Patton wasn’t wrong. —“The difficulty in understanding the Russian is that we

Patton wasn’t wrong.

—“The difficulty in understanding the Russian is that we do not take cognizance of the fact that he is not a European, but an Asiatic, and therefore thinks deviously. … In addition to his other Asiatic characteristics, the Russian has no regard for human life and is an all‑out *on of a *itch, barbarian, and chronic drunk.”— Patton

–“Russia was backward. They were serfs to the boyars, then serfs to the communist party. They never developed a middle class majority so never adopted middle class ethics and morals – nor demanded them in politics. So while they may claim to be Orthodox, are they in fact Christian? Because ethically they are more akin to Islamists, and politically mora akin to Asians.”– Anon

(I relay this as someone who loves Russian people in personal and social life, and certainly in the art, science, and technology fields – but I’m exasperated by their destitute failure in political life. And their lower classes are … exactly what patton claimed. : )