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Ok_Goat8830 t1_iy5znt3 wrote

Reply to comment by DenseCalligrapher219 in Mothers and wives of conscripts from Russian Far East to be sent to east of Ukraine by HarakenQQ

What he means is that the people of what is now Russia have always had that same "Ruzzia" mentality from today. Rather than blaming propaganda and oppression, he believes it's due to some inherent savagery in your culture (I assume you're Russian as well). Yes, it's technically racist, but can you blame him at this point with what the world is seeing? For example, Imagine you find out a person you just met is a neo-nazi, is it racist if you dislike him solely based in that? I don't know, truly. But that's how a big part of the world sees you right now, as the new Nazis.

I used to like Russians somewhat. Now, even though I find it a bit conflicting, I can say being honest to myself and feelings that I hate them. I will be distrustful of any person I find out to be Russian for years and years to come. Sorry.

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Jojo_my_Flojo t1_iy7b1ez wrote

How come?

There are plenty of Russians who haven't lived in Russia for years and have been openly and vocally against the invasion since day one.

Is it because they haven't personally assassinated Putin yet?

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Ok_Goat8830 t1_iy7hn67 wrote

because I'm generalizing. I'm not saying that can't change on a person to person basis, but that would be my initial reaction.

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spiteful_rr_dm_TA t1_iy87auo wrote

When I say ruzzians, I'm referring to culturally ruzzian. The people who always bend the knee to authoritarian strong men, have no problem waging war and genocide against their neighbors, and only ever resist the government when it bites them in the ass. The Russian guy who fled to America 20 years ago and protested the war from the start? Not a ruzzian. The Russian woman who followed young Ukrainian girls around shouting pro-war slogans in Germany and getting upset she will be deported? That's a ruzzian. The Russian woman in NZ who literally helped her son flee conscription, but then went on to fund raise for the ruzzian army? That's a ruzzian. The people sitting at home, complacent in cultural genocide in Ukraine and buying into propaganda saying that Ukraine was a mistake? You guessed it, ruzzians. People like Navalny who tried standing up to Putin and lost it all? That's a hero, not a ruzzian

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