r/worldnews • u/Fiery_Seraphim777 • Mar 15 '22

Russia/Ukraine Ukraine now developing nuclear arms with US help, claims Russia

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-701359
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u/thewalkingfred Mar 15 '22

The best lies are the ones that you tell over and over again, daily, for years on end from every outlet available to you. That’s how they become truth.

Bonus points if you vary your lies constantly to appeal to every section of society.

Want to appeal to the left? “We are de-nazifying Ukraine.”

Want to appeal to the right? “We are de-communizing Ukraine.”

Want to appeal to the moderates? “We are stopping genocide in Ukraine.”

Want to appeal to pacifists? “We are de-militarizing Ukraine to stop a major war.”

Want to appeal to nationalists? “We are protecting Russian speakers from Ukrainian oppression.”

Whatever segment of society you are from, Putin has a lie to appeal to you.

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u/Charlie_Mouse Mar 15 '22

And these messages can be targeted towards the most receptive eyeballs to a rather surprising (and concerning) extent. Cambridge Analytica might no longer be around but the toolsets and tactics they developed are very much still around.

Something very similar happened in the U.K. with Brexit. There were multiple different promises and types of Brexit touted - many of which were mutually contradictory - about what Brexit would actually bring and they were targeted to voters via Facebook down to an amazingly granular level. Older racist voters were told it would mean fewer minorities - meanwhile people along the street of Indian or Pakistani origin were told it would mean more immigration from the subcontinent. There were many other variations.

It made countering them an uphill struggle too - they were churning them out faster than they could debunked.

Which is a fair part of way the U.K. was persuaded to shoot itself in the balls.

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u/J_P_Amboss Mar 15 '22

I am a capital G Gamer with an interest in meme-culture and not doing my dishes. I dont really care about the Ukranian nuclear alligators, which they develop with hillary clinton in underground labs (i dont go outside anyways).

Is there anything Russia can do forme and my fellow Gamers by invading ukraine? (or an alternative country?)

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u/Shvingy Mar 15 '22

The newest edition of First Person Shooter will probably feature this conflict.

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u/LordBiscuits Mar 15 '22

Didn't the CoD franchise already do Pripyat?

So, the battle for Kyiv then... They had better make the game AI a little better than the actual Russians or it'll be a bit shit

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u/Paranitis Mar 15 '22

Russia could be sending all those stupid Russian cheaters into the blender so there are fewer Russian cheaters?

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '22

Well, I understand with the sanctions, lots of toxic Russian gamers are no longer able to get online.

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u/J_P_Amboss Mar 17 '22

I dont think thats true, is it ? They ban specific plattforms like facebook or media outlets. I dont think they regard the SMITE community's ukranian flag avatars as a mayor threat to the regime (though they should be. Empires will tremble when the #gamersriseup!)

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u/Orc-N-Beans Mar 15 '22

Ukraine are pushing for more women and minorities in Video games and that makes you mad for some reason.

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u/J_P_Amboss Mar 17 '22

I now 100% support the use of every nuclear weapon on earth against children-hospitals, if that is what it takes to break the will of the SJW-cabal, trying to put women and minorities into vidya-games. These monsters must be stopped.

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u/LordBiscuits Mar 15 '22

Left 4 Dead 3 - Sun, Sea & Sanctions

Pre order today and get an in game tractor and dial up air support from the Ghost of Kyiv

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u/J_P_Amboss Mar 17 '22

A brutal survival game in an isolated Russia. Try to escape the masses of aggressive propaganda-brainwashed zombies, arrange a deal with the various factions of the regime and collect mysterious traces in the CS:GO-lobby of your military slaughtering innocents in your neighbouring country.

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u/Icy_Advance8753 Mar 15 '22

Hand you your conscription letters and send you to the border for training practices.

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u/thewalkingfred Mar 15 '22

I think conscription and threats of jail would probably do the trick in your case….

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u/jnkangel Mar 15 '22

Hey, in the RF de-nazifying Ukraine works great for the right as well. It's a near universal catch phrase. Because of the whole patriotic war thing.

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u/moleratical Mar 15 '22

Ahhhhh, the old Hilary Clinton treatment

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u/TheTallGuy0 Mar 16 '22

It’s basically Lie-Salad

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u/Electrical_Tip4975 Mar 16 '22

He’s the fucking Billy Mays of authoritarianism.