Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On 14/11/2024 18:50, Peter Flass wrote:

rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:17:28 +0100, D wrote:
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:26:05 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:
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Linux just kicked out all the Russian contributors.

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Torvalds doubled down by accusing anyone who disagreed of being a
Russian troll. He would have been better off staying silent or pointing
out the US location of the foundation.

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He has lost a lot of credibility after attending woke courses. Could
also be that he is being blackmailed... "Say this or we'll kick you
out".

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He did point out he is a Finn and they have a fraught relationship with
Russia. Finland is one of those countries that would rather not discuss
WWII. After the Winter War they allied with Germany for the Continuation
War against the Soviets and then made a separate peace with the Soviets
and entered into the half-hearted Lapland War as the Germans retreated to
Norway. After WWII the relationship with the Soviets was complicated until
1991. They're feeling more secure these days and are anti-Russian.
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 They’re secure until Dipshit trashes NATO.
 

That invites another question.
Just how far can he go against his own party in selecting an executive team?
Some of his biggest chums are clearly not favoured by the majority of the Republican party
With respect to NATO, if he pulls out the repercussions on the US global military presence would be huge, and he has already shown he isn't happy with what's happening with the Chagos islands...a very useful US Indian ocean 'aircraft carrier' at Diego Garcia.
So is he really isolationist? Really pro Putin? Or what?
How far will his own party support him when its clear the Democrats will oppose everything he does on principal?
Will he trash Putin now he has been elected?
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