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Originally Posted by butterfly
I don't really like this type of discourse. Some Russians are intolerant. Some aren't. It's a large group of people. Some of them who have never left and live there now are very supportive.
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I actually think it's important, but needs to be carefully considered.
I have family from Russia. Small sample size, but holy hell, the intolerance is real.
But you need to step back and take that context into consideration when viewing them as people.
Some of them have moved here, and stayed intolerant #######s. Some have made significant strides from where they were, although maybe not viewed as "fully" tolerant by Canadian standards, it's important to recognize them making progress overcoming their immersion for decades in a very intolerant environment. Where you grow up and who you're surrounded by definitely shapes you.
It's just like how must cut their grandparents a bit more slack than say their parents. They grew up in a very different time/environment, and may have made huge strides evolving with the times. As long as people are making forward progress, they should not be #### on and discouraged, or we risk derailing all of it.