I had never heard of Russophobia back in the 70s, but I had a personal encounter with it. Our Nazi government is REALLY serious about cancelling Russia, even its language. And this goes back decades.
Institutionalized incompetence has become ubiquitous at all level here where I live. Universities have huge budgets devoted to DEI staffers (that do what exactly?). Even medical schools are talking about priorizing DEI over medical competence. In the clinical psychology field, it is more important to know how to write papers than do real research or become a skilled therapist. Those are just two examples. But I am curious to hear more about your view of the difference between east and west.
Scholastic Integrity is what you've got, my friend!
Institutionalized incompetence has become ubiquitous at all level here where I live. Universities have huge budgets devoted to DEI staffers (that do what exactly?). Even medical schools are talking about priorizing DEI over medical competence. In the clinical psychology field, it is more important to know how to write papers than do real research or become a skilled therapist. Those are just two examples. But I am curious to hear more about your view of the difference between east and west.