The confrontation between Russia and the United States is reflected in the work of American and Russian tiktokers who post videos threatening each other's countries. The aggressive trend was launched by users from the United States, but the Russians did not make them wait long for an answer and seized the initiative. Political discussions about the likelihood of a new war involving Russia have found a new platform. TikTok users started uploading short videos on this topic, and they instantly turned into a real confrontation between American and Russian TikTokers.
It all started with the fact that users of the American TikTok segment began to upload videos in which only their face and text were visible on top of the video. Its approximate content is: "Give me Four Loko (alcoholic drink. - ), a pack of mango pods, a box of honey buns, a hell of a playlist, a rifle, rav 4 (Toyota. - ), and I'll be done with Russia by dinner." Like in this video.
@ricko_mode2 Bro tbh i just wanna go home #fyp #ww3 #ww3memes #russia Hard N Da Paint - Waka Flocka Flame Or: "Give me about five bottles of vodka, the coolest top you can find, playlist only with Megan Thee Stallion , a pocket knife and a single cigarette, and I can deal with all this Russia by the end of the day. Like in this video.
@maditheestallion69 Hard N Da Paint - Waka Flocka Flame The trend suggests that people make videos like this sound, but now it's quite problematic to find videos of Americans to it.
Russian-speaking tiktokers note that they “captured” this sound and now there are mostly videos of users from Russia.
The sudden American trend has awakened in users from Russia, as they themselves say, "sleeping patriotism." And now, in response to American videos, Russian youth are making videos in which they warn Americans that in Russia, children in life safety lessons are assembling machine guns. Here is a good example.
@kishmish117 You don't know what rushin girl is capable of
Hard N Da Paint - Waka Flocka Flame Or more about weapons, but more rudely. Here the author clarifies that the video is just a joke and it does not support “movement”.
@beily1412 just a joke, don't support their movement
Hard N Da Paint - Waka Flocka Flame Some decided to remind the Americans about the hardened psyche of Russian youth, who passed the tests of the Unified State Examination and the OGE.
@vanyabobyrev FAKE INFO What to talk about in the next videos? #Unified State Examination #OGE #exam #law #school Hard N Da Paint - Waka Flocka Flame And, of course, Russian users threatened the Americans with their president. Not without irony, of course.
@everyknoww patriotism wakes up in me when I see this trend
Hard N Da Paint - Waka Flocka Flame The unexpected upsurge of patriotism among Russian TikTokers surprised the users of the platform.
Videos with patriotic content before the emergence of this trend did not find much approval among Americans, and disputes about Russian politics often flared up in the comments under them. Moreover, during last year’s protests in January, the opposition had countless videos in support of the protesters, recommendations in the Russian segment were filled with them for a long time, users actively supported the demonstrators in the comments.
There are also tiktoks on the topic of suddenly appeared patriotism.
@brrrryau If someone does not understand, you can go by the sound.
Hard N Da Paint - Waka Flocka Flame Themselves explain this transformation of Russian-language content on social networks quite simply: there has always been love for the country, but it has nothing to do with the attitude towards power. The second reason, which is also often mentioned in the comments under the video from this trend, sounds literally like this: “Only Russians can criticize Russia.”
Chasing trends
The TikTok wave could have been artificially launched, and most of it is just a way to get into trends and make yourself popular, American political scientist Malek Dudakov believes.“A small number of American youth are involved in this, which often may not even be able to find Russia or Ukraine on the world map and say a few words about what is happening in these countries in general. I think that for the majority of participants there is no task to shake up the situation around Russia and Ukraine, ”said the expert.
He acknowledged that the Americans really have concerns about Russia, and against the backdrop of deteriorating relations, many of them view the Russian Federation as an adversary.
“But here you need to understand that this manifests itself, rather, among the older generation, who found the Cold War and are accustomed to considering Russia the main opponent of the United States. Among young people in general, the attitude towards Russia is much more relaxed, this is observed both among the population as a whole and among politicians. That is, now there is the experience of the older generation, but gradually American politics, like society itself, will be rejuvenated. I think that these sentiments will level out,” Malek Dudakov believes.
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