Quote Originally Posted by SergeMak View Post
Such "politically correct" attitude can be expressed towards any other nation/country including Germans and Germany. This attitude nevertheless has has no relation to the theme we are discussing. I am sure there is russophobia as a means for continuous brainwashing of Western people during decades if not centuries. Russophobia is instilled not as extreme 'Anti-Russia' view, as you said, but rather in small portions of arrogant, moralizing, mocking disparaging attitude towards Russian people, their customs and habits. You can see it in the Western press, movies, TV shows an so on. All this suggests disdain and disdain is the latent and thus the most dangerous kind of hatred. And it's useless to say that hatred is the other side of fear.
This is produced by Western media but also promoted by the Kremlin/Putin to assist in brainwashing/indoctrinating people in Russia. The same 'us vs them' mentality and propaganda that the USA uses when they try to promote patriotism and obtain the favour required to justify their warmongering. That is quite ironic, isn't it?

But, really, the OP has little genuine interest in Russia and is gravely misinformed despite all the posts and time taken in the forums. I perceive a lot of boot licking of neo-Soviet and pro-Putin posters but very little substance and evidence of any real knowledge.

Putinist Russia is harmful and neglectful of ethnic Russians so he must invent an enemy and Western nations fit the bill nicely.