Why are russians always evil?
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/thread.KaZZaP said:
No, but seriously, it's hard to break something like that. There was a time when people with English accents were always the bad guy, probably because of the Revolutionary War. Then there was a time when Germans were evil masterminds, probably because of World War 2. That's how it goes, but I think the stigmas will go away eventually.
What he's trying to say is that the Soviet Union, before its collapse and the fall of the Iron Curtain, was much like Germany under the Third Reich. As far as I'm aware, there were no concentration camps, but anyone that spoke against comrade Stalin and co. was instantly silenced, usually in spectacularly brutal ways. Soviet Russia was a shitty, brutal place to live, but from what I hear, nowadays it's, while not perfect, much improved. Though having Vladimir in power for a couple decades doesn't lend itself well to improving society IMO.Eamon said:
Because everyone hates Russians. Even Russians.
Really though, I think it's because Russia is such a big place that anyone(even Russians) could believe that some psycho would come from there.
I feel I must remind you that several of the Call of Duty games have Russian campaigns where you fight against the real hate figure, Nazi's.
Really though, I think it's because Russia is such a big place that anyone(even Russians) could believe that some psycho would come from there.
I feel I must remind you that several of the Call of Duty games have Russian campaigns where you fight against the real hate figure, Nazi's.
There are good and bad people of every ethnicity and just about every demographic (unless you make a demographic out of good or bad people specifically of course). Even the children of bad people who do their best to brainwash the poor kid may at some point encounter an alternate way of living that they choose instead, growing up to be good people, or at least not as bad as the parent(s).
Unfortunately, games are still deeply saturated with stereotypes and unconscious, inadvertent prejudice... this, coupled with the whole soviet mess, along with several other historical things I'm sure, has created a distinctly one-sided (and rather boring) trend...
There are exceptions, though. In Silent Storm the russians are on the Allied side, fighting against nazis and international terrorists. In No One Lives Forever 2, there is a rather stereotypical russian pilot who helps the player despite considerable risk to himself. And in Night Watch, the good and bad sides both exist within a russian society.
Now, admittedly, these are the ones I could think of, and Silent Storm and Night Watch were both produced by the same russian developer, as I understand it; but it's something. Anyone else have a good example?
Unfortunately, games are still deeply saturated with stereotypes and unconscious, inadvertent prejudice... this, coupled with the whole soviet mess, along with several other historical things I'm sure, has created a distinctly one-sided (and rather boring) trend...
There are exceptions, though. In Silent Storm the russians are on the Allied side, fighting against nazis and international terrorists. In No One Lives Forever 2, there is a rather stereotypical russian pilot who helps the player despite considerable risk to himself. And in Night Watch, the good and bad sides both exist within a russian society.
Now, admittedly, these are the ones I could think of, and Silent Storm and Night Watch were both produced by the same russian developer, as I understand it; but it's something. Anyone else have a good example?
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I believe Winston Churchill once said something along the lines of, "Democracy is the worst form of government, apart from all the others that have already been tried."NoDamnNames said: