"Let's tighten others into our hell." Russians humiliate themselves and try to humiliate others - Peter Pomerantsev

Video of the day, according to him, the Russians did not cope with their historical injuries, so they cannot come up with the future and play the same scenario from the past, trying to tighten others. “If we talk about the collective responsibility of the Russians, I know, here is a big debate around it, these are difficult debate. … People who feel responsible and admit that they are ashamed of it are aware of it. But most are not aware.

They say phrases like - what about here? Is that what, I'm bombing? People do not want to take responsibility, it is unpleasant, because then we must act, ”the British writer explained. According to him, in order to survive in such a society, one must be a conformist and stop existing as a social individual. “You can live a personal life, do something in business, show yourself there. And in public life you are not. Your task is to agree with the leader.

To feel responsible and guilt, you must have high self -esteem. And in Russia, all humiliated, even oligarchs. People are told: today war with Ukraine. People answer: well, ok. Tomorrow they will be told: war with America they will say: well, ok. They always need to humiliate someone because they are humiliated daily, ”Pomerantsev said. He also believed that "conformism can be even worse than fascism. " “Conformists, unlike the Nazis, are not characterized by someone to kill and rape.

They do not wake up with this thought, but they agreed to these rules and agreed to destroy themselves as a person, ”the British writer said. According to Russian political scientist Igor Eidman, most of the Russian youth do not watch TV, "so they perceive the situation differently, much more critical and less depending on the opinion of the authorities.