And yes, Western civilization far exceeds All others.
Once upon a time, even the Czar of Russian accepted that and set off to become more civilized ( read WESTERN )and you folks added Great, to Peter's name.
>We don't espouse Multiculturalism here on FR.
Oh, I see. It's a conservative resource. I got here via direct links to pages.
It is funny, then, that a "thin veneer of civilised Russians" is mentioned here. Because those, luckily, few "civilised" Russians are liberals of the worst sort. Sickeningly multicultural. The very kind of people you ought to despise. So should be the guy who referred to them.
Russian conservatives, on the other hand, do not think of themselves as "westernised" and never treat westernisation as a synonym of civilisation.
> And yes, Western civilization far exceeds All others.
A useful and laudable conviction for any conservative (after substitution of his own civilisation).
> Once upon a time, even the Czar of Russian accepted that
> and set off to become more civilized ( read WESTERN )and
> you folks added Great, to Peter's name.
This is a matter far too complex to be discussed on a forum. There are different opinions on the nature of Peter the Great's reforms and his greatness. One of the immediate results, however, is certain: a great European power of that time, Sweden, was crushed. If that "thin veneer" gets thick, and you are right about the value of Westernisation, it may come to Russians removing another superpower, say, the USA. Do you really want that?