Why many Americans and Western Europeans hate Russia?

[Austrvegr]

Russophobia is the last remaining bond of the crumbling West.

[FountainOfSalmacis]

If white nationalist are mass murders what about muslims?

These are the double standards that are very common in the media, they think that the crime is objectively worse if done by whites.

[Tooting Carmen]

These are the double standards that are very common in the media, they think that the crime is objectively worse if done by whites.

Not true at all. If an Islamist commits an atrocity, then the whole "Muslim community" is expected to come out and condemn it and apologise for it. If a WN commits an atrocity, he/she is just seen as a lone bigot/nutcase and nothing else.

[Mortimer]

If white nationalist are mass murders what about muslims?

Muslim is a religion and culture many muslims are not political at all, while all white nationalists are by definition politicial. Well if you ask about political Islam yes it was often murderous in the past 20 years since 9/11.

[jingorex]

Russia is not less liberal and democratic then Israel or let alone Saudi Arabia. Who are good allies of the USA. I dont think Russia wants to conquer the world. The cold war is over. Yet still many americans see Russia as enemy, and especially the elites and the ones who make american politics. I dont know about the average joe or population.

they dont hate russia.

[Jägerstaffel]

Would that be correct to say that your intelligent people are so narrowly specialized they don't know much outside their specialization? Hence the reason for stereotype of ignorant 'Murican'.

Yes, or that they're deliberately mislead.

[Slavic Italian]

Most here could not tell you a thing about Russia. It's common to fear the strong.

[sioned]

People hate Russia because they believe the lies of the western media and the western politici.

I do not hate Russia, I hav no reason to hate Russia. Overall I think Russians are good people, and if they want to take a piece of Ukraine, then it is their business and not mine to say they cannot. IMHO, Ukrains are a sub ethnicgroup of Russians, much like Flemish versus Dutch.

[pulstar]

I'm not russophobe i'm commiephobe, big difference

The only difference between communism and populism is communism values internationalism over nationalism. You live in populism.

[Mens-Sarda]

I like Russia and Putin. He's the right man in the right place. Europe would be a better place with more men like Putin. We would see tons of fake migrats and muslims packaged and sent back to the place they belong.