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Current's Christof Putzel investigates a growing movement in Russia where neo-Nazi groups are brutally attacking immigrants and spreading their hate by posting violent videos online.
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371 comments // From Russia With Hate // Video

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    Your survey "I like it"/"Nope" -- is not presented well. The question "I like it" can too often be taken to ask whether you liked what you saw. That's not the question. The question is "good show"/"bad show" or "good production"/"bad production".

    E.g, "From Russia with Hate". To say "I like it" FEELS like you're asking if you liked what you saw. No. It's creepy. It's horrible. It's tragic. But the truth is, I really appreciated seeing this, and the production by Christof Putzel was well done.

    Lanny

    lcotler
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    well done christof.

    The scenes of the training with the superflous fire was very curious. It looked like a bunch of kids playing solder, unfortunatly these are full grown men.

    jcrary
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    the truth is immigrants are using resources that once were used by the residents population. this racist reaction is to the invasion of basic population creeds that immigrants demand respect of their traditions and step all over those of the WHITE Majority. I try to be fair now but why should I pay for those that have no respect for me or by beliefs.

    jfkwriter
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    Immigrants want to survive but why eat off my table.

    jfkwriter
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    Lanny's comment is well taken; we at Current should re-evaluate this language so as to clarify. Thanks.

    DavidNeuman
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    I have to agree with Isolator, clicking the "like it" button made me queasy. I too appreciated this information even though the last minute left me with chills of terror. Good work and thank You.

    JayFunk
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    we have spent a lot of back and forth on wording for this specific reason. sounds like we have more thinking to do... thanks for pointing out.

    ofer
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    So, the "hatchet" fellow says "this is my profession: propaganda" and Dmitri isn''t paying his own way, because it must be pretty hard to show up for work on time when you''re being tailed by the police. Who, then, is paying these guys? The NSO? Where does the NSO get its funding?

    sajh
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    No one is eating off your table dude but you could always feed someone! Blame globalization but not just a guy in the street. Racist people are all over EVERYWHERE not just Russia. Most of them have no skinhead. They work in large offices in the government. This video is gold.

    usumacinta
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    This is propaganda folks, it is what social planners call predictive programming. While the young Current staff did an admirable job covering the story, the material was, in part, designed for American audiences...... to get Americans thinking about (and accustomed to) this kind of dispicable behavior, as it is expected at a U.S. street corner near you in the not-to-distant future.

    U.S. borders are wide open and illegal immigrants are pouring in, the economy is in a noise dive, well-paid jobs are becoming more scarce with OUR industry moving off-shore. All it will take now is some shock jock or loony politician to drive a wedge between "the people" and instigate this kind of behavior domestically....can you say "Russia Redux?"

    Controlling our borders, stoping the North American Union (amalgamation of Canada, US and Mexico), and safeguarding our dollar can help prevent this type of domestic disaster. The choice is yours.

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    Anyone that looks up to Hitler scares the pants off me. Blaming immigrants for the lack of jobs is wrong. Blame the industries that want to save a buck. This pod was very informative. It showed once again how we as humans cannot except eachother and live side by side if there is a skin color difference. I was sickened by the brutal attacks on people because of their skin color. I hope someday we evolve past such hatred and violence. I hope that for my children.

    lozi
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    -Globalization Good,
    -Protecting ur homeland Good,
    -stabalized immagraion Good,
    -education to make jobs in imagrants home land, so they dont have to take our own... Better,
    -rather than random violence, just strong debates to and law passings in ur own local goverment ......... thankyou for the new view over russia

    JollyGreen
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    I am very disturbed by this pod and really disappointed that now I have such hateful pictures in my memory..THANKS.

    The real issue is class not race. It seems to repeat itself throughout history too. Poverty makes people outraged and when they don''t feel heard or see action they do some far out things at times..

    What a shame for the Russian people who don''t want to be represented like that. Hate is not something to endorse but to be aware is always a necessary evil.

    analyssa33
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    the rich don''t care about you and i .only about there family and there money...when the people create a government its for the betterment of everyones life .not just the rich. ...i donte realy know whos in power in russia now.but the rich ,like every were else in the world have seperated them selves from the commin man .if the skin heads want to vent they need to finde some of those rich folks to beat on.thats whos leaveing them all to fend for them selves.the money the rich have was made off the backs of the people and with out the people a man can not be rich. slavery never died ,theres just difrent degrees of it...beating up the foreners will never make the problem go away.the rich owners of an industry would spend thousounds of dollers to protect his low wage work force but he will never spend that kinda money giveing them raises to make there life better. its all about the GAP between the rich and poor ..succession!

    vjfronk
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    There is more than enough for everyone on the planet to live happy, healthy lives. We live in the illusion of scarcity because it makes us better consumers. We need more democracy. We need to believe in the basic goodness of humans.

    I love all people. Everything is either love, or crying out for love. We can all be forgiven. We can all find our way home to realizing that we are all earthlings and all interdependent.

    gratitudejoy
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    I really liked the video you made and it was a change from the five minuteish videos that are normally played. I do think that the Russians are brainwashed into following a dead mans belief who disliked Russia and died fighting them.

    TimothyF
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    Here's the Google Language translation of KnauerA's response. I think it gets the point across, but not gracefully.

    there are such in Russia, but also in any other country in the world ... perhaps such manifestations of "love" to be home, and there will be ... people ostaetsya "rights" over many centuries. reportage desired! I think all along ...

    cwhite
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    wow, great work Christof, that was one of the most intense and painful videos to watch. I think your point about becoming an unwitting carrier of their message is an important issue and one that journalists should always take into account. Thank you for brining this story to Current, even though it's painful to see such hatred going on in the world.

    sarahbelle
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    Speaking to Lanny's point, I rememmber back in the Yahoo/Current days seeing people rate a video 1 star (out of 5) because they thought the person being profiled was dumb (for instance), but from their comments it was clear that they really liked the video.

    I agree that the language needs to be clearer.

    Oh, and nice work Christof!

    ac
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    WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL SKINHEAD ?

    Trojan Skinheads (also known as Traditional Skinheads or Trads) are individuals who identify with the skinhead subculture''s heyday in the late 1960s, when Ska music was at its most popular in the United Kingdom, and there was a heavy emphasis on clothing style. Named after the record label Trojan Records, these skinheads identify with the subculture''s Jamaican Rude Boy and British working class mod roots, (sometimes called the Spirit of 69). In addition to Ska, they are often fans of Rocksteady, early Reggae and soul music. Because of their appreciation of music played by black people, they tend to be non-racist, unlike the later white power faction of skinheads. Trojan skinheads do not recognize the later racists as part of real skinhead subculture, and often refer to them as BONEHEADS.

    Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP) are anti-racist skinheads who oppose neo-Nazis and other political racists, especially if those racists call themselves skinheads. SHARPs recognize the biracial origins of the skinhead subculture, and resent what they see as the hijacking of the skinhead name by racist extremists. Beyond the issue of anti-racism, there is no official political ideology of SHARP. However, some SHARPs have similar beliefs to politically-minded anti-fascist skinheads such as those in the group RASH (Red and Anarchist Skinheads) and due to their anti-racist ideals, some SHARPs have been involved with groups such as Anti-Fascist Action or Anti-Racist Action. However, this is more based on personal beliefs, instead of directly associated with SHARP.

    VajraSkin
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    One of the best pods on Current TV. This is truly powerful work and gives me great hope for the future of our young network.

    Also, I recently read an article about a growing government sponsored youth movement called: "NASHI" that is supposed to combat these skinheads and other fascists groups in Russia. I would like to know your take on this initiative, to me it just seems like they are just throwing more fuel into the fire.

    mcamargo
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    i helped with translating the pod for christof and here's my translation of entry by knauer:

    this exists in russia, but also in any other country in the world.. probably such "manifestations of love to motherland" were, are, and will be.. the man remains the "man" for many centuries. this is the necessary pod! we are thinking all together..

    for me this has been a very uneasy experience to translate.. it brings feelings of deep shame, sadness and disbelieve how far things have gone.. this was always an issue in russia (not as much during communism), but it is completely out of hand now. sad to see this is what idea of great russian patriotism is reduced to now. also, we (me and generations before me.. maybe not after me..) were brought up with stong anti-war, anti-fascism feelings, there is no family in russia not affected by war. all fascist propaganda was prohibited by law. it obviously got loose now. shameful for the country where millions were killed..

    lilikras
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    It is truely sad to see the promise of youth stripped bare by a master manipulator. Unfortunately, the young and the disinfranchised are always going to be easy pray to someone who uses propaganda for the promise of a better tomorrow. Instead of blaming immigrants and minorities try taking a long pointed look in the mirror.

    jhayes445
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    I really liked the video you made and it was a change from the five minuteish videos that are normally played. I do think that the Russians are brainwashed into following a dead mans belief who disliked Russia and died fighting them.

    TimothyF
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    I believe the leader of this misguided mass is an ex-military fanatic. How this group of guerilla nazis has gone on doing these things is outrageous i dont understand why ther russian government doesnt do anything about it.

    bean714
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