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Originally Posted by Bladewire
I don't see Russian people as the enemy, like fellow programmers , artists, civilians, etc. but I do see the Russian government as an enemy under Putin with their endless hacking, etc.
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I am former US military (USMC, as you all know) and frankly.... I always considered Russians to be the enemy. I was infantry and then a small arms combat instructor; We studied Russian weapons, tactics, tanks, etc. Russians being the enemy was rammed down our throats.
Then I worked for Dating Factory for five years.
Dating Factory had an office in Ukraine, in Donetsk. A lot of the staff is Ukrainian, including the CEO Tanya. It was an eye opening experience for me. I discovered that Russians and Ukrainians are no different than anyone else. We have the same interests, hobbies, wants and needs.
The Russian government still considers the US and Europe as enemies. and to a large extent we treat them the same. But you have to look at why. Russia wanted a buffer between Europe and Russia, and for a long time it did. Slowly that buffer has disappeared...
I really think what we need to do is take the senior staffs of both countries and have them move to the other country for a year.... So our leaders can learn Russians are no different than anyone else.