Comment on Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers

• nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Finland was no NATO and not even the USSR touch it.

  If you omit the middle of the 20th century, sure. The Finns declared independence from the Russian Empire in 1917, under the approval of the Bolsheviks’ Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia. In 1934, Finland and the USSR reaffirmed a non-aggression pact for 10 years. In 1939, after penning a deal with Hitler to carve up Europe between the Nazis and the USSR, Stalin demanded that Finland, who had maintained a stance of neutrality, cede territory for military use and, when they refused, ordered shelling and invasion.

  Neutrality or even open trade did not prevent the USSR from invading then, not did handing over nukes save Ukraine from invasion in 2014.

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• Cpo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Russia, as imperialistic aims it may have, have no intentions, not capabilities of invading Poland, Lithuania or Finland.

  Hey, I’ve heard that before in 2014. You know the three day invasion?

  And because I really think you are a troll: the best part is, NATO has yet to set foot on the ground, while Russia is running to rogue countries like NK.

  Besides, Ukraine being “awkwardly neutral” did not stop Putler from invading, did it?

  You use a lot of words, but a foundation of your “facts” are blatantly missing.

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  • polar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Putin invaded after the US fomented coup. before that, Ukraine just kept alternating pro-western pro-russian governments, the coup was done to prevent that alternation (even though the pro-western was going to win in 11 months, but that was not enough for US). Russia, could just not see being kick out of Crimea by the US with a coup. Imagine Cuba gets the capability of kicking US out of Guantanamo… US would just declare the Guantanamo “lease” as US land in a second. Lets not mention the vital or historical importance Crimea has for Russia that Guantanamo does not for the US.

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    • Cpo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Dude. You are ranting.

      Find help.

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      • TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You’re definitely speaking to someone who’s being paid 15 rubles a comment to post here.

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      • polar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I am ranting! Linux should be open for all, we should not have fallen this is Pro-Western, or Pro-China, or this or that, it should remain OPEN! We’d just caused Linux to be viewed as the payment messaging SWIFT and a sided institution so others will look for an alternative. Yes, today, after 2 decades, I am a bit Linux fan. I understand Linus had to apply the Presidential Order, he could just point his disagreement and even proposing the foundation to move to Switzerland or Mexico, but he did not; he did not offer his support for the people he dismissed after years and years of working for him.

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• Ninjasftw@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Finland was no NATO and not even the USSR touch it Yes because they had one of the largest regional armies. And why do you think that is? Maybe because they already had Russia invade twice within living memory

  Worth noting that they stayed out of Nato until it was obvious their lunatic neighbour with “imperialistic aims” wouldn’t stop invading others…

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