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[–] pastermil 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm definitely all for Ukraine winning, but this is bullshit, basically the red scare all over again (but for tech).

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

red scare all over again

It never stopped. Most people still think Russia's communist. Or any country that calls themselves as such.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Sure but they are not a democracy.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Nope, they're an oligarchy, pretty much like the US.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Neither is Canada. It's full of occupying settlers, for example.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

@Auli @0x0 Neither is the US,Australia,New Zealand,France,the UK, or pretty much anywhere else, maybe India, in any practical sense.