@Moon @leyonhjelm @SuperDicq
>Even before this I saw the anti-Russia rhetoric ramp up, I am convinced that she was just obeying her masters.

I don't remember that, but I don't disbelieve you.

>There are plenty of reasons to hate Russia but to these people it solely is about Russia's ability to resist American hegemony, human rights abuses and totalitarianism are okay if you're our ally.

That kind of makes it sound like Russia wouldn't be as bad or worse if it held the hegemonic position instead. I personally think it's more along the lines of the bogeyman thing: creating an external enemy/threat to unify against. It's less about fighting that enemy, and more about forcing your detractors at home to fall in line. Heck, if the threat is bad enough, you can suspend elections and ban opposition parties and become dictator for life.

It's a classic dictator's strategy, and is why countries like Iran and North Korea have so much anti-American propaganda. It's less about America and more about consolidating and maintaining power in their own country.

Disclaimer: I'm not saying Iran and North Korea don't have some valid reasons to fear/hate America, nor that some of the animosity isn't real and can't lead to war/invasion. Also I agree that America is hypocritical about human rights abuses, though to be fair, every powerful country is.