Tuukka R @ Tuuktuuk @piefed.ee

A human being from a Finland.

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In what way. Please elaborate.

(heh.)

It’s not “luxury” if everyone’s enjoying it.

Correct.
In the case of China it's not enjoyed by everyone, though. A typical Chinese toilet is a huge hole in the ground with some kind of slabs of concrete over them, with a 15 cm wide slit between the slabs. You go stand on the two slabs and poop into the cavity underneath. There is typically a roof overneath. Homes often don't have anything on the floors. Just bare concrete.

The people living in opulence are not enjoying something everyone there has. They are enjoying something only the richest 0,5 % among their people has. China is a country where wealth is concentrated extremely strongly to the few.

Sure, if you ignore that the Maoist uprising against the landlords was the largest and most comprehensive proletarian revolution in history, and led to almost totally-equal redistribution of land among the peasantry.

That happened long before yesterday, though. If you look at decades such as 1970's or 1980's or even later, you'll notice that whatever Mao was striving for, got eventually all undone.

Not sure, but here are some numbers you might find interesting:

The net loss of Ukrainian land in all of calendar year 2024 was 0.7 % of Ukraine's total land area. This number completely ignores the existence of areas that Ukrainian forces held inside the Russia. If those were to be taken into account, the loss would be around 0.4 % or so.

A few weeks ago it was said that in the preceding 12 months, Ukraine has lost 0.3 % of its total land area.

Depends on the operation. What kind of operations are you talking about?

Mainly NATOs operations are coördination. If Finland gets attacked, then Sweden and Spain and Latvia and Belgium, etc., will help Finland in defending militarily against the Russia. It's not NATo helping Finland, it's Sweden and Spain and Latvia and Belgium, etc., helping Finland. Because of their obligations as being NATO member countries.

Any incursion of a military into another country's territory without that country's permission is considered an attack and therefore very carefully avoided by all militaries.

If it happens, it is intentional. (At least if it happens for more than a minute or so. In this case, the planes have been flying in the countries' territories for about 10 minutes or so. And that's a long time. And unambiguously intentional.)

He'd be replaced by someone with the same politics, but who would not be absolutely incompetent in anything.

As long as Putin is in power, Ukraine is on the way to victory.

"Stops selling fuel" is one thing, but "sells 95 % less fuel than before" is another. Wonder what the number of stations in that bracket are? One in ten?

Heroiam slava!

Now there are. They probably got some from the Russia for whatever use. Some kind of reconnaissance, I'd guess.

Heroiam slava!

Not possible as long as the nuclear chain reaction is still happening.

They wouldn't get punished. They have contracts with western companies and would need to pay heavy compensations for any disruptions. And those western companies would direct much of the compensations to the Russia. The result would be that the Russia would get its money for the oil without having to actually transport any oil. Paying the compensation you are contractually obliged to is not the same thing as getting a punishment. Ukraine would not get a punishment, but it would need to fulfil its contract.

However, on the Russian part of the oil pipe network, the contract is between the Russia and those western companies. It's the Russia's job to ensure the stable flow of oil. If waging a war causes the flow to stop, then, from the perspective of those contracts, the Russia is to blame. Ukraine is in no contractual relationship to any entity in the west regarding pipe segments located in the Russia. So, better let the oil flow through Ukraine once it reaches Ukraine's border, but make sure that it never does reach Ukraine in the first place :)

Could you elaborate on what you refer to and mean with this, please?

No nordic country is socialist, though. Having a labour union does not turn a capitalist country into a socialist one. Having a social democrat party does not make a country socialism. It's not "Socialist democratic party", it's "Social democratic party". Their goal is not socialism and they are not doing socialist politics. They are doing nothing to end private ownership of property.

I went by hitchhiking through China from Khorgos to the Laotian border and was hosted by several local families in their homes on the way. I have seen more of Chinese everyday life than you have.

Your view of China has been trapped in Chinese propaganda.

And also: I would not say that the Chinese that are living a lavish life with a lot of luxury are living a socialist life. They might be an example of how "capitalism makes people happy", but I don't think that's really correct either.

They are more socialist than anything else on this planet. And they are among the few countries that do call themself socialist.

There are no socialist countries on Earth, and have never been, as there's always been at least some amount of private ownership. But North Korea is easily the country with the least private ownership, so that's the one least far detached from socialism. It's a bit ridiculous calling that one socialist, either. But if not even NK is socialist, then what does "socialist countries" even mean in that context?!

The claim was that socialism is "from the countries doing better than you."
So, what are those countries that are doing better than Finland?

Depends on what was destroyed and what technology it is based on.

Typically, the Russia has been destroying transformers in the Ukrainian power stations. This is how it looks when a transformer is being transported by a train (just look at how many wheels the special wagon needs and how small a regular passenger wagon looks in comparison!)

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So, if a transformer was destroyed, something of that size will have to be brought in to replace it. Somebody will also have to produce one first before it can be brought in. I'd say several weeks to a few years. Depending on whether they have any spare transformers laying around and whether you need to order the transformer from abroad, such as from a western country.

The polling stations are always organized by the country that is holding the elections. When I voted in Finnish elections while living in Berlin, I had to go to the embassy of Finland for that, and it was the Finnish state that organized the voting there, not anything German.

Of course, at the same time: Why the heck would Moldova organize polling places in the Russia? Typically the voting from abroad happens in embassies and consulates, not elsewhere. If the Russia wanted to support Moldova having more consulates across the Russia, they could definitely have motivated Moldova to open them by being extra friendly to Moldova and Moldovans.

Shortages of gasoline are not limited to Crimea. The shortages are at their worst in Crimea, but there are kilometre-long queues in several parts of the Russia. Most parts, even!

Pretty much.

I'd like to know where in Ukraine that guy is from, though.
Had they lived between 2014 and 2022 in Crimea or someplace such as Poltava or L'viv? That makes for a huge difference. Someone who was 13-year-old in 2014 was 21-year-old in 2022. They would have the Ukrainian passport, but it would still feel misleading saying that "a Ukrainian was caught" in such a case.