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The Finnish prime minister Petteri Orpo seems to be implying he’d like Ukraine to make “peace” with Russia, so that Finland’s ailing economy would get a boost before the April 2027 parliamentary elections. While this conclusion is not yet supported by evidence of Finnish aid to Ukraine fading, Orpo’s incentives and his past behaviour give…
What is this all about
My name is Janne and this is my public notebook and archive for things I’ve thought about in English. (For my thoughts in Finnish, see jmkorhonen.fi.) I’ve been curious about many things over the years, and still believe that Robert A. Heinlein got something right here:
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, “Time Enough for Love”
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