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It’s a matter of poor brainwashed people. So, yes — it is the people of Russia’s fault, but not everyone has access to sensible information. And any given indiv
by xanderlewis 2y ago
It’s a matter of poor brainwashed people. So, yes — it is the people of Russia’s fault, but not everyone has access to sensible information. And any given individual, quite rationally, doesn’t want to risk their life to make a pointless stand.
Also, I guess many find it hard to believe their beloved country could really be so corrupt and perpetrate such evil. And that’s understandable.
- usrusr 2y agoBeing $bad because of $ideology is no excuse for being $bad. That causal vector can be amazingly helpful for forgiveness at a later point in time, but forgiveness cannot start before being $bad stops. Preemptive forgiveness is a terrible idea.
- troad 2y agoLetting yourself buy into the regime narratives takes, at the very least, complicity. The people in Russia know the state narrative is unreliable. They know there exist other narratives out there. They choose not to seek them out. It's wilful oblivion. Wired published a great recount of what choosing oblivion looks like, and how it fails you: https://www.wired.com/story/russia-invaded-ukraine-choice-propaganda-death/ https://www.wired.com/story/russia-invaded-ukraine-choice-pr... (https://archive.is/ZkYzd https://archive.is/ZkYzd).
- dvfjsdhgfv 2y ago> They choose not to seek them out. Some of them. And the answer to "how many?" is incredibly hard to answer.