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The purpose of a false flag is to drive a certain narrative, so it's always accompanied by incessant media coverage. That is not the case here, the attack is li
by nonomaybeyes 5y ago
The purpose of a false flag is to drive a certain narrative, so it's always accompanied by incessant media coverage. That is not the case here, the attack is likely for genuine tactical purposes.
- CoastalCoder 5y ago> That is not the case here Are you sure that false-flag attacks always involve a media blitz? Just thinking that if I were planning a false flag, and I know that people would recognize it as such because of the media blitz, then I'd look for a workaround. That seems consistent with what we have here.
- numbsafari 5y agoWhat’s the point of a false flag if nobody knows about it? See GP… the point of a false flag is to drive a narrative. Otherwise you are just damaging yourself for no reason.
- hammock 5y agoDo you have an example of a false flag without a media circus around it?
- CoastalCoder 5y ago> What’s the point of a false flag if nobody knows about it? I agree. A false-flag attack is all about optics. But IIUC the GP, they're saying the SATCOM failure isn't widely known, so it wouldn't make sense as a false-flag attack. That's where GP loses me. Because we are discussing it here, as members of the general public. And the discussion isn't limited to a small nerdy site like HN; it's also being covered by Reuters [0]. [0] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/satellite-outage-knocks-out-control-enercon-wind-turbines-2022-02-28/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/satellite-outage-kno...
- Melatonic 5y agoEverything you are describing would still have an intended audience - the audience may be smaller, or niche, but they still exist.