Tell HN: Russia has started blocking OpenVPN/WireGuard connections
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Gonzalo Lira was Pro-Russia supporter during war time. See the way he spoke about women and what his real intentions were. More about the real Gonzalo, who was a paid russian shill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nyvrMYGEz4
It doesn't matter whether you, I, or the Ukrainian state agree with his views, he has a fundamental human right to express them.
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#263Re: Tell HN: Russia has started blocking OpenVPN/WireGuard connections
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That's mostly because it never was a true democracy but something closer to a kleptocracy. Poland went through roughly the same process but came out much better simply because the Polish people weren't the aggressor, Russia was. And that's why they felt liberated and motivated to make a change. But Russia wasn't liberated, it's just that you exchanged one batch of fat cats for another. Democracy had nothing to do wit…
I'm familiar with this point of view. I think maybe a third of Polish people share it, another third don't give a damn about Russians, yet another third think that it's vital for Poland to have healthy relationship w/ Russia. Even fore purely economical pragmatic reasons. After the destruction of the USSR Poland became sort of a showcase. As a limitrof sitting in between Russia and Europe Poland can't afford always b…
In fact, we have the most unfavourable view on Russia in the world... 97% of Poles view Russia unfavourably [1]. There is a reason why Poland took on 1M+ Ukrainian refugees and continues to supply weapons and being major hub for American/European operations.
[1] https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/06/22/only-2-of-poles-view-...
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Are there any other types of countries? Note: you don't need to put something into law to silence someone. If necessary anyone can be canceled. Everybody is "guilty" but select few are prosecuted. Therefore the real power belongs to those who decides what issues can be ignored.
Yes, they are. There is a world of difference. In the West you normal people have so much power they do not even realise. You see that when you live outside it. In the West there is a long History of institutions(like cities) that went against the abuses of the people in charge. You were a servant, you entered a city(burg) you became free, the city protected you. This happened for centuries. In China something like t…
In my West people are jailed without trial (Guantanamo, and other secret prisons) or cases are fabricated to bring them to jail (Assange).
> I have lived in China as a privileged engineer/expatriate.
> Basically most people have no idea what a country without rule of law(like China) is.
So you give up priviledges to return to a country where the rule of law is observed.
No further comments.
Re: Tell HN: Russia has started blocking OpenVPN/WireGuard connections
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You think you're not mainstream, but your whole spiel is written in imperialist, anitsemitic tropes, which Russia is so well-known for. Corrupt police in Russia not persecuting drug dealers? A true underground. Human rights abuses? All par of the course. Here's what my country lost with your 'union': our occupiers, abusers, and enslavers. 'The time' already showed us what's what. Good riddance.
You're missing the point. I am mainstream. I'm 42, I've had enough of underground but totally understand it since this is where I came from. And this totally normal. I don't have to stay teenage for the rest of my life.
Re: Tell HN: Russia has started blocking OpenVPN/WireGuard connections
#267Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, they are. There is a world of difference. In the West you normal people have so much power they do not even realise. You see that when you live outside it. In the West there is a long History of institutions(like cities) that went against the abuses of the people in charge. You were a servant, you entered a city(burg) you became free, the city protected you. This happened for centuries. In China something like t…
> Yes, they are. There is a world of difference. In the West you normal people have so much power they do not even realise. In my West people are jailed without trial (Guantanamo, and other secret prisons) or cases are fabricated to bring them to jail (Assange). > I have lived in China as a privileged engineer/expatriate. > Basically most people have no idea what a country without rule of law(like China) is. So you g…