Sergey
2010-08-21 07:24:10

Word “Nashi” literary means ours or our side or our group. In Russian this often used as expression of groupism in cases when the identity of the group is obvious. It can be anything from a gang to an Empire. I guess that organization Nashi uses it in sense “those who were with us,” meaning all ethnicities of former Russian Empire. It is simply the group where you belong.

Looking at their agenda I do not see how the word “nashi” mean “us Slavic Russians.” That translation is another idea which Kim made up.
Groupism is opposite to American values of individual liberty and personally I despise groupism and group-think . But, groupism is integral part of other cultures like Russians, Mexicans, Swedes, Italians etc. Left liberals, communists, gangsters and socialists flourish in those cultures. Personally, I do not like such cultures and would hate to live among them , but I would not mistake their groupism for racism.