Comment on A more complete explanation for the removal of those Russian Linux kernel maintainers

• aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  When Russian citizens understand there are direct consequences to them, Russian citizens stop supporting Putin’s actions.

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  • koper@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Putin couldn’t care less about the support from some random programmers. Be realistic, what do you expect them to do? Take up arms? Protest and get imprisoned? Vote in the sham elections?

    Targeting random civilians in hopes of political change is the strategy of terrorists.

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    • aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      lol, right, this is terrorism!

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  • basmati@lemmus.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    So Putin is a democratically elected leader now? You people have been shouting that he’s a dictator since your owners told you to hate Russians.

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    • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Dictators need the support of their citizens as well. None of them have truly unlimited power.

      Every single one of them has to keep people both afraid and happy enough to maintain control. This includes various domestic interest groups (from peasants to members of the military) as well as influential individuals (a small number of key cadres, media figures, intellectuals and generals), in addition to foreign powers. It’s a constant and highly dangerous balancing act, because if there is one thing that is exceptionally rare among autocratic regimes, it’s a peaceful transition of power. No “president for life” wants to share the fate of Muammar Gaddafi.

      You people have been shouting that he’s a dictator

      Yes, because he is one. Nobody in their right mind would deny this.

      since your owners told you to hate Russians.

      This is ridiculous. So people in the free West are slaves now? And no, we don’t hate Russians, just Putin, his cronies, his soldiers who murder and rape their way through Ukraine - and his lap dogs who are busy regurgitating primitive “russophobia” propaganda talking points, either for free or in the vain hope that they don’t get sent in the meat grinder.

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      • basmati@lemmus.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        You clearly hate more than just Putin et al, given the subject of this story and how you slaves have reacted to it.

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• TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  It’s supposed to put the LF in line with sanctions rather than at risk. They have no control over the invasion (aside from pushing a malicious patch that shuts down all Linux systems or something)

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  • koper@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    So then you agree that there is no reason to be “glad” about this?

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    • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Is this supposed to be a leading question? I’m not making the decisions, but there’s no reason to be happy about losing contributors in any case.

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      • GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Some people think if you’re not foaming at the mouth over this then you’re happy and supporting. The threads have been bizarre

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