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Well that's completely wrong. Putin's propaganda machine is arguably even more performant than Soviets ever had it.

• ceejayoz 5y ago
  Improvements in propaganda operations are significantly counterbalanced by ease of access. The Internet is a wild place, and there are lots of venues like Telegram available for largely unfettered conversations. Plenty of Russians still on Reddit; the chances of them remaining entirely unexposed to external information is slim.
  • emteycz 5y ago
    You're severely underestimating how brainwashed they are. They're being brainwashed with fake history and nationalism since kindergarten. They will read the truth on the internet, and immediately dismiss it and then tell you that you're wrong about events you yourself or your parents have observed. It took me several years to undo some of the damage with one Russian person who moved here - they simply couldn't believe their state is such a horrible aggressor, in their mind it was so outlandish it must be totally fake.
    • ceejayoz 5y ago
      I think you're underestimating how much that same sensation comes up when talking to many Americans about the Founding Fathers, Constitution, Civil War, and things like Iraq/Afghanistan.
      • emteycz 5y ago
        I'm not, and I'm also certain it's nothing compared to the state of Russian public.