>>212319634I came to the conclusion that to a lot of people online, Russia is an empty canvas where they can project whatever image they want to
If you're a commie, Russia is le based proletarian utopia, fighting against nazism and neoliberalism and protecting workers, black people and trans rights all over the world.
If you're a nazi, Russia is le based white man's paradise, where nogs are lynched, every family has 5 children and gays are sacrificed on the altar in yearly rituals. Communism and jews are banned.
Then of course anyone in between picks and chooses from these extremes to build the perfect image of Russia he wants to imagine. To them, Russia is not a country with actual people living there, Russia is an idea.