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by rflec028 1428 days ago
Those who terrorize Russian diaspora for the actions of their government have rocks for brains.
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It has seeped into even major UK broadsheets like the Telegraph. They printed a sympathetic article on how uncomfortable it was for a steward to award a Russian tennis player the winning prize. Baffling. Usually these sentiments are decried in the strongest terms.
I think we seeing that many who decry racism didn’t mean it.

They just wanted a cudgel for power — they’re perfectly happy to engage in that behavior themselves, when it suits them.

Yeah, the Russians who fled are not those who are fighting in Ukraine.