So tiresome that people bring Hitler and Stalin into this discussion about modern 21st century Russia! Please don't do it here!
That's the level of discourse that the Western bias would like the discussion to be at! IMO it adds nothing we don't already know. Whether you are defending Russia, or criticising it, these personages belong in historical threads

Another thing I am thoroughly fed up with in Western and media and online, is the following:


  • As soon as any Russian person defends his country, he is accused of being "brainwashed" by Putin's propaganda, and similar ridiculous statements. Or he is a "Putin stooge", if it's an official person.
  • As soon as any Western person challenges the propaganda vignette of Russia online, they are accused of being a "Russian psy-ops agent", "troll factory worker" or similar.


This is so devious, because it aborts the discussion without the person not even having to counter the argument. All that's needed is to accuse the opponent of not being genuine. At the same time the US is developing bots and and a batallion of staff to skew online discourse. In addition to funding media such as Radio Free Europe and various more subtle approaches to manipulating the discourse.


Coming across some of my old posts here, I actually saw this new anti-Russia climate coming, back in 2010! Sad when a negative prediction like this comes true.

It's obvious to me that somebody in the US wants the Cold War back: they've got all mainstream media with them.

European countries and media, having stopped thinking for themselves - get the news about Russia from US media and press releases. Instead of, say, going to Russia and drawing their own conclusions!
Why are we getting our news and views about Russia from the USA! Russians are our neighbours! We can judge Russia ourselves, and form our own relationships.

What is the goal of these US led agitators? Divide and conquer? Increase weapons sales...? Something else?
I don't really see it. But whatever it is, it's destructive.

I have long since started seeing the US as the bully and aggressor in world politics, and Russia as the least bad of the major powers. Russia correctly predicted the outcome of interference in Libya, Syria, Iraq etc. Russia's media reports more honestly about many aspects of European politics and news, than do European media themselves.

I find the situation very, very sad - for us Europeans, and for the Russians! After the Cold War the hopes were so high for friendship and understanding across the whole continent. But now we are back to lies, propaganda and scaremongering again.