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There's always Yanks, but as a Yank, as a side effect we generally assume the person saying it is British.
Could be Australian. But we also use "Seppo", from a fairly tortured rhyming slang etymology: "Yank" -> "Septic Tank" -> "Seppo".
Why would Russian military personnel have Social Security Numbers?
In Russia everyone has a social security number called SNILS. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNILS_(Russia)
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What is a usian?
"Citizen of the USA" is a mouthful. People tend to use "American" but that's ignoring the fact that there are 35 countries in America. A lot of languages have a word like USian, e.g. "états-unien" (French), "estadounidense" (Spanish). I have used "USAmerican" myself when "American" would be ambiguous.
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I think the parent was trying to point out that if one side abandons principles the other side will be motivated to retaliate likewise, making the outcome of a treacherous race to the bottom becomes far more likely.
What principles could possibly be abandoned here? The “principle” of not doxing enemy soldiers? hah.
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"Citizen of the USA" is a mouthful. People tend to use "American" but that's ignoring the fact that there are 35 countries in America. A lot of languages have a word like USian, e.g. "états-unien" (French), "estadounidense" (Spanish). I have used "USAmerican" myself when "American" would be ambiguous.
If there were another North or South American country that went by America (e.g. if Brazil was instead called the "Eastern American Republic") then what you say would make sense. As is, it just sounds like you're trying to stick it to the man.
Has this crisis been the equivalent of the Streisand Effect for Russian national cyber security?
Kinda. Putin is ending up making Russia look more like a more powerful and unhinged version of North Korea than a legitimate world power. He might end up going way too far and alienating China. Scary stuff, Putin seems like an "if I can't have it, nobody can" tyrant.