What it's really baffling is actually how the majority of westerners aren't seeing this NATO/US - Russia with the same scope as the non-western countries, since this time is as obvious as the "Iraq has Weapons of Mass Destruction" thing in 2003.
Guys, I know indoctrination is a hell of a drug, but damn, this has reached cult levels already.
"bubububububut I am not racist! I have a friend of a friend who is POC!" or something like that.