That’s exactly the sort of direct, black & white approach I was arguing against.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 25 Aug 2022, 6:50,
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i might make the following points
* that perhaps people aren't going to hang around as you build your subtle thesis filled with persuasive allegory and subtextual nuance as it suddenly cuts in unwanted to their cafe pc speakers like it's some Radio 4 show
* that despite your hopes pretty much every "persuade the enemy" propaganda campaign has been mostly ineffectual, from Lord haw haw to leafleting the vietcong from b52s
* even if a few barristas thought, "hey, this anonymous voice suddenly coming out of my speakers has a point", they're not really in any position to do much about it, it being a repressive semi-dictatorship and all
* and lastly, that rather than thinking of it as failed propaganda, it's possibly that it's succeeding in doing exactly what it intended. Like the probably apocryphal "fuck you" from the snake island defenders, it's purpose may be to boost morale of the ukrainians by showing them small acts of defiance against a powerful enemy in dark times, which is why its just a few web cam clips
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 25 Aug 2022, 7:52,
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sorry, wherethefish, came off a bit stronger than I intended
I tend to think as you do, that if only I had a chance to talk to these people who believe false things I could open their eyes. But I guess life has made me more of a pessimist in this
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 26 Aug 2022, 5:13,
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Anybody who hasn't worked out that RT is full of lies is probably not much use.
People like believing crap, look at our politics.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 25 Aug 2022, 17:01,
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