See the person, not the nationality x

I have stop coming on to this site and many others in the last year, in some sites I am not allowed to call myself Russian any more or to have a Russian flag in a profile. This is the World for the moment and I understand the sensitivity for people.

But I am person, not a nationality. And I should not be ashamed of where I come from, of my parents and grandparents who were all good people and who have made me who I am and always teach me to be fair and to be respectful to others.

I open my profile again on stie and is always messages from people to be anti-Russian to me, this war is not me. Also, there is pro-Russia messages from right wing people in USA and Germany and UK - I am not right wing, I am not fascist, and again I say this war is not me.

So please, see the person, not the nationality. My mother's family is from Ukraine and I have a lot of relative is still live in this country. The situation is horrible. Its make me cry every day to think about this. I live in Paris now and have not been home to Russia in maybe 6 months, my mother is still there, my sister and her family - it is not so easy now to go to visit. I have family and friends in all over Europe, this situation is difficult for every body.

I only want for peace to find a way, and for the return to the way is before.

So please don't blame me for the war, and please don't expect me to agree with right wing views.

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specman · 51-55, M

What views don’t you agree with right wingers? Do you believe that they need censorship because of their views?

As far as Russia goes I do not agree with their actions of hostility due to a leader or government that aspire world domination. I don’t mean the aspiration of promoting piece and prosperity. So with that being said I can only agree with a government that has values similar to mine. Some of the people of Russia might agree with Russia’s government views. Even though I cannot agree with what people think the exact opposite of what I think and value, I will still talk to them .
We are having a crisis in America now and I don’t agree with the radical leftist movements or the way our leftist President is taking this country. I feel like the founding fathers made the constitution to keep this country safe from government tyranny. The problem is our far leftists are amending laws in our constitution. And….I’m sorry for turning the conversation like that!
Back to Russia I think people are thinking that the people that loves Russia or lives in Russia also share the beliefs of the Russian government. Russia’s government is being frowned on in vast regions. They might feel that the people or most people of that country share the beliefs of their government. The government and since the government represents Russia a lot of countries and peoples are against Russia.
Sorry for long message. Just trying not to offend you to where you will either stop reading or stop listening to what I write

carpediem · 61-69, M

@specman I agree with your statements. To take things one step further, I don't agree with what Russia is doing in Ukraine. But I think the smart move would be to try and find out why Putin feels the way he does. And by this I mean what justification could he have to do what he did?

We may not ever know it, but there is a video worth hearing that outlines what his motivation [b]might[/b] be. Today most leftists would scream bloody murder at anyone even listening to another viewpoint. Maybe that is the reason I am presenting here.

[media=https://youtu.be/TzgPJeYZaOU]

specman · 51-55, M

@carpediem yes it makes sense that he’s trying to expand again. Though I don’t believe in the war crimes committed by Russia. With the war crimes being put aside. I don’t blame Russia for using the resources that they might have to use in this war. We would use all of our resources if we were in the same spot. I am not to sure why we went against our word on expanding Democracy. I kinda see why we would want to expand Democracy. Maybe I’m too loyal to my word to out right break it for no reason