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This. Autocratic nations ability to shape public opinion has never been so easy. It was interesting to see /r/worldnews on Reddit go from a milquetoast forum in
by drzaiusapelord 11y ago
This. Autocratic nations ability to shape public opinion has never been so easy. It was interesting to see /r/worldnews on Reddit go from a milquetoast forum into one of the internet's leading pro-Putin platforms overnight once Crimea was annexed. Suddenly all these guys with broken english were giving the same talking points. Now dumb white kids from the suburbs think Putin is some wonderful chap and NATO being on par with Hitler.
Its incredible how well propaganda works. We have one opinion from one test here and suddenly everyone is convinced that the F-35 can't rule the skies. It will dominate many roles trivially and that's something China, Russia, and Iran don't like to hear. Anything they can do to make Americans hate their military and our fighting men is great for them, because their citizens are all in lockstep about defeating us and imposing autocratic dictatorships on their neighbors.
- drjesusphd 11y ago> It will dominate many roles trivially This is exactly the kind of hubris that got us into this mess.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> We have one opinion from one test here and suddenly everyone is convinced that the F-35 can't rule the skies. This is not the first negative information regarding the F-35, just the latest piece in a litany. > Anything they can do to make Americans hate their military and our fighting men Distrust of a particular piece of hardware is not hating the military or the "fighting men" in the military. Heck, often, that's a position that is shared with the military, or at least the "fighting men", who often are not enamored of the equipment that the politicians decide to purchase for them.