I believe it.
People are generally ignorant of how the Kremlin, and more recently the CCP, are using social media to divide democratic countries.
this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2024
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Dumb question, but if it's so effective why dont we don't in Russia? Or if we do, why doesn't it work as well?
This is what we do. The USA/CIA does this every day and they are the best. Any time a South or Central American or Middle Eastern state elects someone who puts that state's interests above those of the United States, that person is doomed.
Their reputation will plummet as long as they maintain freedom of the press. And if they decide to defend themselves by restricting press freedom in a trial to stop the media from lying, they are even more doomed to fail.
Only a dictatorship like China can defend itself against American opinion-forming. But of course, life under a dictatorship has its own shortcomings. But perhaps it's better than being another piece of prey in the American portfolio, unable to counter Western arrogance and racism. There are only a few countries on earth that can be seen as accomplices of American imperialism and not as its victims.
Unfortunately, Eastern Europe was not smart enough to hold on to the changed Soviet Union under Gorbachev and become its own economic power like China.
They simply switched sides and became a bargain for Western interests. The Spoils of the Cold War. Just a market for western companies and products. Helpless at the mercy of the Americans. This is what professional propaganda can do to peoples.
While Putin tries to turn back time. Also pathetic. He will be able to destroy a lot but his country will never benefit from it.
I don't want to sound like the soviet union nostalgic you'll find on grad. But there was a time when the KGB was supposed to be among the best secret service in the world with crazy operations. and now the best Russia can do to destabilize a democracy is⦠pretending there is some bedbugs in Paris
But they are pretty freaking good at it..
People have very limited bandwidth. You can only dedicate so much energy to care about things at a given moment. Bedbugs aren't a huge threat society wide, but individually they're devastating. So if you spend a bunch of personal energy and effort on making sure you don't bring bed bugs into your home, what things are you not paying attention to that normally would be a big deal?
Viral outrage campaigns don't need to be devastating on their own. Their purpose is to keep people distracted, tired, and apathetic.
The fact that you think this is an embarrassingly unsuccessful endeavor implies to me that they are doing a good job obscuring their actual objectives.
People really underestimate the psychological impact of something as seemingly annoying at best as a bug infestation.
I've encountered bedbugs over 10 years ago on holiday, luckily didn't bring them home. After all this time, the first thing I think about when something itches in bed: Bedbugs.
Quite interesting that you are posting this on the same day some new Marsalek information came out. Don't underestimate russian intelligence