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As Putin has lied to the world about essentially everything regarding Ukraine, I tend to not believe anything Putin or Russian officials tell us about the war.
by hans_castorp 5y ago
As Putin has lied to the world about essentially everything regarding Ukraine, I tend to not believe anything Putin or Russian officials tell us about the war.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoI wouldn't believe anything during war times.
- xdennis 5y agoA key objective of Russian propaganda is to instill the notion that "nothing can be trusted". It has the same effect as telling people that "all candidates are the same": convince people to sit on the fence while you strengthen your side.
- kergonath 5y agoIt is a well known disinformation technique. Also used by terrorists to sow mistrust. Completely transparent in the current context.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoA couple of days ago there was a job search for US PsyOps posted here on HN. What makes you think it is a specifically Russian strategy? It also could be a general feature of war or people quarrelling that both parties have different versions of events. They could even both be right in a sense, even if from afar their positions seem to contradict each other. Kurosawa's movie Rashomon comes to mind.