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I dont think the EU is at war
by medo-bear 2y ago
I dont think the EU is at war
- actionfromafar 2y agoSomeone is blowing up military facilities in the EU though. So if at war or not is starting to be open to interpretation.
- medo-bear 2y agoWhats open to interpretation? If sabotage = war we would have seen ww3 several decades ago.
- Supermancho 2y agoIt is not clear that the pipeline was an act of war, but acts of war can be that simple. "WW3" is a conceptualization of existential fear, rather than a singular event. The world rallying to one of two sides to make war (or neutrality), is highly unlikely.
- medo-bear 2y agoI think that denying that ww3 would pose an existential threat to everyone is akin to being a flatearther and an anti waxer. However given todays unfortunate climate it is infinitely more dangerous and war mongorers should be exposed more ferrociously than Russian bots
- mrtksn 2y agoIs taking sides in a war though. That’s why the Russian outlets push talking points. This can affect the public support on war efforts issues, which is fine only before shooting start because when no one is shooting arguments(which can be fair ones or designed to achieve something like withholding weapons deliveries) can be addressed in timely manner. Whatever problems a website or an app is causing can be solved through civil means, but at a war time irreversible damage using deadly weapons can be done before even realizing it.
- medo-bear 2y agoBut banning Russian propaganda surely is an indication of weakness. Banning RT to me also signals that Russia got good at playing the media game, which until recently was largely the playground of US and UK. There is a reason that dry Tass is not banned but snazzy RT is.