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[Scisca]

lehamsy said:

Well, yeah that's the history of mankind. That's why I can understand his hatred towards the Russian government and some Russian leaders, but what I can't understand is his hatred towards the Russians in general. In Latin America we know what the US did to us, we will not forget that, but we don't hate the country nor its citizens.

Anyways, Scisca has his own point of view, and I respect that even though I don't share it. 

I hate Russia as a country. I hate its government. Not by principle, but for what it's doing. It is returning to its empire of evil ways, bullying other countries around it, so it's only natural on my part.

When it comes to Russians - I didn't say I hated them, but I don't really like them (as a nation) and don't really want to have anything to do with them. I know and understand them much better than you ever will. I know and understand their wicked mentality, because they used to superimpose it on us for the second half of the last century. I know it's pathological and corrupt and I don't want to have anything to do with it. As I've said - Russians may be nice and funny to go out and drink vodka with or for a chit-chat, but nothing more. I do have quite a few friends from Russia and my stance is the result of my first hand experience, especially in the recent months. Russians aren't part of the Western culture - a fact that people in West just don't understand.

Moreover, I'm just not hypocritical. I hate their goverment, I hate their policy, hate what their country does. The vast majority of Russians on the other hand love what Putin is doing and they are supporting it wholeheartedly. What you're saying is like you do understand why people would hate Hitler, but can't understand them not liking the Germans (at that period of time obviously). Putin attacked Ukraine and conquered Crimea and the support for him skyrocketed, all Russians are proud of what he did - but you don't want to put any kind of blame on them? All just goes on Putin? I disagree with this. The Russians are just as responsible for what Putin is doing as he is. Their support just gave him the green light to continue his policy, just like the Germans gave it to Hitler back in the days.