Personally Russians going about living their lives, their country ascendant once more economically, on the world stage, and with common cause found with China and the global south, gives me warm fuzzy feelings.
Russia today, for all its issues, is one of the champions of humanity in my eyes. No doubt for every libshit, brainwashed westerner who feels like she does, there are dozens or more across the world from those Russia helps today, or the Soviets helped prior, and even in western countries (some leftists, some more reactionary and liking it for the wrong reasons, but in the case of de-Nazification and sticking it to NATO all's good all the same as I see it).
I was always going to be a bit of a Russophile anyways, but nowadays? For all their country's flaws (none of which involve Ukraine) anyone simply being Russian (and proud of it), will score considerable points in my book, and if I get a halfways decent vibe from them I would tell them it too. Russians are heroes in my eyes, complicated heroes maybe but overwhelmingly first and foremost, heroes.
I don't think Russia is ultimately "good" but incidentally going against western hegemony. And it is hilarious to see the most basic white people jumping at shadows and freaking out because they're so scared of the Russian boogeyman.
I'm much more sceptical, but the conflict with the West opens a pathway toward reindustrialization and leftward shift. I hope this chance wouldn't be squandered.
Personally Russians going about living their lives, their country ascendant once more economically, on the world stage, and with common cause found with China and the global south, gives me warm fuzzy feelings.
Russia today, for all its issues, is one of the champions of humanity in my eyes. No doubt for every libshit, brainwashed westerner who feels like she does, there are dozens or more across the world from those Russia helps today, or the Soviets helped prior, and even in western countries (some leftists, some more reactionary and liking it for the wrong reasons, but in the case of de-Nazification and sticking it to NATO all's good all the same as I see it).
I was always going to be a bit of a Russophile anyways, but nowadays? For all their country's flaws (none of which involve Ukraine) anyone simply being Russian (and proud of it), will score considerable points in my book, and if I get a halfways decent vibe from them I would tell them it too. Russians are heroes in my eyes, complicated heroes maybe but overwhelmingly first and foremost, heroes.
I don't think Russia is ultimately "good" but incidentally going against western hegemony. And it is hilarious to see the most basic white people jumping at shadows and freaking out because they're so scared of the Russian boogeyman.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
But Russia is not our friend in the long term if she stays her current path.
I'm much more sceptical, but the conflict with the West opens a pathway toward reindustrialization and leftward shift. I hope this chance wouldn't be squandered.