Greg and m_68 are both just victims of anti-russian propaganda.
I saw it before I recognise a plot.
When I live in USSR I remember people who beleived in commies propaganda. They was "true beleivers" who vehemently shouted on those who put doubts on those propagandist stereotypes.
BUT later when under burden of solid facts their faith crumbled they became another extreme - they become anti-commie propagandists.
Same way propaganda but from different view direction. Now they demonising everything which they beleive before.
I think those two are such case. Any propaganda is propaganda. It is not truth.
Intellegent men doesn't succumb to propaganda.