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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean, about fucking time, jesus. People who are from a terrorist state and support the war cannot have residence in a neighbouring country. That's a national safety problem right there.

[–] zer0 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Like most of people from Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not sure why you are getting down voted. I thought japanese intermittent campa in US were unpopular and shouldn't you apply the same logic here? I get Russia being unpopular but why hate on random citizens who are trying to escape the situation and it isn't even certain if they support the regime.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

They asked them if they supported the war and thought Ctimea belonged to Russia. That’s how they screened. I’m originally from Russia, and I fully support this initiative. Those Russians who support the war can go back to Russia and live under Putin if they love him so much.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You haven't read the article, have you?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Why read the article when you can make inaccurate assumptions and then removed about it?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This was an IQ test.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

the message here is ambiguous. are those 1164 arbitrary bela/russians or they're actual threats that happened to be bela/russian. that being said, if one thinks we should just kick people out because they were from the wrong country, just know y'all are becoming Nazis. this shit is scarier than you think. now that the precedent of kicking them out has been set, what's the next line?

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 year ago

If only there was a news story that provided additional information on why those individuals were selected out of the ~58,000 Belarusian and ~16,000 Russian citizens living in Lithuania.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were being questioned whether they support war, how the war started, what Crimea belongs to, thoughts about the soviet union.

If they're moronic enough to not lie, their temporary permit is no longer extended.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You make it sound like they all have just one opinion, but some lie and some don't.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, the ones that don't lie get their temp visas revoked.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

facepalm There are pro-Ukrainian ones there, lots of them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes and they haven't been removed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, videocalling with one right now. That's not what I've been discussing, I was highlighting the suboptimal wording that suggested there were none.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm confused about what your confused about. They were asked if they support the war, if they don't support the war then by default they are Pro Ukrainian. Everything else is just about degrees of support.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They wrote "they were asked about [their views]... those who were moronic enough not to lie, were deported", which reads as "not lied => deported" to me. Let's break it down:

Pro-Kremlin, lied = no claims; not deported, I guess.

Pro-Kremlin, not lied = claims they are deported; understandable.

Pro-Ukrainian, lied = no claims; wtf tho.

Pro-Ukrainian, not lied = claims they are deported; that'd be stupid.

Am I clear enough now?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why let the propaganda into your home? If every nation did this it would increase pressure back in Russia. If they are actively attacking an innocent state then why should their people get a vacation?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is about Russians living elsewhere not on vacation

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Russian's living elsewhere but actively stating they support Russia, they like Russia so much we're letting them go back.

[–] zer0 2 points 1 year ago

We have been "nazi" for a long time. All states and nations are rooted in nationalism and violence.

After wwii plenty of nazis who switched side were welcomed by the allies to help in the cold war

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

now that the precedent of kicking them out has been set, what's the next line?

Just so you know that is called the slippery slope fallacy.

Just because one person did thing x and then did thing y, and think y was bad. It does not mean that everyone who does thing x inevitably is going to do thing y

You have to provide a little more evidence than the Nazis did it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Can't say I particularly blame them. Russia keeps using Russians living in the area as an excuse to invade their neighbors.

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