Russian and Western relations

Western mass media are great at brain washing the public and making out that the old Ruskies are the bad guys. We all have perceived perceptions of each country due to upbringing, media and parental political standing. Most Russians are not so naive. They have had years of propaganda and never take anything on face value. To quote my friend Sasha " go to the country first and then make a comment on what the people are like."


Russians, I believe, do have a case to be upset. Check out the map and imagine if it was America encircled by Russian flags.
America want to set-up a "Missile Defence System" in the Czech Republic and in Poland. Even though most Czechs and Poles want nothing to do with it. Is it the States that are afraid of Democracy? No, money and power are the driving factors. Russia has vast supplies of oil and natural gas and if they wanted to turn the tap off, NATO would have trouble even firing a cracker. Imagine if Russia set up missiles in Venezuela, (another country in the America's bad books), it would be the Cuban missile crisis all over again.
It is obvious where my bias lies. A rounded view attributed to my own researching of all media, (not just western media), and seeing Russia first hand.

To quote my mother-in-law "never believe everything you read."