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Can you give an example where Russia is portrayed unfairly?

bredren 6y ago
I too am interested in examples. Typically, instead I see straw man “western governments do bad things too” to deflect.
vogre 6y ago
You may start with this article https://medium.com/@dominicbasulto/russophobia-and-the-dark-art-of-making-an-anti-russian-magazine-cover-94b11e32d53f https://medium.com/@dominicbasulto/russophobia-and-the-dark-... It has some great images, especially in the final part.
- gowld 6y ago
  That's negative portrayal of a violent corrupt dictatorship.
  - vogre 6y ago
    It started long before Putin and long before communists.
    - avmich 6y ago
      But things changed - Russia is much more known - while something remained the same - perception of the threat. Only now there are causes for that, so the article isn't accurate, portraying West as being "unnaturally" negative to Russia. West is negative for specific reasons, something which the article fails to address.
- thrwway34 6y ago
  I think I read similar piece when they tried to shuffle their shooting of MH-17 and point the finger on Ukraine. Turns out to be propaganda as well.
galkk 6y ago
How about this https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/30/20938550/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-highway-of-death-controversy https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/30/20938550/call-of-duty-mod... Tl;dr American army did carnage, the (one of most popular) game portraits that Russians did that Or entire company of heroes 2 controversy This is pure propaganda
- cmrdporcupine 6y ago
  Not sure why you're getting downvoted. That's an awful story.
boo_boo 6y ago
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Russians in 2017: "...the Russians, who typically, almost genetically driven to co-opt, penetrate, gain favor..." [1] [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/james-clapper-trump-russia-ties-my-dashboard-warning-light-was-n765601 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/james-clapper...
- m0zg 6y ago
  Says the habitual liar James Clapper who verifiably lied under oath several times.
  - sam_lowry_ 6y ago
    Was he punished for it?
    - m0zg 6y ago
      Of course not. None of these deep state fucks are ever punished for anything.
knolax 6y ago
Any action movie where the bad guys are stereotypical Russians? The way Russians and their culture are disparaged in media? I remember reading a WaPo article where some old lady was telling political canvassers to fuck off, and the entire time the article was fixating on her "Russian accent" and saying things like "this isn't russia we have democracy here". Really despicable racism.

I too am interested in examples. Typically, instead I see straw man “western governments do bad things too” to deflect.

You may start with this article https://medium.com/@dominicbasulto/russophobia-and-the-dark-art-of-making-an-anti-russian-magazine-cover-94b11e32d53f https://medium.com/@dominicbasulto/russophobia-and-the-dark-... It has some great images, especially in the final part.

gowld 6y ago
That's negative portrayal of a violent corrupt dictatorship.
- vogre 6y ago
  It started long before Putin and long before communists.
  - avmich 6y ago
    But things changed - Russia is much more known - while something remained the same - perception of the threat. Only now there are causes for that, so the article isn't accurate, portraying West as being "unnaturally" negative to Russia. West is negative for specific reasons, something which the article fails to address.
thrwway34 6y ago
I think I read similar piece when they tried to shuffle their shooting of MH-17 and point the finger on Ukraine. Turns out to be propaganda as well.

galkk 6y ago

How about this https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/30/20938550/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-highway-of-death-controversy https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/30/20938550/call-of-duty-mod... Tl;dr American army did carnage, the (one of most popular) game portraits that Russians did that Or entire company of heroes 2 controversy This is pure propaganda

cmrdporcupine 6y ago
Not sure why you're getting downvoted. That's an awful story.

boo_boo 6y ago

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Russians in 2017: "...the Russians, who typically, almost genetically driven to co-opt, penetrate, gain favor..." [1] [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/james-clapper-trump-russia-ties-my-dashboard-warning-light-was-n765601 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/james-clapper...

m0zg 6y ago
Says the habitual liar James Clapper who verifiably lied under oath several times.
- sam_lowry_ 6y ago
  Was he punished for it?
  - m0zg 6y ago
    Of course not. None of these deep state fucks are ever punished for anything.

knolax 6y ago

Any action movie where the bad guys are stereotypical Russians? The way Russians and their culture are disparaged in media? I remember reading a WaPo article where some old lady was telling political canvassers to fuck off, and the entire time the article was fixating on her "Russian accent" and saying things like "this isn't russia we have democracy here". Really despicable racism.