dimitrig said:
I watched a segment on NHK World about how the Russian propaganda machine is working overdrive and how it is slowly starting to change the narrative of the war. Of course, we see examples of that here on a daily basis.
In the piece they examined several YouTube videos and pointed out how they were faked/staged.
They also went through the comments section and pointed out how many of the comments were tied to known Russian troll farms.
Of course this isn't new and Ukraine does this, too, but I would think that people that went to Cal would be skeptical enough of this sort misinformation that they wouldn't flood this channel with it.
I know we all just can't wait to sign in every day to see what else Colonel McGregor has to say.
What you're dealing with here is known in psychology as a case of cognitive dissonance, or the difficulty in processing contradictory information. You`re presented with a large amount of facts in the form of actual videos, but are unable to process them as they not only diametrically oppose your perception of the situation, but go beyond that, challenging your basic personal belief system.
So all these videos above of Ukrainian men being forced into vans by aggressive roaming gangs of soldiers must be fake, or staged, as confirmed to you by the NHK. Ukraine good, Russia bad, double plus bad, Vlad Putin is a meaner version of Emmanuel Goldstein.
I must have posted several dozen actual footage of Ukrainians being forcefully conscripted, there is a fresh batch getting published online every week, and all these have been filmed and originally posted by Ukrainians who are helplessly watching their neighbors and family members being forcibly shipped off to the meat grinder.
Yeah I went to Cal, for my masters too. I have had the privilege of growing up and travelling to many countries at a young age, staying open to different perspectives, reading sources in several languages, keeping contact with people from around the world on a daily basis.