XPost: soc.culture.baltics, soc.culture.czecho-slovak, soc.culture.russian   
   From: kurkku@hassuserveri.fi   
      
   "James A. Donald"  kirjoitti   
   viestissä:h2cv94pnh1v24ootr4agj571t5pc2vdlgn@4ax.com...   
   > "James A. Donald"   
   >> > That the words "Finland" and "Finlandization" mean   
   >> > what they mean shows that Finns did not ignore   
   >> > Russia.   
   >   
   > Markku Grönroos   
   >> I did.   
   >   
   > The New York Times would have us believe it is not   
   > afraid of Muslims - because it is so terrified of   
   > Muslims that it fears that to say it is afraid of   
   > Muslims might provoke them.   
   >   
   Lots of American are pansies. And yet there are lots of Americans who don't   
   poo poo their pants dirty every time some Ähläm al Sähläm broadcasts some   
   strong words on the Great Satan.   
      
   >> Most Finns did.   
   >   
   > Quite obviously, most Finns did not.   
   >   
   I am certain your opinions in this group are seen as babble of a disturbed   
   sod.   
   >   
   > Well we know you lie when you say most Finns did, and no   
   > man tells the truth about what he himself fears - indeed   
   >   
   You can always ask a second opinion from another Finn. Help yourself. Finns   
   mostly ignored the Bolsheviks. So did the Swedes (even if the efforts to   
   reel in Russian submarines by their navy was a constant cause for big   
   laughter here in Finland - probably in Sweden too - in 1980's, partly in   
   1990's too). I had other things to do than being feared about the   
   Bolsheviks. Big questions which required answers were:   
      
   do I boil eggs six or seven minutes; do I serve the beef as medium or medium   
   plus; how to drink my beer did occupy my mind in particular: should I use   
   thin glasses or clay jars and what about the temperature +10 or perhaps   
   drastically low +5. These issues constanly required my attention. Not some   
   bloody Russkies. They were not a daily source of a chat.   
      
      
   > it is a classic piece of reverse psychology for someone   
   > to say he fears X in order to demonstrate he is brave   
   > enough not to fear X.   
   >   
   >> He was very worried about Nicaraguan "Sandinistas".   
   >   
   > No one was worried about Nicaraguan Sandinistas.  We   
   > were worried about Soviet forces in Nicaragua, Soviet   
   > arms in Nicaragua, and Soviet use of Nicaragua as a   
   > conduit to sponsor terrorism in Nicaragua's neighbors.   
   >   
   Ah! It is the Soviets now. What about Osama bin Ortega? You are a peculiar   
   lot with all your irrational fears.   
   > --   
      
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