Something I didn’t see mentioned here yet: the image chosen was explicitely for Red Scare purposes. There is literally 0 reason to use an image from Red Square other than for Red Scare.
I was thinking that too. I was very confused by the Soviet stuff being so large as to make sure it can’t be missed. If Russia were to be putting out images like the one used, it would more than likely be for something celebrating victory over the Nazis. Western media can’t stop going after a nation that doesn’t exist anymore. They have taught the average person that USSR/communism/socialism and Russia are all interchangeable in meaning. I have worn face masks with the hammer and sickle and been asked by a shocking amount of people if I am of Russian decent (or if I am just really all about CoD).
Something I didn’t see mentioned here yet: the image chosen was explicitely for Red Scare purposes. There is literally 0 reason to use an image from Red Square other than for Red Scare.
absolutely
I was thinking that too. I was very confused by the Soviet stuff being so large as to make sure it can’t be missed. If Russia were to be putting out images like the one used, it would more than likely be for something celebrating victory over the Nazis. Western media can’t stop going after a nation that doesn’t exist anymore. They have taught the average person that USSR/communism/socialism and Russia are all interchangeable in meaning. I have worn face masks with the hammer and sickle and been asked by a shocking amount of people if I am of Russian decent (or if I am just really all about CoD).