Posted on 12/29/2014 11:59:10 AM PST by MeshugeMikey
Today, this country has a black President, and the Russians have a nickname for him too. He is called Maximka—after a character from a popular Soviet movie, made in 1952, which told the story of a black boy saved by the Russian sailors from the cruelty of the vicious American slave-traders who were terribly abusing him and calling him just that—“Boy.” In the film, the saved boy was fed well by the Russian crew, given the name Maximka, and became one of their own in the end. But by the modern-day Russian legend, Maximka, unfortunately, has grown up into an ungrateful Russophobe.
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Yes, I recall McCain’s taunting, asinine tweets to Russia about the “Arab Spring.” If anyone was wrong about the “Arab Spring” it was McCain.
Regardless of what you feel about Putin, I can’t help but think that US Government understanding of Russia is not driven by reality, but by our own biases and false narratives of our media and political class.
If we were the ones rushing to banks and seeing our assets plummet before our eyes, we would respond with hatred, too. What do we expect?
Russians don’t decide who they are, their strongman leaders do.
If their leader murders them by the 10s of millions, they go with the flow, if he uses them to die by the 10s of millions as cannon fodder, then they go with the flow.
As long as we can protect ourselves and Europe from their insanity, and violence, then we will be OK.
I have to respect their dislike of McCain and Obama.
Sounds like the Ruskies have perfectly described our enemedia.
It’s creepy just how natural the Russian’s relationship with Obama seems, almost as though he were some Prodigal Son or temporarily delinquent Mascot who is just acting out. It’s amusing how obsessed they seem with Jan Psaki. They have jokingly invented a unit of measure for intelligence; The Psaki. If you have 3 Psakis you then have the brain of a Clam. Maybe it’s her Polish heritage the cannot resist picking on.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/ruble-collapsing-2014-12
they are hating that hes not a Russian
Typical of leader like Putin - they cause the problems and then blame others for it.
I don’t think the analogy is meant to be taken too far. It is just like we do here. They vent their anger with name calling. With it they are essentially saying that we do not listen to their side, that we form judgments with one-sided and shallow information.
At least that is how I take it. I don’t think they are obsessed with anything but their own economic downfall right now. Who wouldn’t be?
“Its all George Bushes Fault!” Obama.
To the Russians: Eff you.
Global warming
What are the Russians bellyaching about! OBAMA is the one who won’t let us drill on Federal lands! He won’t allow KEYSTONE to pass, Obama is trying to keep the prices UP,UP,UP! to help his muzzleman friends and Russians!
Prices are LOW in spite of Obama’s efforts!
I'm sorry, but that's hillarious, she really is a blithering idiot.
BINGO
You can come out from under that rock now - where you’ve evidently been living for a couple decades -
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