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Russia's war with Ukraine — and reality
The Gray Area with Sean Illing
The Need for an Autocrat in a World That's Confusion
Russia's propaganda is designed to confuse and disorient people. If you can convince people that the truth isn't knowable, you've lulled them into a kind of paralyzing cynicism. We live in a confusing world full of nasty conspiracies, and you need big, strong pusents to defend you. This is a system built on humiliation, which both wo yern for these leaders who are there to protect and hurt you at the same time. It sounds a lot like what the lebensraumans meant by naty times. You don't have a sense of your own borders - others aren't really real. And i'm not saying that he's like an narces
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