On Reddit, there are two ways to see Russian people: Brainwashed toddlers who have no idea what’s going on in Ukraine or hordes of viscous, evil orcs (the amount of Tolkien lingo I’ve seen to describe this conflict is disturbing. I don’t think he’d want anything to do with it.) that should be destroyed. On Twitter, it’s common to see Ukranian journalists, probably Nazi simps themselves, call for the average Russian civillian to be punished and equate their culture to some warlike barbarian tribe. And on Facebook, you can just say “Kill all Russians” and get away with it.
Like I always knew that the West was slowly sliding into fascism, but I did expect it to happen this quickly.
The west has viewed Russians that way since the founding of the USSR. It’s been non-stop atrocity propaganda since then. But just like how NATO didn’t dissolve after the USSR collapsed, the anti-Russian bigotry didn’t go away either.
Yeah, I’ve definitely experienced it as a Russian living in the U.S. It has gotten a lot worse recently, though.
I can’t imagine it getting better any time soon, so I hope you stay safe through all this!