Nils Torvalds joins race for presidency as Swedish People's Party candidate.
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It was just recently that I found out that outside Europe "liberal" rather means "socialist". If any US citizen reads this topic, please replace "liberal" by "libertarian" in your mind.
Thank you for the notification. Notably for the information about the Swedish-speaking minority and the status of the Swedish language in Finland. Make more noise, up there... you are doing great, but our own Useless do as if your example did not exist and keep pointing at Germany all the time... Pfffff. Boring.
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Originally Posted by YesItsMe
Same here. I'm German.
It was just recently that I found out that outside Europe "liberal" rather means "socialist". If any US citizen reads this topic, please replace "liberal" by "libertarian" in your mind.
Thank you for that, I was getting confused...lol...now its more clear.
father of linus torvalds running for president of finland
not the first time either.
my guess is he already was a politician before linus started his thing.
also, i don't think it's a particulalrly unique name amongst people of swedish descent.
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Originally Posted by YesItsMe
It was just recently that I found out that outside Europe "liberal" rather means "socialist". If any US citizen reads this topic, please replace "liberal" by "libertarian" in your mind.
thank you for pointing this out.
it's still different from country to country i think, but important to remember that.
in germany, one of the most conservative parties has the word "social" in its name ...
i was surprised to find that out , maybe he has aged well
Or maybe he is staying true to his Taistolaiset roots. Some see discussions of NATO membership as a provocation and an invitation for a certain neighbor to roll over the border.
It could also be some kind of concession even though his son has carefully stayed out of politics. His son Linus is one of the most powerful men in the world these days if you think about how widely his kernel has been adopted. That goes double in this new era of Internet of Threats (IoT).
at least we got to see his face on posters for a while.
i was on the verge of mentioning to my (non-IT) colleagues who his son is, but the blank expressions on their faces would have pained me too much...
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Originally Posted by ondoho
not the first time either.
what i meant, not the first time i see his name & face on political posters.
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