re: #61 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

“Cultural DNA” is, however, a totally useless and misleading term.

But I have found that a lot of Russians suffer from a massive inferiority complex that they compensate for through braggadocio, chauvinism and demonizing perceived “enemies” like “Jewish cosmopolitans”

I’ve also seen this with Czechs as well from time to time. “Second Banana Syndrome”. Most Czechs I’ve encountered, however, are quite content not being some kind of superpower; there’s far too many headaches that go along with that.