• zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    I think the US would be more than happy to cut Ukraine checks every month, all else being equal. That money is just getting kicked back to US interests anyway.

    This isn't manufactured consent. Its blowback to a failed foreign policy. You're going to see the media work hard to shift this perception back into line with the views of the MIC. And you're going to see politicians exploit the divisions and contradictions this policy creates wrt our domestic situation and our policy towards China.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        You have to know what the baseline sentiment is before you can reshape it. Reddit is useful both for shaping consensus and for sending up trial balloons to see how westerners respond.