Click Here
home features news forums classifieds faqs links search
6071 members 
Amiga Q&A /  Free for All /  Emulation /  Gaming / (Latest Posts)
Login

Nickname

Password

Lost Password?

Don't have an account yet?
Register now!

Support Amigaworld.net
Your support is needed and is appreciated as Amigaworld.net is primarily dependent upon the support of its users.
Donate

Menu
Main sections
» Home
» Features
» News
» Forums
» Classifieds
» Links
» Downloads
Extras
» OS4 Zone
» IRC Network
» AmigaWorld Radio
» Newsfeed
» Top Members
» Amiga Dealers
Information
» About Us
» FAQs
» Advertise
» Polls
» Terms of Service
» Search

IRC Channel
Server: irc.amigaworld.net
Ports: 1024,5555, 6665-6669
SSL port: 6697
Channel: #Amigaworld
Channel Policy and Guidelines

Who's Online
10 crawler(s) on-line.
 126 guest(s) on-line.
 0 member(s) on-line.



You are an anonymous user.
Register Now!
 saimo:  7 mins ago
 DiscreetFX:  8 mins ago
 sibbi:  9 mins ago
 vox:  19 mins ago
 kolla:  30 mins ago
 Mr_DBUG:  31 mins ago
 Gunnar:  1 hr 10 mins ago
 retrofaza:  1 hr 22 mins ago
 A1200:  1 hr 34 mins ago
 MEGA_RJ_MICAL:  1 hr 39 mins ago

/  Forum Index
   /  Amiga Gaming
      /  Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Register To Post

PosterThread
BigD 
Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 28-Jun-2022 6:42:18
#1 ]
Elite Member
Joined: 11-Aug-2005
Posts: 7307
From: UK

I was just trying to unravell where the West went wrong in building relationships with Russia in the 90s? It is a difficult one but from everything from Red Alert to Goldeneye we seem to have had a hard time breaking the "Russians are bad guys" profiling. Any thoughts?

_________________
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."
John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
Fl@sh 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 28-Jun-2022 7:49:49
#2 ]
Regular Member
Joined: 6-Oct-2004
Posts: 253
From: Napoli - Italy

@BigD

What I have learned until now is that Russians are much better than us and today we are in wrong side of the history.

_________________
Pegasos II G4@1GHz 2GB Radeon 9250 256MB
AmigaOS4.1 fe - MorphOS - Debian 9 Jessie

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
amigang 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 28-Jun-2022 10:05:42
#3 ]
Elite Member
Joined: 12-Jan-2005
Posts: 2018
From: Cheshire, England

@Fl@sh

Quote:
What I have learned until now is that Russians are much better than us


??? I feel that thought out history, nearly every country has its dark past and issues, the west like to portended that where better than everyone, but we have had big mistakes, even not that long ago...iraq war anyone? But at least our history and mistakes are recorded slightly better than a dictator state, where slightly more informed as to what's goes on, its bad that more and more stuff is being kept secret and its a shame that brave whistleblowers are really gone after in the west when really these are usually hero in keeping us the people informed in what are governments are doing.

But remember the few brave that come forward in the west society, and how little we know likely what goes on, its scary to think what could be going on in a country when crime are not recorded by anyone, where whistleblowers are simple just killed.

I feel very sorry for the Uyghurs, that we let China get away with the treatment and simple disappearance of 100,000's of people is a dark chapter in the history of this planet. So dont just think Russia are better just because maybe some of their crime of history have not even been recorded.

Plus its also true the west / media should of moved on from mocking Russia as the enemy, we should maybe made more efforts to make them our friends and modernise Russia. But I doubt this is the main reason Russia dont like the West.

PS: we are stretching the limits of this being Amiga Gaming Related (I know I was kind of guilty of the same with AI image generator, but still I just feel we should try and stay on topic more maybe)

Last edited by amigang on 28-Jun-2022 at 10:12 AM.

_________________
AmigaNG, YouTube, LeaveReality Studio

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
BigD 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 28-Jun-2022 18:51:44
#4 ]
Elite Member
Joined: 11-Aug-2005
Posts: 7307
From: UK

@amigang

The Western media giving Putin his catchphrase and delusionary take on his existance:

_________________
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."
John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
BigD 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 28-Jun-2022 18:56:31
#5 ]
Elite Member
Joined: 11-Aug-2005
Posts: 7307
From: UK

@Thread



Ohhhh squeeze Ukraine for the aaaghh last drop of ooooh pleasure!!!!

We might just be the ones that created this Russian caricature!

_________________
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."
John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
NutsAboutAmiga 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 28-Jun-2022 18:56:52
#6 ]
Elite Member
Joined: 9-Jun-2004
Posts: 12795
From: Norway

@Fl@sh

Yeh it was total wrong to create defense alliance at Russian bordar. Imagine how many children the Russian army just had to kill because of that, and woman they just had to rape. And all old people they had to shoot, and all cluster bombs they had to drop. all the homes they had to destroy. And all children they had to make parent less. And all woman they had to force into sex work. imagine if everyone ignored conflict and nothing of that happen, if just turned off the TV or switched to Russian propaganda.

_________________
http://lifeofliveforit.blogspot.no/
Facebook::LiveForIt Software for AmigaOS

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
BigD 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 28-Jun-2022 20:41:29
#7 ]
Elite Member
Joined: 11-Aug-2005
Posts: 7307
From: UK

@NutsAboutAmiga

Doesn't the fact we gifted them the Eurovision Song Contest cover all of this?

_________________
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."
John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
QBit 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 1-Jul-2022 13:01:29
#8 ]
Regular Member
Joined: 15-Jun-2018
Posts: 474
From: Unknown

@all

Ukranian National Anthem says it all

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
BigD 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 1-Jul-2022 13:46:26
#9 ]
Elite Member
Joined: 11-Aug-2005
Posts: 7307
From: UK

@QBit

Yes, a good stirring anthem perfectly suited to a war for national survival. However, back to the topic of did we encourage the Russians to embrace the 'bad guy' stereotype; Red Alert 3 was a good cheesy storyline but it encouraged Russia to never let go of Soviet aspirations and to embrace the false greatness of Stalin and the cruel murderous Soviet regime! We chose The Rocky Horror Show's Tim Curry to play the Russian General for goodness sake!



... nice zipped Russian uniform on the left though Very ummm... efficient.

_________________
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."
John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  
BigD 
Re: Putin, was Red Alert part of the problem?
Posted on 1-Jul-2022 14:07:56
#10 ]
Elite Member
Joined: 11-Aug-2005
Posts: 7307
From: UK

@Thread

This is also interesting:

The Truth Behind 14 Russian Stereotypes

_________________
"Art challenges technology. Technology inspires the art."
John Lasseter, Co-Founder of Pixar Animation Studios

 Status: Offline
Profile     Report this post  

[ home ][ about us ][ privacy ] [ forums ][ classifieds ] [ links ][ news archive ] [ link to us ][ user account ]
Copyright (C) 2000 - 2019 Amigaworld.net.
Amigaworld.net was originally founded by David Doyle