> As far as NATO membership, they need to not poke the bear. <
I would have completely agreed with that statement a year ago. Finland occupies a strategic position, and Russia would be right to be alarmed about NATO forces being stationed there. Best not poke the bear, as you said.
But Putin foolishly upset the apple cart. So now it’s Finland’s turn to be alarmed.
As the state of our nation continues to deteriorate, and inflation pulls down wages of the middle class, then Americans will become alarmed. That's where I hold my interest, not in Finland.