| Fascinating account of a Ukrainian family sheltering with Russian soldiers on 20:09 - May 3 with 1325 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
"Putin’s famed propaganda system has always been less about ginning up enthusiasm and more about spreading doubt and uncertainty, proliferating so many versions of “the truth” that people feel lost and turn to an authoritarian leader to guide them through the murkiness. In a domestic political context, these tactics make sense: They keep people passive, unsure of what is truly happening. But they show their limits when you want to move a country toward the rabid enthusiasm required for war." |  |
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| Fascinating account of a Ukrainian family sheltering with Russian soldiers on 20:26 - May 3 with 1288 views | Churchman |
Really interesting article and well worth a read. Thank you for posting. |  | | |
| Fascinating account of a Ukrainian family sheltering with Russian soldiers on 07:07 - May 4 with 1052 views | Eireannach_gorm |
Very insightful and informative article. Unfortunately ( bad choice of word ) there will be a lot more death and destruction before there is even a small change in the general Russian population.
'Every time he addresses another country’s legislature, he and his team research its history to find a point of commonality with what Ukraine is experiencing now: For Britain, it was the Blitz; for the U.S., it was 9/11. ' It was the Famine in Ireland.
Its all about the propaganda war and who wins it. Between then and now is the problem. |  | | |
| Fascinating account of a Ukrainian family sheltering with Russian soldiers on 08:04 - May 4 with 999 views | Churchman |
| Fascinating account of a Ukrainian family sheltering with Russian soldiers on 07:07 - May 4 by Eireannach_gorm |
Very insightful and informative article. Unfortunately ( bad choice of word ) there will be a lot more death and destruction before there is even a small change in the general Russian population.
'Every time he addresses another country’s legislature, he and his team research its history to find a point of commonality with what Ukraine is experiencing now: For Britain, it was the Blitz; for the U.S., it was 9/11. ' It was the Famine in Ireland.
Its all about the propaganda war and who wins it. Between then and now is the problem. |
Yes, he talks to countries’ legislature with a sort of pattern. I don’t blame him. It’s quite a good way of engaging people. I agree totally with you in that there will have to be a lot more deaths before anything much gets through to the Russians.
Propaganda works and the people have had a lot of it from Putin. 20 years worth. I wonder, having seen what the rest of the world looks like, if only through stuff and the internet, how sustainable a new version of the old Soviet Union is? Let’s face it, however shiny the missiles were passing through red square, the people still had to save for years for a Lada, lived in cramped crummy flats and a society riddled with corruption. One word out of place and it was Gulag time. Just like now.
Just how brave are those in Russia who have protested? There will millions of others who think that but dare not say it. My perhaps deluded hope is that there is a tipping point and I suspect that’s where volume deaths may help, sadly. That and the private words of returning soldiers to their families and friends.
If it was up to me, maybe I’d start by posting somewhere the names of soldiers captured every night on whatever media channel Russians can hear, perhaps next to something normal like good holiday destinations or music. It’s exactly what the BBC did to the Germans in WW2 and it was effective. It got people listening, albeit on the quiet. I’d also in this instance post any known names/dog tag details of killed Russian soldiers, but at a separate time. Just thoughts on a grotesque, unnecessary tragedy. [Post edited 4 May 2022 8:11]
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