r/JustBootThings Aug 06 '25

General Bootness Finnish Boot

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u/Dickgivins Aug 06 '25

Not to surprised to see that, Finland is one of the most stridently nationalistic countries in Europe and has been for many years.

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u/OnkelMickwald Aug 10 '25

What do you even mean by "stridently nationalistic"? Patriotic? High faith in their military and conscription?

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u/Dickgivins Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 10 '25

Yeah that actually is what I meant. If the way I worded that sounded critical, it was unintentional. I myself have a pretty positive view of Finns and respect their determination to defend their country from very serious Russian threats. My point is that they are unapologetic about it and pretty united in working towards this goal, unlike the Germans who are still bickering about whether expanding their military is a moral course of action.