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I am from the same region and until now I did not get used to this. People live surrounded by dirt and corruption but they still don't like America as thou Amer

I am from the same region and until now I did not get used to this. People live surrounded by dirt and corruption but they still don't like America as thou America is making that dirt and corruption. Also online, if someone points to something negative passing in Russia, Belarus, Transnistria, the usual response will be: "But look what is passing in US"

dole 6y ago
This has been happening for decades, not just online. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes
- notdang 6y ago
  Yes, however in the past it was state propaganda as a response to criticisms of human rights violations Now it's the response of normal people to someone also local criticising a local event, state of afairs, etc.
- pydry 6y ago
  Every country does this at least to some extent.
pydry 6y ago
I don't think they saw the corruption as necessarily connected. I think they were just pissed that the Soviet Union fell, cutting them off from the "homeland" and blamed America for that. I reckon if Alaska became nominally independent and Canada became like a hostile Russian client state or something people living in Anchorage would feel similarly to transdniestrians. Where are you from?