The project is backed by multiple ministers and has the support of other Nordic transport ministers, it’s in cooperation with NATO, and the EU will pay for half the project and do 30% of the work. It’s also several years away from being close to starting.
And it has absolutely zero to do with how the trains run or how modern they are, it’s about making a new connection to the rest of Europe for ease of defense. It’s not just about cutting off Russia, it’s about getting tanks and such in by train. As well as having a commercial connection to strengthen trade.
You literally sound like a Russian disinformation actor who wants to hold Finland back.
I’m not against it. They literally said that it’s time to start working on it now, and that’s just wrong. And you literally sound like someone who has no clue about Finnish politics.
As you can probably sense from my replies, I’m directly affected by the cuts this government imposed on all forms of social/health security. And to distract from their deserved dip in polling, they now make a big announcement that is bound to evoke reactions like yours.
The “Russian threat” part of the narrative is exactly what these assholes are riding on (and as others pointed out numerous times in this thread, one of the last reasons for these changes) and you swallow it, because it’s the only thing you know about this area.
Finland has had a land border with a totalitarian, militaristic and expansionist country for 100 years. There’s a constant threat that we constantly deal with (I mean the government/military, not the populace), and train tracks really are the smallest part of it.
@mriswith@lemmy.world It would indeed be great if you could avoid throwing around such accusations. There surely is a time & a place for such but …
From my outsider’s POV, I don’t know if I agree with the argument that this is just a diversion measure. However, politicians regularly perform media-attention sleight of hand of that sort, so it’s imo at least a somewhat credible argument.
If you do notice a pattern, it would be great if you could DM this mod account first.
Thanks!
(This comment written by federal reverse, not anzo.)
The project is backed by multiple ministers and has the support of other Nordic transport ministers, it’s in cooperation with NATO, and the EU will pay for half the project and do 30% of the work. It’s also several years away from being close to starting.
And it has absolutely zero to do with how the trains run or how modern they are, it’s about making a new connection to the rest of Europe for ease of defense. It’s not just about cutting off Russia, it’s about getting tanks and such in by train. As well as having a commercial connection to strengthen trade.
You literally sound like a Russian disinformation actor who wants to hold Finland back.
I’m not against it. They literally said that it’s time to start working on it now, and that’s just wrong. And you literally sound like someone who has no clue about Finnish politics.
As you can probably sense from my replies, I’m directly affected by the cuts this government imposed on all forms of social/health security. And to distract from their deserved dip in polling, they now make a big announcement that is bound to evoke reactions like yours.
The “Russian threat” part of the narrative is exactly what these assholes are riding on (and as others pointed out numerous times in this thread, one of the last reasons for these changes) and you swallow it, because it’s the only thing you know about this area.
Finland has had a land border with a totalitarian, militaristic and expansionist country for 100 years. There’s a constant threat that we constantly deal with (I mean the government/military, not the populace), and train tracks really are the smallest part of it.
Sheesh.
Please remove the insult, thanks.
OK, removed. However; calling me a Russian disinformation actor is insulting, too.
@mriswith@lemmy.world It would indeed be great if you could avoid throwing around such accusations. There surely is a time & a place for such but …
Thanks!
(This comment written by federal reverse, not anzo.)