So here's more about Russophobia and general stereotyping. You know what, lame, shallow everyday stereotyping has always been around, I can live with it. Not ideal and annoying, but fine, whatvrs. Ivan Drago, Red Sparrow, blah blah blah.
And that's the fundamental problem. Everybody is exhausted. There is this game we are encouraged to play: yell at others on Twitter, condemn, elevate, do speeches, write books, dehumanize the enemy, symbolize, symbolize, symbolize.... but most of it is a muted cry for help.
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Because in the heart of hearts, nobody wants to be an excuse for other people's ego maneuvers. It is normal for a human being to desire genuine respect that has nothing to do with branding or ideologies. And the latter is almost entirely missing in our culture.
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The litmus test is whether a politician or a reporter condemns unjust treatment of one demographic but is totally fine with abusing another. When it happens, it means that we are NOT talking human beings but symbols. There is nothing normal about it.
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