As a European living in North Africa I’m once again embarrassed by the ability of Islamic folks to so effortlessly differentiate between the guilt of our western governments and the propogandized, overworked and poorly educated average citizen. I’ve seen people do that in Asia as well. Meanwhile we get people who vandalize Russian restaurants, beat up anyone who sounds Russian in bars, and our governments demand that Russian tennis players renounce Putin. I know the kind of ugly looks that Norwegians would be giving any unfortunate Russians living in Norway now, and tbh they were never very warmly received to begin with. Thank God I’m here with Muslims and have a Russian acquaintance in town l can occasionally have a few beers with. My native Europe is simply too smug and vulgar for me any more. Hell, l used to even think the EU was working towards peace and prosperity at one time. Ridiculous.