Thread: Are Russians too conservative?

I just discovered something... interesting... or disturbing, not quite sure.

Russians are the new idols of the anti immigration movement in Northern Europe! I had no idea these people were so keen on Russia. I was just scrolling the massive Scandinavian forum for everything and anything under the sun and decided to check out the latest from the national socialists or whatever they call themselves these days (they always change names).

Apparently the perception is that "Russia has protected Europe against Moslem invasion for centuries..." "Russians fight wars with a singlemindedness that others lack", "Russians are the strongest single group within the white movement etc, etc". They are talking about "our Russian brothers" and lots of other things along those lines. Interesting, since this movement hated Russians about 20 years ago. But now they are planning trips to Russia etc.

I can't be fussed to translate it because these posts are generally quite stupid... but I have never seen a Western European person express so much admiration for Russia as these people do.

This makes me wonder whether racism in Russia isn't a bigger problem than I had understood.

Originally Posted by Hanna

...This makes me wonder whether racism in Russia isn't a bigger problem than I had understood.

Maybe because of historical lack of democracy in comparison to the West Russia has a tradition of low responsibility in political ideas. It means that it is more usual for a Russian to have an extreme political idea of any sort and degree of insanity. And in common life people are usually more tolerant to your "bugs in the head", unless you are making some direct violence.

Interesting, since this movement hated Russians about 20 years ago. But now they are planning trips to Russia etc.

They probably know nothing about Russia, so their opinion is not based on Russian reality.

Originally Posted by Hanna

I just discovered something... interesting... or disturbing, not quite sure...

Don't pay much attention, 99% of those people are just stupid schoolboys. The really disturbing is the remaining percent, wich are very cynic adult people who are using those kids for playing dirty political games playing on the worst strings of human nature.