the Ukrainian president, who came to power after the so called Orange Revolution? Or 'it is different'? "The Institute for Strategic Research poll asked the following question: “The Russian leadership has put forward the condition that in order for Russia to have good neighborly relations with Ukraine, Ukraine must renounce its intent to join NATO. What do you think, should Ukraine agree to this?” While 45.4 percent supported renouncing the goal of NATO membership, 33.6 percent replied negatively and 21 percent were unable to answer." [0] [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20080912143617/http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373355 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912143617/http://www.jamest...
      - ciupicri 2y ago
        I'm saying that people couldn't care less about Russia, most of the Romanians look towards West, not East. So when asked "what do you think about Russia?", a possible answer could have been "yeah, positive, why not? nothing bad happened lately". As for Ukraine and NATO, who's Russia to decide what other countries do? I get it, polls are nice for armchair analysis, but in the end Ukrainians should probably organize a referendum and decide for themselves what they want now, not in 2008.
        protomolecule 2y ago
        >As for Ukraine and NATO, who's Russia to decide what other countries do? Who was the US in 1962 to decide what Cuba and the USSR do? >Ukrainians should probably organize a referendum and decide for themselves what they want now, not in 2008 Sadly, the time for that has passed, now it is war that decides what will happen.
        aguaviva 2y ago
        Except there's no analogy here of course, because unlike Cuba in 1962, Ukraine did not station nuclear missiles, or take any other action objectively posing a threat to Russia. But Putin invaded anyway, because as the world knows, the invasion was never about Russia's legitimate security concerns in the first place. Meanwhile, if we were to draw an appropriate analogy to 1962 it would go like this: "Confrontation over missiles, Khrushchev backs down. However, JFK is not satisfied with Khrushchev's assurances that Cuba will not eventually form a NATO-like alliance with Russia, and doesn't like the idea of the countries forming close economic ties, and so decides to invade anyway, seeking regime change and a government in Cuba that is permanently friendly to US interests." The latter (hypothetical) action would have been neocolonial aggression in the classic mold, of course - on top of being a transparent sham. And in exactly that vein, a much closer analogy to the course of action Putin actually took in Ukraine.
        ciupicri 2y ago
        Correct me if I'm wrong, but negations regarding Cuba were peaceful. And there was no war for 50+ years. Yeah, it's hard to join NATO even if you want to, while your country is invaded.

protomolecule 2y ago

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ciupicri 2y ago
You're forgetting that Russia took Moldova from Romania and even today it still wants the same thing. They interfered heavily with last week's referendum that asked if Moldova should join the European Union and NATO. We're not talking about just some ads or fake news. We're talking about buying votes and preparing rebels just in case. So yeah, $39 million reasons to love Russia [1]. What's next, promoting the denazification of Ukraine? Please stop portraying Russia as the Liberating Army when in reality it's more like the Occupying Army. [1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-police-say-businessman-shor-channelled-24-million-pay-off-voters-2024-10-24/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-police-say-busi... P.S. I forget to mention that we're still waiting for Russia to give our gold back after we sent it to them for safe keeping. We've been waiting for more than a century since the end of the World War I.
- maximinus_thrax 2y ago
  > in reality it's more like the Occupying Army. It's not more like, it's outright the occupying army. Russians are the illegal invaders, full stop. Also, don't bother engaging with our resident Russian-supporting troll. Just flag and move on, not worth your energy. Also, să ai o zi faină!
  - protomolecule 2y ago
    Thanks for admitting that you flag the comments that you simply disagree with. That's very liberal, democratic and western of you.
    - maximinus_thrax 2y ago
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