Russians and Americans Are Both Exposed to an Equally Untrue Quantum of Propaganda

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Americans and Russians are both exposed to an equal amount of propaganda that is equally not necessarily untrue, but it's not either bullshit or straight up wrong or false. And I think there's one other big difference. There's a much, you've already mentioned this, there's a much greater penalty for questioning the motives and intent of the people publishing the propaganda.

Today Josh speaks with Sam McNerney on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Some of the topics we dive into are:

The geopolitical reactions and support of Ukraine.
Putin’s mental health and motivations behind the invasion.
Russia's political and economic future.
The prospects of WW3.
How Russia and Ukraine are both using propaganda as part of information warfare.
The differences between Russian and American oligarchs.
And much more.

Sam McNerney is an applied behavioral scientist, market researcher, and brand strategist based in Brooklyn, New York. He has worked with brands such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, and CitiBank.

As a writer, he has interviewed business and academic leaders including Arianna Huffington, Andrew Yang, Jonathan Haidt, and Charles Murray – and his essays have been featured in publications like The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Scientific American.

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