On Reddit, there are two ways to see Russian people: Brainwashed toddlers who have no idea what’s going on in Ukraine or hordes of viscous, evil orcs (the amount of Tolkien lingo I’ve seen to describe this conflict is disturbing. I don’t think he’d want anything to do with it.) that should be destroyed. On Twitter, it’s common to see Ukranian journalists, probably Nazi simps themselves, call for the average Russian civillian to be punished and equate their culture to some warlike barbarian tribe. And on Facebook, you can just say “Kill all Russians” and get away with it.

Like I always knew that the West was slowly sliding into fascism, but I did expect it to happen this quickly.

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    3 years ago

    What anti-racism laws are you referring to? If you’re talking about the civil rights era, that’s because protesters would have started a revolution if their demands weren’t met. Anti-racism laws in the US were fought for, not given.

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      3 years ago

      What anti-racism laws are you referring to? If you’re talking about the civil rights era

      I am.

      that’s because protesters would have started a revolution if their demands weren’t met. Anti-racism laws in the US were fought for, not given.

      Oh. I haven’t really updated my knowledge, on the civil rights era, since middle school; so I have some skepticism on what really happened during that time.