Funny how they hang Christianity up there along with the others in an attempt at whitewashing the rest but all it does is smear shit all over Christianity by reminding everyone it went hand in glove with a lot of the atrocities of the “age of discovery”

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And we can do the same.

“You oppose the Soviets? Then you also oppose:

progress
industrialization
scientific discovery
Eastern Civilization
Human rights

All the human rights they take for granted were because the USSR civilized the fascist west and intimidated the porks into behaving even if just for a few decades.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Eastern Civilization

I would say USSR was a part of western civilization. Hell, at this point everyone is a part of western civilization with PRC being its most successful representative.

[–] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

When people call Western civilization, meant by Westerners themselves, it includes mainly Western Europe and the US. Later inclusions were Japan, Australia and Canada (both were part of the British empire but were separated). Russian royal family adopted French customs and the Russian bourgeoisie adopted Western culture broadly, but it doesn't mean they were actually included as Westerners by the "West".

Russia particularly is often opportunalistically included as West when talking about cultural and technological advances, but also identified as East or the Eastern horde, Eastern despotism whenever they want to oppose Russia. The same logic is applied to Eastern Europe and Balkan states.

It's a similar treatment we from Latin America receive. We are Westerners only when it's suitable.