Why is it that American media teaches us to hate Russia?

i know i'm not the first to notice, but i though that this would make a good thread.

Lets  look at some examples of this.  We have the villian from the latest Indiana Jones-a crazy Russian manlady.  we have the person Vladimir Koslov- ever notice that the old "USA!USA!USA!" chant springs up whenever he has the upper hand in a match.

I'm not saying i don't like America- I LOVE America.  I'm one of the few people left that says the Pledge of Allegiance at school.

any thoughts.

I don't care what the media says. They're all biased propaganda bull. Anyone who listens and follows blindly what they say is an idiot.

Also, 2 examples hardly means we hate them.

I don't care what the media says. They're all biased propaganda bull. Anyone who listens and follows blindly what they say is an idiot.

Also, 2 examples hardly means we hate them.

howlrunner13

those were just the first two to come to mind.

good vs evil

freedom fighters taught me everything I need to know about Russians.

good vs evil

andyboiii

gotta love it :)

i know i'm not the first to notice, but i though that this would make a good thread.

Lets look at some examples of this. We have the villian from the latest Indiana Jones-a crazy Russian manlady. we have the person Vladimir Koslov- ever notice that the old "USA!USA!USA!" chant springs up whenever he has the upper hand in a match.

I'm not saying i don't like America- I LOVE America. I'm one of the few people left that says the Pledge of Allegiance at school.

any thoughts.

auron_16

I don't care what the media says. They're all biased propaganda bull. Anyone who listens and follows blindly what they say is an idiot.

Also, 2 examples hardly means we hate them.

howlrunner13

well buddy, you're either misinformed or you're uninformed. choose now or forever hold your piece.

well buddy, you're either misinformed or you're uninformed. choose now or forever hold your piece.

irelevent

there's something poetic in that.

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I don't care what the media says. They're all biased propaganda bull. Anyone who listens and follows blindly what they say is an idiot.

Also, 2 examples hardly means we hate them.

irelevent

well buddy, you're either misinformed or you're uninformed. choose now or forever hold your piece.

About what? Sure not everything the media says is bull, but alot of it is, like only giving one side of a story or not the whole story just to make one side look good or bad. You have to take everything they say with a grain of salt.  It's how its always been and probably how it will always be.  

i know i'm not the first to notice, but i though that this would make a good thread.

Lets  look at some examples of this.  We have the villian from the latest Indiana Jones-a crazy Russian manlady.  we have the person Vladimir Koslov- ever notice that the old "USA!USA!USA!" chant springs up whenever he has the upper hand in a match.

I'm not saying i don't like America- I LOVE America.  I'm one of the few people left that says the Pledge of Allegiance at school.

any thoughts.

auron_16

 It's because America is the world's largest Capitalist superpower, and Russia was the world's leading "Communist" superpower.

 The American education system, government and media which are run by the ruling class (Capitalists) have pretty much poisoned the entire population against the idea of Communism without actually explaining what the hell it means. It's pretty incredible really.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5147422.ece

funny article on Putin wanting to hang the Georgian president....

Fear. As long as people are afraid, they follow.

Hitler knew this. And so do many other leaders.

If the people are not afraid of something, leaders have no power to push any form of agenda. Fear is necessary for human nature, but when we let the few manipulate us. That's when we as people back ourselves into a corner.

They commies!

Point 1:THEY DONT

Point 2: Russia recently just conquered Georgia,+ threatened Poland + the USA with nuclear action if the US put a ICBM interception base in Poland.

So what was the problem again?

It is not Russia, it is soviet you are teached to hate.

And don't be sorry about that, I hate  Soviet from Chinese aspect too

The Russia government now you see overthroughen the soviet government.

Still, Russia and American are competiters, you shouldn't love then anyway

The media has been against Russia ever since their days as the U.S.S.R. I mean, making them the evil guys/bullies in movies is one thing, but what about all this crap in the US news about how the US has to "control Russia"? The US has no business at all in Russia. I'm sure the US would not tolerate Russia doing to them about the war in Iraq what they are doing to Russia. It sickens me, as both a Russian AND a Canadian, that the US thinks that everything that happens in the world is their business.SlorgieNel

Russia has the exact mindset....as do all world powers....

Well, for a long time we were enemys with Russia. So it makes sense that alot of movies made back then would portray the Russians as the bad guys. We really don't see that as much now.

Point 1:THEY DONT

Point 2: Russia recently just conquered Georgia,+ threatened Poland + the USA with nuclear action if the US put a ICBM interception base in Poland.

So what was the problem again?

qwertyoip

Give me proof that Russia just conquered Georgia. One link is all I ask. If you didn't know Russian President Medvedev was 30 miles away from throwing over the Georgian capital. Yet he did not. That doesn't sound like conquering to me. Also Georgia isn't exactly a "democracy" as you might think.

And I'm sure that Russian state controlled media doesn't do the same thing to America.

Personally I could never hate a country since there is always cool people inhabiting any country. I could hate the leaders of the country but I don't with Russia.

Every great nation needs an enemy, peace is boring.KG86

true that

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Point 1:THEY DONT

Point 2: Russia recently just conquered Georgia,+ threatened Poland + the USA with nuclear action if the US put a ICBM interception base in Poland.

So what was the problem again?

Soul_Killa_Dark

Give me proof that Russia just conquered Georgia. One link is all I ask. If you didn't know Russian President Medvedev was 30 miles away from throwing over the Georgian capital. Yet he did not. That doesn't sound like conquering to me. Also Georgia isn't exactly a "democracy" as you might think.

i think he meant dominated them

[QUOTE="Soul_Killa_Dark"][QUOTE="qwertyoip"]

Point 1:THEY DONT

Point 2: Russia recently just conquered Georgia,+ threatened Poland + the USA with nuclear action if the US put a ICBM interception base in Poland.

So what was the problem again?

freshgman

Give me proof that Russia just conquered Georgia. One link is all I ask. If you didn't know Russian President Medvedev was 30 miles away from throwing over the Georgian capital. Yet he did not. That doesn't sound like conquering to me. Also Georgia isn't exactly a "democracy" as you might think.

i think he meant dominated them

I'm willing to bet that the majority of Americans think that Russia actually conquered Georgia, as in anexxed the whole country. Just my honest opinion.

By the way I think the war was Saakashvili's fault because, I think its commen sense, not to anger a country that is 500 times your size and population, and was the center of a former Superpower. But whatever, I'm waiting for him to reply back.

Europe hates Russia too; don't worry.vlin1108

Correction,  the countries in Europe that Russia controlled in the past.

i know i'm not the first to notice, but i though that this would make a good thread.

Lets  look at some examples of this.  We have the villian from the latest Indiana Jones-a crazy Russian manlady.  we have the person Vladimir Koslov- ever notice that the old "USA!USA!USA!" chant springs up whenever he has the upper hand in a match.

I'm not saying i don't like America- I LOVE America.  I'm one of the few people left that says the Pledge of Allegiance at school.

any thoughts.

auron_16

Because they're trying to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids.yabbicoke