Now my impression is anyone who is a victim of Russian propaganda can be called a vatnik despite the article saying the word is used mostly in Russia.
Now my impression is anyone who is a victim of Russian propaganda can be called a vatnik despite the article saying the word is used mostly in Russia.
Yes, “vatnik” is indeed a carpet term for people who believe (or are made to believe) the idea of a “Strong and awesome Russia that is in it’s right to show everyone else how to live”
The studded jacket with that name was a usual winter outfit of Soviet farm workers and such. So it works as a symbol of a self-righteous uneducated working class person from an authoritarian country.
Lots of them fucks here in the US
Scientifically speaking they’re all called RWAs. Such people have well established tendencies worth understanding.
Riggers With Attitude?
Lmfao right wing authoritarians. I’m reading a book about them now by Bob Altemeyer, it’s really striking how much about society the research explains