(because NATO isn’t meant to protect member nations ability to crush internal dissent that results in someone intervening)
The question should be: As there is no evidence that Estonians are treating the descendants of former slave-masters with tolerance and generosity, is there any reason the US shouldn’t come to their defense if they are threatened by Russia?
Dear god, please read. I do NOT think Estonia is oppressing anyone.
All that has happened that I can see, is that a Russian diplomat basically said it’s not right to tell a minority that they all need to stop speaking Russian. (they haven’t)
And of course, everyone is instantly banging the war drums and praying excitedly for a WWII eastern front reenactment starring the US Army,,,
Russia hasn’t even hinted that they are going to invade Estonia. The Estonian Russian minority isn’t in danger the way they are in Ukraine. There is no active Nazi movement in Estonia. The Estonian Russian speaking population is widely on record saying they are happy in Estonia and do not desire any Russian intervention.
And as Estonia is the wealthiest place in the region, that is quite sensible.
They do disagree on a language law policy.
And people here have managed to escalate that into global thermonuclear war.