Russians and westerns are both white and christians but why can't they get along?

[Anonymous]

[Lionman95]

Because they don´t have the same heritage and they have a history of wars. Like I come from Germany, half of Germany has been controlled by the Russians and Soviets in 20th century. Germany on the other hand fought in the first and second World War against Russia.
Also the Russian and the Western forms of Christianity are different since the Western has become more liberal while the Russian is more formal, liturgic. Russian Christianity more focused on rituals and tradition.

[Asker]

Germany fought with the whole world in ww2

[Lionman95]

Yes but they fought a particular hard battle with Russia and there are some would argue that the War of Stalingrad 1942 was one of the key reasons Germany lost the War.

[Asker]

It's good that you lost you were nazıs back then

[Avicenna]

Well, it's two different forms of Christianity, and the people in power in the West don't have a Christian identity anyway (they're actually quite hostile to it). Russia also has a nationalist identity and, again, Western elites have anything but one. Russia also doesn't care what the West thinks of it and doesn't have the bribery and influence networks that the CCP does.

For these reasons, Russia and the West find each other to be convenient enemies.

[jennifer_bloom]

A lot of Christians are Christian only in name or deeply religious but totally ignorant of what their religion actually teaches them. I am not sure I’ve ever met a real Christian who understands the bible and does what it says in my entire life. Even 90% of pastors have no clue what Christianity is about.

[madhatters4]

because being the same race and religion doesn't mean you necessarily get along. there are plenty of white christians in any single place that don't get along.

[Anonymous]

Totally different culture. It's not that western politicians aren't corrupt. But we still have the rule of law (even if the rich have different rules) Russia's gov't might as well be a crime syndicate it's so corrupt. And the Russians are so backwards they actually respect this, even if they're on the losing end of it. Because as I said, it's a different culture than the west.

[CALIGVLA]

The beef between the two is ideological. The Western mind is dominated by liberalism and neoconservatism, whereas Russians are nationalistic. It's an irreconcilable difference.

[jshm2]

Because Westerners are mostly mixed White and protestants, Whereas Russians are not.

[jahaims]

People disagree on things other than just race or religion lmfao.

[gorydetails]

Russians were communists and a lot of that authoritarianism exists today.