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I don't get the Russia hate. Sure they have problems as a country, but how does that affect the average user? I would think that since I don't live there I can

by zcid 7y ago

I don't get the Russia hate. Sure they have problems as a country, but how does that affect the average user? I would think that since I don't live there I can trust Russian companies more than I can ones in the US.

NicoJuicy 7y ago
Russia is much worse, trying to destabilize Western democracy. And no, it's not FUD
- forgingahead 7y ago
  How about the so-called "free media" whose only mission seems to be creating anxiety and outrage for advertising revenue?
- StavrosK 7y ago
  By "western" you mean "US" and by "democracy" you mean "the system that elects presidents with a minority vote"?
  - tialaramex 7y ago
    No, he means Western, including the EU for example, which maintains https://euvsdisinfo.eu/ https://euvsdisinfo.eu/ a site collecting Russian disinformation. Right now because Americans spend two years every four years fighting an election they are focused on the US (although with some border stuff continuing to persuade Ukrainians that actually Russia are the good guys as they continue to invade that country...) but if you go back a few months there's plenty to underscore the destabilising message that the EU are actually Nazis and if only everybody would put Russia in charge that'd be so much nicer...
  - Dylan16807 7y ago
    > "the system that elects presidents with a minority vote" A margin of error of about 1% is a very minor issue in having a democracy. And neither of them had over 50% anyway. The low voter turnout is a far more important issue but even that's not a disqualifier.