it would be all over the news.
We don't make a distinction between the bad individuals and the good ones. We slander the entire culture with stereotypes. It is bigotry to do so.
A lot of people in the US are bigoted against slavic cultures. I have heard many times people stereotyping Russian Americans as dishonest, lazy, etc.
It does not get the attention it should because of the cold war propaganda. Just like it seemed "right" to many to put Japanese in concentration camps, misunderstanding, propaganda, and international issues move many people into areas where they express hatred and they use the excuse of fear and how everybody else is reacting to justify it. We never completely retreated from the cold war propaganda and recent history has proven that we have not yet moved on from it.
What you posted simply points that out. The author is ignorant of the Russian Culture, particularly how their current system is very different from the Soviet Union (economically it is pseudo libertarian). So he paints a picture that is based on his own stereotypes and understanding based on prejudicial views expressed over the years.
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