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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
This is no secret, it is also not so easily explained away by context, yet we still have a general understanding that this war is unjust and the pretences for this invasion false. But, we’re supposed to believe that this situation, easily explained away by the context, does real harm. The obvious question is: what harm? and how?
If that can’t be answered with anything but a vague “people are talking about it” or “it’s a bad look” then what?
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We do. But the Russians don't.
https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/0...20in%20Ukraine.
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But hopes of Russian grassroots opposition to the war were swiftly dashed. Indeed, public opinion polls have consistently shown overwhelming support (70 percent or higher) for what Moscow calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine. Contrary to expectations, Putin’s popularity has also seen a boost, similar to what happened in the immediate wake of the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
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In focus group discussions, they pointedly call what is happening in Ukraine “the special operation.” This term makes sense to them because, as various participants outlined: “It’s not like we are taking anything [that isn’t ours]”; “We’re liberating [Ukraine] from Nazis and fascists”; or “That’s what Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] called it, and I trust him.”
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The Russians believe they are liberating Ukraine from Nazi oppressors. Wondering why the majority of the western world has an issue with that is something the population struggles with. But then they hear about Canadians cheering on Nazis, of course the government is going to use that to help push the narrative. And the better the narrative, the more blood.
Who cares if it's going to fool some young testosterone fueled more-rash-than-critical-thinking kid? Well everyone when that kid ends up on the frontline.
Propaganda is the most powerful weapon. We handed them ammo on a silver platter.