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sedan_baklazhanlast Wednesday at 11:08 AM3 repliesview on HN

Just yesterday on the front page there was a topic largely consisting of accusations of Russia breaking these cables. Now I see a sudden switch of the "criminal" and a possible start of a new 2-minute of Hate. It's very Orwellish indeed.


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myrmidonlast Wednesday at 4:28 PM

People are speculating about whether this was intentional, and, if so, who is to blame.

How is that "Orwellian"?

Russia has quite the recent history of poisoning civilians both native and foreign (do you dispute that?). Those acts are already a significant step above simple sabotage, so why would it be Orwellian to consider them a possible perpetrator?

In my view, common current western view of Russia is everything but:

Orwellian would be a strong, emotional public expressions of hate (with frequently switching target).

Current western view (can only really talk about central Europe) is more of a muted mix of disappointment, sadness and disgust about what Russia did/does in the Ukraine...

preisschildlast Wednesday at 12:02 PM

Did you even read the thread? It was captained by a Russian, and CN is a Russian ally.

The Kremlin may very well be behind this.

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throw2343223434last Wednesday at 11:18 AM

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