In the aftermath of the Great War, ‘every worker and peasant wanted revenge on the enemy, compensation for his suffering and never again war’, wrote the historian Golo Mann. ‘But these two desires were incompatible; one cancelled the other out’. The main reason for the hatred was the black propaganda run by governments during the war, creating hatred between peoples. Bernay’s ‘engineering of consent’ (public relations) and the Creel Committee come to mind. When America entered the war, German culture in America was effectively erased. Hysterical crowds even stoned Dachshunds to death, because they had a German name. German soldiers were depicted as baby-killers, although this was entirely untrue. Needless to say, the wartime government-controlled mass media collaborated with the PR companies. The hatred remained after the war, helping to lead to the next one.
As Guicciardini wrote, the past sheds light on the future, things have always been the same, but return with new names and colours. So it is now with Russia-hatred. The difference is that the exploitation of religion is now also playing its atavistic but backstage and insiduous anti-Christian Orthodox rôle, as a subliminal base for the hysterical cancel culture for all things Russian. Although there is probably no plan to attack Christian Orthodoxy per se, it has been happening by default. One can trace this back to the great schism of 1054, continuing with the sacking of Christian Orthodox Constantinople by (Roman Catholic) so-called ‘crusaders’ in 1204. Fast forward to the break-up of Yugoslavia, when the Vatican was the first to recognise mainly Roman Catholic Croatia, immediately followed by that old foe of Serbia, Germany. (The Croats had already massacred and expelled several hundred thousand (Christian Orthodox) Serbs in the world war). Then came the illegal bombing of Belgrade in 1999. Although the West would never dare admit it, it was a case of attacking Christian Orthodoxy, as well as an independent-minded pro-Moscow Milosevic.
And now the fight has turned against Russia itself, the strongest and largest Christian Orthodox country in the world. Let us look at a few examples, bearing in mind that the LGBTQ-led western governments fear the Christian morality of Russia, even if the stultified and propagandised masses are unaware of how they are being led to hate Russia, its culture, and, therefore, Russians themselves.
Christian Orthodox Russia is well-known for its legislation protecting minors from having the LGBTQ culture shoved down their throats at school. (Of course, once they reach the age of 18, it is then up to them as to how they handle the propaganda). Russia-hatred shows how religion forms part of the concealed backcloth to the West’s attempt to homogenise the whole world into an inclusive LGBTQ ‘liberal’ way of living. The LGBTQ ‘culture sits badly with morality. Although there is probably no plan to attack Christian Orthodoxy per se, it has been happening by default. Let us now list some examples of Russia-hatred.
When Russia moved into Ukraine to protect its brothers (and sisters!) of Russian blood, religion and language, some EU countries banned the public display of the letter ‘Z’, since it was a Russian military symbol. Thus an Austrian civil servant lost his job, when he humorously had the ‘Z’ symbol on his birthday cakes, and showed the photographs on social media.
More recently, the European Commission recently published the list of items that Russian tourists can and cannot bring upon their entry into the European Union. The decision to confiscate personal belongs from Russian citizens entering EU states was so absurd that it was quickly revised, but this did not make things easier. Various rules still apply. The EU Commission has confirmed that Russian nationals are banned from bringing with them many personal items when travelling to the EU. Surrealistically, this includes personal cars, smartphones, soaps and toilet paper.
Even if some countries do not apply the rules rigidly, the fanatically anti-Russian Baltic statelets are likely to have instructed their border guards and customs officials to do their worst.
Will Russian tourists travel to EU countries when border guards may decide to seize their underwear? Those Russians who bought real estate in the European Union and those who just like to spend their holidays in Europe will have to think twice when traveling to Europe.
The damage has been done. Apart from the above, Formula One racing has been taken away from Russia, as have various international sporting events. Worse, ballet, music and art have been affected. An example of European, in this case German, pettiness and spite is that of the mayor of Munich’s ultimatum to the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra that unless its chief conductor, Valery Gergiev, condemned the fighting in Ukraine, he would be dismissed. He was.
The attempt to cancel one of the world’s greatest centres of culture and attack the Russian people personally comes across as arbitrary, inane, insane, petty and spiteful, and is an example of the current intolerant LGBTQ totalitarianism posing as ‘liberalism’. At least the Russian government and people do not go in for demonising Westerners; rather, they are nonplussed. Hopefully, common sense will return before it is too late.
