Thread: "Russophobia" and "Russophilia" :)

Yes, as long as Russia doesn't turn into a bully, and starts behaving like the USA, then I hope that it rises fast again.

As for the USA I think it is in self destruct mode, and it might well take Europe with it.
We are in the same hook as of the War, and the Eastern European countries, partly too, since 1990.

I'm referring to things like destruction of family values, rampant immoral values, culture of corporate greed and excessive consumption, environment and the death of privacy.
Taking on millions upon millions of people with little or no education, who can't read and write, have totally different cultures and little interest in adapting along with violent pasts where they came from. Then handing out benefits year after year to such people while they sit on their back without working.
I think all of this and more, is destroying Europe and the US to varying degrees from within.

Russia isn't into that to the same extent. I think it goes without saying that all of the above undermines the strength and future of Europe and the USA.

The USA has its dollar bubble that must burst eventually, like you say. Unless they start using weapons to turn things to their advantage. But that would also expose them in front of the whole world. I think the US is beginning to get exposed for what it is now, to more and more people, even in Europe. Whereas neither Russia nor China does much that could possibly annoy people in the Middle East, East Asia, Africa or South America.
I believe it's living on borrowed time.

Russia and China having more stability in the leadership, and a history of long term planning, socialist style, can be much more methodical and strategic about its actions.
For the USA, it's all "here and now". What can make us the most money right here and now? What will win the election in a year? Short term idiotic goals that will eventually lead to destruction. While China, and probably Russia is having a much longer perspective in mind.
I think this type of patience and strategical thinking pays off, while short term opportunism is ultimately

Russia has to eliminate corruption though! And reduce the class differences between the poor in the countryside and the rich in the large cities.

I know, I have been away from MR for awhile... I have a lot to catch up on. I saw this thread and it caught my eye as I wanted to post something about what I saw on TV last night and Hanna actually commented about it at the start of the thread...

Originally Posted by Hanna

Although I remember in the 1990s bad guys/girls (gangsters) in Scandinavian films were always Russian. Or rather, people pretending to speak Russian.
It got really predictable; if a Russian person was in the plot, you knew that he was up to no good.

Last night, a new TV series started here in the U.S., The Last Ship. It wasn't all that great but I started it so I figured I would watch until it ended and at the very end of the episode they foreshadowed and then they showed the preview for next week... the bad guys who started the plague that has killed off 80% of the world's population within 4 weeks... who else... the Russians! Why please tell me is it always the Russians??? For once can't it be someone else?

Originally Posted by Hanna

As for the USA I think it is in self destruct mode...I'm referring to things like destruction of family values, rampant immoral values...

ORLY? Destruction of family values and rampant immoral values? Before I get my panties all bunched... please tell me, based upon what and who's values?

Originally Posted by rockzmom

Destruction of family values

I know it could sound very strange to Americans, but flourishing of homosexuality is the destruction of family values.