Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "Why Do Russians Hate Other Post-Soviet Countries?" video.

My guess is, 1km of warm land is more valuable than 1,000km of frozen land. Russia is just doing what it has always done, trying to get to the ocean and get more farmland
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@fredericusrex3296 Yeah, St. Petersburg is a real "shithole" lmao
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Have to disagree, the idea that the Soviets started the war is bullshit. Hitler, if given the chance (which, I mean... he tried about 4 years later) would have taken over all of Europe. Partitioning was the only logical choice in the face of Germany's ambitions. It's not like the Soviets approached them and asked to do that. Hitler himself said, "When Germany's life is at stake, even a temporary alliance with Moscow must be contemplated". So if you're going by that metric, no, the Soviets did not start it. Ribbentrop pursued negotiations with Moscow, not the other way around. And, in case it wasn't obvious enough, Hitler invaded first!! What you said reminds me of neo-Conederates who think the Union started the American CIvil War because they responded to the Confederates... shooting first. As for liberation... yes. Putin had 15 years to diversify the Russian economy and yet he didn't. With the enormous natural wealth he could have created a wealth fund that would dwarf Norway's (their plan is similar, but more beneficial to the common people). Instead, it went to geopolitical strategy and military. I don't think he'll be leaving anytime soon, but hopefully he'll pick someone who understands that soft power (economy) = power. Before it's too late, and we're all in China's pocket.
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@paulghencea9037 Tell that to the Germans and Okinawans
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@לעזאזלעםגוביידן I'm sure the trillions of American dollars, provided by the only country that didn't have any destruction on its soil, has nothing to do with that... Much of Eastern Europe was destroyed. Meanwhile, France surrendered before the Germans were even able to bomb their cities. So when it came time to 'rebuild' under the American sphere of influence, the Western countries simply had less to do. Not to mention the comparatively enormous loss of life.
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@texmontana420 Oh cool, fascists in the comment section. And you wonder why Russians think anti-Russian sentiment is just America supporting fascist rebel groups. Germany was stifling Europe's right to govern itself. Is France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, not European?! Fuck off with this ridiculous bullshit. Seems like the Russians still have unfinished business.
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@05KAR I don't think so. Certainly, the Soviets acknowledged that, among the Polish, there was a higher number of people who opposed the Soviet system and sought to destroy it. That being said, the Soviets didn't target people because they were Polish. They targeted whomever posed a threat, and if more Poles posed a threat, then... you see my point. You're looking at the results and working backwards. And even the most brutal famines like Holodomor affected not only Ukrainians but also millions of Kazakhs and southern Russians. It had nothing to do with ethnicity, sorry. Ironically, the Soviets were non-discriminatory, in spite of all their other flaws. And even at the end, you highlighted my point. That someone would consider themselves Polish was more important than their actual ethnicity (or genetics, if you see it that way.) All Soviets were to consider themselves Soviet first, so the emphasis on identity was what became problematic for the Party. Hitler explicitly wrote about the biological and mental characteristics of certain ethnic groups by blood, not allegiance. Stalin was a monster, but he was not Hitler. Not even close.
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@theunusualdispenser9474 Friendship-wise, yes. Culturally no, they are more different than Ukraine (who is almost identical, minus language) but yeah the two are very close. There's even a phrase in Serbia, "part of the 300 million" refers to the 300 million Russians on Earth
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@theunusualdispenser9474 Technically yes, since we're all Slavic. But Serbs are closest to Croats genetically. Serbian connection to Russia is more like a friendship, they've supported each other for centuries.
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@tomriley1694 It's a justification for invasion of, and meddling in, other nations. If you can only see things from your point of view that everyone should have the same rights as you (and, consequently, a government friendly to you), it becomes a lot easier to justify something like overthrowing a democratically elected president.
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@tomriley1694 Sure. Bush's narrative about "They hate us for our freedom" in response to the Taliban, but more broadly Iraq, Afghanistan, and North Korea (the 'Axis of Evil' as he put it). JFK installing a dictator in Brazil because he wanted to "prevent Brazil from becoming another China or Cuba". He genuinely believed that the people's rights were being infringed upon (because of... rent control for poor citizens) and so installed someone friendlier to the U.S. who ultimately oppressed Brazil far more than the 'Communists' did. The list goes on and on. The belief present in containing Communism was that America was free, and the Communists were godless oppressors. Hence the military intervention all around the world.
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How could you eat cold, wet meat though? I can't do it
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Eh, since 2014 there is a lot of tension between Russian and Ukrainian people- not just governments anymore. Just because the cultures are extremely similar doesn't mean the history hasn't done its damage. It will take decades to heal now.
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@ppoint4033 Yes. Just not a Holocaust. That word carries a lot of meaning and shouldn't be cheapened. It was opportunistic slaughter, but it was not ethnically targeted nor completely engineered. Part of what makes Hitler's actions so despicable is that he planned everything out, he was responsible for every death from start to finish. He spent countless hours thinking about how best to murder Jews, and that sincere hatred is a far cry from Soviet mismanagement of resources and opportunistic killing.
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It's a hard mentality to break- keep in mind that most of the territories were Russian for 500, 600 years and only became distinct 30 years ago. Not saying it's right, but for a lot of older Russians and in the broader stretch of history, our current situation is a deviation from the norm.
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@andrerothweiler9191 Two wrongs don't make a right. It was Gorbachev's mistake not to get the verbal agreement not to expand NATO in writing, but that never gave Ukraine the authority to deny Crimea independence (the referendum from 1994, not 2014). If they are willing to play the same game as Russia, they should have been more prepared for such a development.
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