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anti-zastava t1_jb7utaq wrote

Hopefully these people can keep their hands out of our pockets...

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JacktheTrapper t1_jb7xj61 wrote

Finland is one of the most progressive countries on the planet with a population of around 5 million people. They’re doing fine without our money, educate yourself before you type

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anti-zastava t1_jb88llf wrote

I'll get downvoted to oblivion, but we shouldn't give money to the ukrainians either.

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Gwtheyrn t1_jb8exk1 wrote

And I'd prefer if we didn't have to give money to Idaho, Mississippi, or North Dakota, yet here we are.

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KooterPoundist t1_jb8pjjg wrote

lol what a generalization. what does "giving money to nazis" even mean? are we asking for their ideological affiliation and then handing out wads of cash? are there nazi battalions we fund per accordance of their anti-semitism? are you even operating on any sense of fact? newsflash, these all share the same answer.

at any rate, you could easily apply that to anyone funding any military.

you wanna seem so morally upright but i don't think you actually give a fuck about these things or you'd bring up the wretched domestic abuse laws in Russia, or the rampant anti-semitism in Russian media (read: the ukrainian president is Jewish).

bitches will act like they have standards and meanwhile run implicit defense for fascistic causes, lmfao.

"uuhh m'kay, as long as you don't give money to duh nawzis" as if dude, as if

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OlyScott t1_jb9ifz0 wrote

Did you know that the president of Ukraine is a Jewish man whose grandfather was killed by Nazis?

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Barbarella_ella t1_jb8uomk wrote

You idiot. Finland rates higher than the U.S. on most every meaningful measure of a developed country. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/world/europe/world-happiness-report-ranking.html?unlocked_article_code=gbs_Z9gBKEdc0tHOCyeQb5LpEHDD2Gvb7Nw42rAPmcGfl3-RDXMBS4-KgrdXrqXrxT3GVhgY81HV617ac4BFgvIMgsq9xWfaoVBYf6Q-THaNC2I2yUm3ehUz-hc9xGzrf7OLRufbMJyyiw5V38afSdqBwBxBrKShX6cap5e5OVxWJIvH-CH2CEBEz7ETo-x750sVTAgeLCgCjCUHn3-rFKBkAgY4Q8kJVP1SZSXrG6iWye6bzGrPVodutWH4nv_zo4Z9ipNWYNIiYyq9eQA1FRF3DQygGcgbk9RchowItzAXESA6kjcFz_No9SU5zL5a2L369pdZn2qvsJ9-6M2ZHsnDyns2zFES15jAoQw&smid=url-share

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Habba84 t1_jb9l612 wrote

What about pick-ups per yearly salary!?

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leela_martell t1_jb9k7kv wrote

If you didn’t want to help Ukraine maybe you shouldn’t have been part of the group of countries (with Russia and the UK) who made Ukraine give up its nukes in exchange of protection (Budapest memorandum) in the first place. Has it never occurred to people like you that when your country inserts itself everywhere that doesn’t only come with benefits but also responsibilities?

Finland has never (and I do mean never, including Marshall Aid) gotten a single penny from the US and we’re not asking for money or even equipment, just partnership.

By the way most Europeans are really grateful to Joe Biden, his government and the gracious people of the US (unlike you) who want to help when asked.

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