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I would imagine the parent is referring to some of the more "Freedom Fries"-esque excesses of Russophobia, like canceling Tchaikovsky from symphony programs, di

I would imagine the parent is referring to some of the more "Freedom Fries"-esque excesses of Russophobia, like canceling Tchaikovsky from symphony programs, discarding Russian vodka, banning Russian cat breeds from competitions, etc

Melatonic 5y ago
Plot twist: There is a Russian Blue Kitten controlling Putin all along :-)
throw_m239339 5y ago
> I would imagine the OP is referring to some of the more "Freedom Fries"-esque excesses of Russophobia, like canceling Tchaikovsky from symphony programs, discarding Russian vodka, banning Russian cat breeds from competitions, etc all insignificant compared to the suffering Russia is imposing on Ukraine. Russophobia should be the least of people's worries when Russia is dropping bombs on hospitals full of Ukrainian kids. And before "whataboutism people" come here say "USA does it too", well, yeah, that's why a lot of people in middle east have a visceral hatred for Americans.
- adamrezich 5y ago
  > that's why a lot of people in middle east have a visceral hatred for Americans. we had a lot of visceral hatred for them, too, because our media in the early 00s propagandized us into having visceral hatred for them, in order to manufacture consent for invasion. the rest of the decade was spent telling us that we were morally wrong for having this visceral hatred for them—despite said visceral hatred having been intentionally instilled upon us. now, in hindsight, few are willing to acknowledge what happened, because to do so would be to admit having had, in the past, irrationally visceral hatred for a broad group of people, for ill-defined reasons, only to go on to "unlearn" this behavior later on, and we all want to think of ourselves as good people, so let's just pretend none of that ever happened. I fully expect this exact same pattern to play out again this time, too.
- gruez 5y ago
  - throw_m239339 5y ago
    - gruez 5y ago
      - throw_m239339 5y ago
        > Okay, let's use your wording then. Would you say that in the hypothetical described above, that Islamophobia would be "all insignificant" and "least of people's worries"? My bad, I didn't know Islam was a country with a government that decided to send tanks and jets to invade and bomb a foreign country... /s That's the absurd parallel you are proudly are making as a sophist. Perhaps you should focus on making the Russian armies get the fuck out of Ukraine instead.
        gruez 5y ago
        >My bad, I didn't know Islam was a country with a government that decided to send tanks and jets to invade and bomb a foreign country... /s Saudi Arabia is a state sponsor of terrorism[1]. Would you say that "Saudiphobia" would be "all insignificant" and "least of people's worries"? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Saudi_Arabia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Saud...
        dang 5y ago
        Please stop perpetuating flamewars on HN. It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for. We've had to ask you this more than once before. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, no matter how wrong others are or you feel they are, we'd appreciate it.

Melatonic 5y ago

Plot twist: There is a Russian Blue Kitten controlling Putin all along :-)

throw_m239339 5y ago

> I would imagine the OP is referring to some of the more "Freedom Fries"-esque excesses of Russophobia, like canceling Tchaikovsky from symphony programs, discarding Russian vodka, banning Russian cat breeds from competitions, etc all insignificant compared to the suffering Russia is imposing on Ukraine. Russophobia should be the least of people's worries when Russia is dropping bombs on hospitals full of Ukrainian kids. And before "whataboutism people" come here say "USA does it too", well, yeah, that's why a lot of people in middle east have a visceral hatred for Americans.

adamrezich 5y ago
> that's why a lot of people in middle east have a visceral hatred for Americans. we had a lot of visceral hatred for them, too, because our media in the early 00s propagandized us into having visceral hatred for them, in order to manufacture consent for invasion. the rest of the decade was spent telling us that we were morally wrong for having this visceral hatred for them—despite said visceral hatred having been intentionally instilled upon us. now, in hindsight, few are willing to acknowledge what happened, because to do so would be to admit having had, in the past, irrationally visceral hatred for a broad group of people, for ill-defined reasons, only to go on to "unlearn" this behavior later on, and we all want to think of ourselves as good people, so let's just pretend none of that ever happened. I fully expect this exact same pattern to play out again this time, too.
gruez 5y ago
- throw_m239339 5y ago
  - gruez 5y ago
    - throw_m239339 5y ago
      > Okay, let's use your wording then. Would you say that in the hypothetical described above, that Islamophobia would be "all insignificant" and "least of people's worries"? My bad, I didn't know Islam was a country with a government that decided to send tanks and jets to invade and bomb a foreign country... /s That's the absurd parallel you are proudly are making as a sophist. Perhaps you should focus on making the Russian armies get the fuck out of Ukraine instead.
      - gruez 5y ago
        >My bad, I didn't know Islam was a country with a government that decided to send tanks and jets to invade and bomb a foreign country... /s Saudi Arabia is a state sponsor of terrorism[1]. Would you say that "Saudiphobia" would be "all insignificant" and "least of people's worries"? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Saudi_Arabia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Saud...
        dang 5y ago
        Please stop perpetuating flamewars on HN. It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for. We've had to ask you this more than once before. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, no matter how wrong others are or you feel they are, we'd appreciate it.