alt Hacker NewsMy theory for your downvotes - even though you are directly over the target - is that folks in Europe would rather blame Russia than address the very real dysfunction in their own societies. In fact, I tend to think that the degree to which an individual blames Russia is directly related to their failure to take responsibility for the crimes and misdeeds of their own state.
I mean, look at Brexit. Almost every single Briton was told that it's a terrible deal for Briton's, that it would raise prices and decrease the availability of goods and services in exchange for a smidge more autonomy in the global economy.
But then somebody said "them damn foreigners" and they went for it head first.