Why Americans hate Russia?

Question

I've noticed a lot of anti-Russian coming from Americans on websites like Youtube, why is this? I mean it's not cold war anymore

Answer 1

The people of both countries were fed a lot of ugly propaganda during the Cold War.  Some of that still resonates to this day.

Answer 2

I'm guessing most of what you are seeing originates from the very young. I can tell you that among my circle of friends and also the folks I work with nobody hates Russia at all. However there is at the present time concern over her intentions as raised over the Georgia thing as no one here knows quite what to make of that.

Answer 3

I guess it depends where you are living . In the south where I am not too many people care for Mexican. Next in line are the black people. I think where you live and people in general have problems w/ a certain type then they are going to label them bad people and not like them. But there will be bad in every nationality just as well good.

Answer 4

I think all the years of cold war bread a certain amount of distrust and disdain in the american psyche. Also I think in general as part of the human condition we distrust those we do not know. I often see in America a certain amount of xenophobia which is really ironic considering we are a nation of immigrants!

Side note: My grandfather was Carpatho-Rusyn (a small slavic ethinic group which resides in the norther reaches of the carpathinan mountains... streching through several slavic nations)... He did not car for the Russian people and was distrustful of them. I never knew why though and do not share his veiw.

Answer 5

im american and i dont hate russians  

Answer 6

I dont think it's the actually people they hate. Their probably against the goverment. But I dont know I've never heard of those videos.  

Answer 7

Ah, but that's the thing: politicians and general masses can't admit that the Cold War is over. You can thank McCarthy and his bloody legacy for that. It's interesting that the Americans are actually accusing Russia of being warmongers:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/w...

From this (an American-overviewed website) it's so obvious: America wants some kind of war. It is often the first who accuses his enemy of crimes who is the true enemy in the undercurrent. And you know, the anti-Russian thing is fuelled by American media. It's like a war to them, even though the wisest way out would be to talk to (and not condemn) the bear. But who ever listens, I ask you? Who listens when they can listen to a "freedom and democracy" bullcrap speech?

Answer 8

Because we're still jealous of the russians thinking of switching to communism first.