Thread: Российская оппозиция

In eyes of an average Russian "тама лучшей чем тута" or "хорошо там где нас нет" or "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence!"

Heh - it seems that many Americans see things the opposite way - that is HERE is best, and THERE is worst. They seem to believe that America is the biggest, greatest, most amazing place on earth and they have little interest in exploring other cultures or gaining from foreign perspectives. Many people in the States, especially the "bible belt" areas and the south, prefer to live in their own comfortable, familiar surroundings and oppose change of any kind, no matter how logical or reasonable it may be. Such as energy-saving light-bulbs for example. "No! If it was good enough for Thomas Edison in the 1800's, it's good enough for us now in the 21st century" blah, blah, blah - that kind of thinking. Stifling, unimaginative and limited in vision.

I don't mind a little patriotism, I believe people should love their countries. But at the same time, we should love our world and show interest in other people, in different ways of thinking. Otherwise we will become stagnant. Thankfully, I know I am not the only one who feels like this!

Originally Posted by Deborski

Heh - it seems that many Americans see things the opposite way - that is HERE is best, and THERE is worst. T!

The thing that's worrying about the USA and Americans is that many are very ignorant about the world outside their own borders
(not all, but the majority, I think. Including many government figures.)

They see the US as the centre of the world, the country that always
knows what's best for everyone on the planet. Americans also don't seem to realise that they are the victims of state- and other propaganda just as much, or possibly more, than Russians, Chinese, Europeans or anyone else. In the case of Russians, they are at least aware and suspcicious about what they hear in the media, and conscious that it is being manipulated to varying degrees.

If it stopped att that, it wouldn't be a problem, but in the case of the USA, they have the biggest military, the most nukes and influence across the globe through various opinion institutes, NGOs, their media etc.

I like American people in general, the country itself is really fascinating in many ways. But I get blinded to all the good sides through my
huge irritation and frustration about US foreign policy (meddling in other countries politics) starting wars and telling other countries what they
can or can't do in terms of internet usage. Lately having Europeans arrested and requested for extradition to America for nonsense stuff like running a torrent site.

As suspicious as I am against China, and to some degree Russia, they are not half as meddlesome and agressive as America - and they don't
constantly bang on about supposed values like freedom, democracy etc - while supporting the exact opposite and starting wars.

Originally Posted by Hanna

As suspicious as I am against China, and to some degree Russia, they are not half as meddlesome and agressive as America - and they don't constantly bang on about supposed values like freedom, democracy etc - while supporting the exact opposite and starting wars.

I'm constantly holding myself not to comment on stuff like that.