I think Russia has been “the great enemy” for liberals for a long time before this. More so than conservatives, who still harbour some misgivings about Russia but like it’s brand of neoliberal conservativism. So when this invasion happened, the liberals were like “See! We were right all along!” and every lib news outlet amplified the Putin perfect-evil genocide narrative.
I think Russia has been “the great enemy” for liberals for a long time before this. More so than conservatives, who still harbour some misgivings about Russia but like it’s brand of neoliberal conservativism. So when this invasion happened, the liberals were like “See! We were right all along!” and every lib news outlet amplified the Putin perfect-evil genocide narrative.