It has been quite instructive to watch what Russia has said and done about the war. Various tactics in their media, that once you think about them, are more com

It has been quite instructive to watch what Russia has said and done about the war. Various tactics in their media, that once you think about them, are more common in every day use. 1. Euphenisms: "Tactical military operation" invent all kinds of word games that hide the true nature of actions committed. 2. Mirroring: Blaming the victim for doing the same thing you are already guilty of. 3. Hate speech: Saying you are a Nazi (or otherwise a bad person, insert any emotionally effective, hard to defend against bad word here) and therefore deserve to be murdered/silenced. Which also makes me question which comes first: authoritarianism and oppression, or the collapse of speech to these kinds of low levels.