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.

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[–] 30 points 10 months ago* (4 children)

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.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Lots of them fucks here in the US

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Scientifically speaking they're all called RWAs. Such people have well established tendencies worth understanding.

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