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Hmm. Do you think that kristjansson was using it just to mean state-backed thugs, or were they also claiming some Russia link? (They haven't responded, and I'v
by arduanika 9mo ago
Hmm. Do you think that kristjansson was using it just to mean state-backed thugs, or were they also claiming some Russia link?
(They haven't responded, and I've been downvoted for even asking the question. I am genuinely confused. I'll admit I don't follow this all very closely, but I want to understand what the phrase means here.)
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- kristjansson 9mo agoYour original question was a bit of a challenge to accept earnestly. It’s a pretty charged situation; joking about ETs led me to discount it and may have led others to downvote. That said, I described them as such because I considered the comparison to a masked and armed force of nebulous origin and ambiguous intention apt.
- arduanika 9mo agoOkay, understandable under the circumstances. In this case, I really did just want to know more. I did not know about the use of this phrase in the Russia/Ukraine context, so the only touchpoint I had was aliens. It was a confused guess, not a joke.