• Tattorack@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    “Russian” is not a race. And Finland has a history with Russia that isn’t easily forgotten. That is to say, every Finn I’ve spoken to hates Russia for invading Finland… Twice…

    Finland isn’t even the only neighbour that hates Russia. At some point one has to wonder why so many of Russia’s neighbours hate, or at the very least don’t feel comfortable with, Russia.

    Maybe, just maybe, the reason why everyone is having issues with Russia is Russia’s own damn fault.

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      9 hours ago

      “Russian” is not a race.

      That’s true but nowadays the word “racism” is used as a full synonym to “discrimination”.

      Maybe, just maybe, the reason why everyone is having issues with Russia is Russia’s own damn fault.

      A person who thinks that the terms “Russia” and “a Russian citizen” are the same is hopeless and must be eliminated at all costs.

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        8 hours ago

        No, let’s not degrade language like that.

        And “eliminated at all costs”? Sounds exactly the kind of thinking that leads to getting shut out and cut ties. Good riddance.

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        8 hours ago

        It’s ok to discriminate against a nation for waging war. Should be done to any nation. Including Israel, etc.

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          7 hours ago

          I get it and do it myself against the USA. But there are always people in these countries who disagree. That’s why blind discrimination is bad and cannot be good by definition.

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            1 hour ago

            I don’t think they’re blind by seeing them invade a sovereign nation and wanted to damage them in return to try to prevent them from doing it again (again (again…)). I don’t think you understand what you’re saying if you think the sanctions are done blindly.