> Is anyone in an elected or influential position talking about invading Russia? > If not, it's not manufacturing consent. Is it not? Maybe we have a differen

> Is anyone in an elected or influential position talking about invading Russia? > If not, it's not manufacturing consent. Is it not? Maybe we have a different understanding of what manufacturing consent means. For me the consent could be manufactured long before the question is raised. I'm not sure why it needs to be called for immediately, why do you believe so? > Putin's Russia has shown herself to be incredibly antagonistic against the western world. Yes it has, consistently, but I feel a significant seachange in the landscape of various media channels, both mainstream media and social media, as well as in the rhetoric of politicians. And yes, they have been talking about increased cooperation, taking heavier action against stray drones etc. And it all seems to have happened in the past 2 months, like a sudden spike.