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Re:Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia by magpi3 on Friday February 25, 2022 @12:27AM (#30463998)
Not a very good analogy. No western country ever invaded Ukraine. When the Soviet Union collapsed Ukraine was granted its independence without a shot being fired.

A better analogy would be Australia and Canada. Both were part of Great Britain and both became independent after the British Empire collapsed.

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Re:Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia by sofixa on Friday February 25, 2022 @04:28AM (#30465316)
Eh, independent is a stretch. Both have the Queen as head of state, and her representative, the governer-general, has some powers.

Example of the Queen's representative interfering in local politics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional...

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Re:Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia by throwrqX on Friday February 25, 2022 @05:48AM (#30465842)
If Australians so wished they could have voted for a republic and to become fully independent several times yet they have chosen not to so far.
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Re:Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia by sofixa on Friday February 25, 2022 @06:16AM (#30466036)
Yes, but that doesn't in any way change the fact that they aren't really independent if an official appointed by a foreign power can dismiss and appoint cabinet ministers at will.
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Re:Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia by throwrqX on Friday February 25, 2022 @08:43AM (#30467132)
Well they are if they can vote to get rid of this official at any time they choose.
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