>Not hearing enough about this reminds me of the overly cheerful propaganda, the same sort as mentioned in these headlines. I am cautiously optimistic for Ukra

>Not hearing enough about this reminds me of the overly cheerful propaganda, the same sort as mentioned in these headlines. I am cautiously optimistic for Ukraine based on reports over the past month. But I am also aware of the history of war propaganda. The front pages of US and UK newspapers during the Battle of France, for example, were filled with headlines talking about French successes in repelling the Hun. Anyone paying attention to the details, however, could see that the successes were constantly occurring closer and closer to Paris. If Russia wins, there is going to be a lot of cognitive dissonance among those whose worldviews are entirely shaped by Reddit headlines and Twitter takes. I'd hope that having their worldviews shattered so abruptly and violently would cause such people to reexamine all of their preconceptions, but given how previous such cases (notably Brexit and Trump's election, both in 2016) mostly caused them to double down rather than seriously self reflect, I am not hopeful.