• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        Article says they were Canadian.

        But even still, I love this quote:

        "Despite criticism, he asserted: “We are perfectly happy here, we’re not planning on leaving here, we’re not stuck here, we’re not hostages.”

        Ah yes. What a perfectly sane rational thing to say, for someone who clearly isn’t a being subject to surveilence and orders under threat of violence.

        I can’t even count how many times I’ll call my mom, and reassure her that living in Ohio, I’m not a hostage.

      • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        Lol of course they don’t learn the language first before moving. Also Arend Feenstra is a very Dutch name. So his parents or grandparents risked it all and moved from the Netherlands to Canada so they could farm with less restrictions (this is the number one reason why Dutch farmers leave for Canada). And then this dipshit of a son sells the farm and moves to Russia because he hates freedom. Hope his kids or grand kids follow the family tradition and flee Russia.

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      Real question is: how far could a barely functional illiterate person (knowing only English and the barest of Russian) go in the Russian Army? Would they even take them? Follow up question: what if they’re obese, diabetic, or have other American-sized health issues?