Russia is still some soviet kid that is being picked on in their mind by the big bad west.damn in these people's mind russia can do anything they want because it's not their fault, any action they take is a result of US imperialism. rape a woman ... US imperialism's fault ... kill children ... the US made me do it.
Pitting the virtually irredeemable U.S. against the innocent and besieged China has become something of a narrative mainstay among segments of the anti-imperialist left in North America. Ostensibly rooted in ideological conviction, this line of thinking is also incredibly well financed.
I refuse to believe Russia is down this bad.