Originally Posted by
wbaliquidator
We in the West can freely look back with critical reflection and be ashamed for many parts of our individual and collective history.
Its fair to say that most countries in Europe have evolved from our colonial past and more recent destructive Wars and conflicts to become civilised peaceful progressive nations (Apart from Serbia Russia’s cousins)
We cannot change the past only learn from it, and often we do and acknowledge our failures like comments on this thread for example. That’s Ok its healthy and honest to look at ourselves critically. We can do this because we have freedom of speech, it great. But don’t take it for granted. You may not be interested in what Russia is doing but I can confidently say that Russia is interest in us.
But please don’t compare ourselves to the barbaric state that is today's Russia.
A state that has violated every moral code possible and will continue to do so unless stopped.
They are at war with us! They hate our democracy and have been actively plotting for decades against us weaponizing every aspect of our lives. Social media has become just a troll farm for Russian bots and are influencing our thinking including parroting Kremlin propaganda
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No don’t compare Russia to us or the USA, they are at a magnitude of depravity far greater that us.
All this is happening NOW not in the past.