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  • AlicePraxis [any]
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    11 months ago

    it could be construed as if he's calling all Ukrainian people nazis, especially with the "Za pobedu", which is an explicitly pro-war sentiment, meaning he is in favor of the invasion that has resulted in the deaths of many innocents, not just nazis.

    I wouldn't risk my job to defend a pro-war Russian nationalist

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      Not every Ukrainian is a Nazi but their government was funding Nazi paramilitaries to carry out ethnic cleansing of Eastern Ukraine. I know they're not directly comparable, but not every German was a Nazi and the invasion of Germany took many innocent lives too.

      • AlicePraxis [any]
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        11 months ago

        Fair enough, I think putting political messages in code like that is pretty silly but I don't think his entire contribution should be removed because of it. I would focus on the usefulness/popularity of his content in your argument and try to avoid getting into the actual politics of it as much as possible.

        is removing that line from the code while keeping the rest of it not an option?

    • rjs001@lemmygrad.ml
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      11 months ago

      He might support the war as it removes NATO who is an huge threat to the Russian people and their way or life from the border

          • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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            11 months ago

            I am asking you to define the term you are using, "Putinist". Are you intending to signify Russian nationalism? Specifically supporters of Putin the man? Neoliberal Russians? Define your term.

              • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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                11 months ago

                I'm beginning to think you either don't know what you mean when you throw around labels like this, or you're engaging in bad faith.

                  • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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                    11 months ago

                    It would waste a lot less time and seem a lot more "in good faith" if you could manage to simply define your terms. I am trying to illustrate the point that "Putinist", a term you have used more than once despite your claim that you are against labels, is a meaningless label created by people who are fundamentally ignorant about the political climate in Russia. You seem to know that you are using a term you can't define, so you're being extremely evasive.

                  • Kuori [she/her]
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                    11 months ago

                    I'm getting bad faith from some commenters as well.

                    have you behaved in a way that you feel warrants good faith engagement?

                  • Awoo [she/her]
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                    11 months ago

                    I think what they're looking for is a definition so they know whether you're saying something that you've actually thought through carefully to come to, or whether your politics are entirely based on vibes.

                  • Redcat [he/him]
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                    11 months ago

                    why can't you just define the words you use