• sparky@lemmy.federate.cc@lemmy.federate.cc
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    4 months ago

    Basically this. Russia and its ruling party have big problems and so scapegoating a minority group offers a way to misdirect anger that would otherwise be aimed at the government. You may recognise this exact dynamic from your own country’s local right-wing party.