Russia has always been famous for science and technology, if not political competence.
replyThe jewish exodus from Russia due to the disaster of the Soviet era put a dent in that I'm sure.
replyAlso the separation from Ukraine, who were a major contributor to Soviet science.
replyThe name of that entity was the soviet union
replyI think this is a bad take. The Russian government wants to tear things down because they are a kleptocracy, and functional nations act as a check on corrupt governments. The more corrupt the US is the more theft russia can get away with and collude with pals inside the US gov on.
replyThe framing of nations as inherently in competition with each other doesn’t track for me. Sometimes, in specific instances, nations will be in competition, but finland having a good or bad education system does not impact me even slightly.
>finland having a good or bad education system does not impact me even slightly.
replyYet you do depend on Linux.
And SSH.
replyIs *sshole the result of Finland failing to compete with Russia? Curious minds need to know!
reply> The framing of nations as inherently in competition with each other doesn’t track for me.
replyWhere it tracks for you or not isn't relevant. It tracks for Putin and he's been extremely clear about that for hours and hours of extremely boring monologues :P
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replyThey have placed agent Krasnov though, so they influence US politics anyway. What is even more surprising is that Krasnov is now doubling down, despite the clear loss in the latest election.
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