Posted on 03/08/2015 6:02:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Thought the Soviet Union was anti-American? Try today’s Russia.
After a year in which furious rhetoric has been pumped across Russian airwaves, anger toward the United States is at its worst since opinion polls began tracking it. From ordinary street vendors all the way up to the Kremlin, a wave of anti-U.S. bile has swept the country, surpassing any time since the Stalin era, observers say.
The indignation peaked after the assassination of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, as conspiracy theories started to swirl — just a few hours after he was killed — that his death was a CIA plot to discredit Russia. (On Sunday, Russia charged two men from Chechnya, and detained three others, in connection with Nemtsov’s killing.)
There are drives to exchange Western-branded clothing for Russia’s red, blue and white. Efforts to replace Coke with Russian-made soft drinks. Fury over U.S. sanctions. And a passionate, conspiracy-laden fascination with the methods that Washington is supposedly using to foment unrest in Ukraine and Russia.
The anger is a challenge for U.S. policymakers seeking to reach out to a shrinking pool of friendly faces in Russia.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Well, on that matter, isn’t Crimea naturally part of Russia? Russia didn’t help themselves the way they got it back.
Russia deserved it though, for being so predictable
Putin called it the "temple mount" of Russia. Historically it was just where rich Soviet bureaucrats went to get drunk and sleep with prostitutes. Crimea only has a "natural" connection to Russia if they take over south Ukraine, which is what they're working on.
My state is ‘naturally’ a part of Mexico too. Doesnt change the fact that it is part of a sovereign nation.
As was pointed out in another thread. Crimea is supposedly this Temple Mount and Holy Orthodox Land. First law Russia passed after occupying it was to turn it into Casino zone. I guess these will be Holy Orthodox Casinos.
Where is Bambi and Hillary’s asinine “Reset” button?
Gee...reading this article was a real shocker.
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Many at FR must be thrilled...
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