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> Having been the one in the room most reluctant to talk about politics, Lyuda now couldn’t stop. It turned out that she had a draft-aged son. She desperately w
by pitched 2y ago
> Having been the one in the room most reluctant to talk about politics, Lyuda now couldn’t stop. It turned out that she had a draft-aged son. She desperately wanted to prevent him from going to the front. But, when asked if the war should end and whether Russia should withdraw its troops, she suddenly changed her perspective. She said that she’d been watching all the media channels and knew for certain that the United States, not Russia, was the one killing civilians in Ukraine.
Some interesting anecdotes in the article and they do all hit home. Media-literacy isn’t a Russia-specific problem.
- Calavar 2y agoNo, it's not a Russia specific problem, but Russia's issues are exacerbated because it doesn't have the same English literacy level of Western Europe and there is also not a robust Russian language media presence outside of Russia to serve as a counterbalance. Contrast with Mandarin, where there are robust media systems in both the PRC and Taiwan. There is an alternative media source for those with the will to seek it out, and even if only a few people seek it out, that information diffuses. This is why Russia doesn’t feel the need to censor the internet as aggressively as China or North Korea - language acts as a natural information barrier.