• Devolution@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Wouldn’t it be nice if Russia could just stick to one lie? Like which is it? Are they Nazis? NATO expansion? Or liberation?

    Also, if Russia ceased to exist, that would be nice.

    • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Pretty sure they push numerous contradictory lies at the same time to keep their people confused and beleaguered. And they do it to dupe the brain-dead rubes in the West (like the one in the screenshot). I wish it wasn’t such an effective strategy.

      • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        Kind of. There are two benefits of throwing everything and the kitchen sink at the wall.

        1. For starters, they get to see what sticks. If something is reposted elsewhere, they can begin to amplify that for the added credibility of 3rd parties posting the story. “Look, it’s not propaganda, these foreign news agencies are posting it too!”.

        2. They muddy the waters making it hard to trust ANY information of the subject matter. A reader might end up believing every source is bullshit, but you know who are really good at spinning bullshit into yarn? The russian propaganda apparatus.

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      3 months ago

      I remember when for a week or two the mantra was “Ukraine is attacking Russia with bioweapons!”

      Such a strong accusation to be suddenly forgotten…

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    3 months ago

    Why would Ukraine want to potentially join NATO when they have a violent, authoritarian neighbor (with a proven history of attacking them) trying to steal their land? /s

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      3 months ago

      It’s true, but it’s true in the same way the civil war in the USA was about states rights.

      It’s just missing half the context and statement:

      Possible NATO expansion by Ukraine joining because their neighbor to the east is a war monger