Russophobia

Attack Of The Savage Division On The Austrian Infantry - Viktor Viketyevich Masurovsky

Terry Cowan is talking about Russophobia in a post on New Notes from a Commonplace Book. He seems to be as confused as I am by the hatred for Russia evidenced by most of the leaders of Western Europe. An excerpt:

So that brings us today, and the real subject of this post. As bad as we are, we are not in the same league with the British. Lindsey Graham cannot hold a candle to Keir Starmer or David Lammy when it comes to Russophobia. We have been their eager students, but they remain the Masters. A recent piece has highlighted the historical roots of this psychosis. A former Canadian diplomat in Russia in Anti-Russia Through the Years writes of the long history of Russophobia, finding it in full blossom 170 years ago. He’s an old Russian hand, and I highly recommend his site.

I suspect Russophobia is a religious belief, passed down from one generation the next, and nurtured for their entire life, and as such is impossible to discuss in a rational manner.

I am beginning to suspect that people have an innate need for a certain amount of violence in their lives. Whenever things are too quiet and peaceful for too long, some people will start to boil and violence will erupt.