Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On 11/11/2024 20:29, rbowman wrote:

On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:17:28 +0100, D wrote:
 

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".

 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.

Given the choice between Hitler or Stalin its a hard decision.
I imagine the feeling was that if allied with Germany they wouldn't get invaded and taken over, whereas they would with Russia.
But I don't see why you are bothered. It's all along way from Missoula
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