I will come to Pointman's defense here and state that I understand where some of his concerns are coming from. Some of them are valid and some of the questions he has brought up are of legit concern to a whole host of people in other countries, not just Russia. This isn't all propaganda as the US does have a history of meddling in the affairs of other countries, and this includes a thousand different examples.
I would be what most people would describe as Pro America but I am not naïve enough to buy into some of this American BS that they try to sell to the world in some ways. When you hear a lot of American's talk, and this includes educated people who are in positions of political power, it's always about American Democracy. America's Freedom, American values etc.
The way a lot of people talk its as if Democracy and freedom only occur in America and if its some sort of American invention. Plenty of countries and cultures promote and are considered democratic and free.
Did Russia have some legit security concerns with NATO and the west? Absolutely in their minds, only a fool can't see that. Are they going about it in the proper manner? **** no. Do a whole host of other countries have legit political and historical concerns with American influence in their own personal affairs? Absolutely and the list those countries is probably stunningly long.
People have different experiences with different upbringing and there is no one size fit's all strategy. Everybody has their own plus and minuses in their own value system.
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