Don't we have something in the HN rules saying about always assuming the best when in doubt about comments? E.g. I'm not Russian, nor do I support murder, the war Ukraine or excuse any war crimes. And regardless here I am constantly complaining about a "stereotypical Western worldview". Why? Because I grew up during the Cold War, which means a lot of history, especially about WW2 and Communism, was, as it turned out, clouded by Cold War and anti-Communist propaganda.

Context matters, history isn't happening in a vacuum. Trying to get as neutral a view is good thing.