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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i wonder if this will fall on deaf ears considering other much longer disinformation campaigns also have overwhelming evidence but it's still largley ignored by most in the west. ie gaza, china, etc.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago

I find this is a great visual illustration of how easily the media is able to manipulate public opinion. You can see how the views on China just flip in realtime once the propaganda campaign starts

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2022/09/28/how-global-public-opinion-of-china-has-shifted-in-the-xi-era/

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, this is true that the offramp was always going to be Russia keeping Crimea and the Donbas, and Ukraine getting some kind of security guarantees that fall short of NATO membership. Unfortunately we took the stupidest, most deadly, most costly way to get to this conclusion.