• carl_marks_1312 [comrade/them]
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    11 months ago

    Propaganda is rhetoric designed to produce support for or against particular decisions/actions.

    Sounds kinda like kinda what you're trying to do here. Would you agree?

    • ex10n@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      I'm spurring debate in a conflict ridden world. It's important to understand and discuss all sides, but to maintain an understanding of historical context to guide this discourse.

        • ex10n@lemm.ee
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          11 months ago

          Propaganda generally originates from a state and is one sided. Debate can originate between any two individuals.

          • carl_marks_1312 [comrade/them]
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            11 months ago

            Under your own definition earlier propaganda would apply to individuals as well, not only states. Also I'd disagree that propaganda is one sided. Good propaganda encompasses and undermines other viewpoints.

            As for spurring debate and maintaining an understanding for historical context. How do you contextualize among others things like this:

            Biden predicting in 1997 what would happen if NATO expands https://www.c-span.org/video/?86974-1/nato-expansion If Biden knew that Russia wouldn't tolerate NATO expansion, why push for it anyway if war is on the table?

            Putin being handselected by Clinton and Yeltsin https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-s-a-solid-man-declassified-memos-offer-window-into-yeltsin-clinton-relationship/29462317.html How does he go from good guy to bad guy in such a short span of time? What changed?

            The leaked nuland phone call https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk38Jk_JL0g

            • ex10n@lemm.ee
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              11 months ago

              1997 was 26 years ago, much can change in this timeframe. However, It's also a blink of an eye on the geologic timeline.

                • ex10n@lemm.ee
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                  11 months ago

                  I mean history show otherwise, so that's a strange conclusion to draw.

              • carl_marks_1312 [comrade/them]
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                11 months ago

                Yes and I asked you what changed and if you can contextualize. You yourself understand that historical context is important. After all ignoring historical context would rob this conflict of it's meaning, no? Or are you one of those rubes that believes Putin ordered an attack out of his own volition?

                • ex10n@lemm.ee
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                  11 months ago

                  There's plenty of historical context to cover. Like how Ukraine became the breadbasket feeding the Soviets in the USSR at the expense of their own population.

                  • carl_marks_1312 [comrade/them]
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                    11 months ago

                    Sure but you're ignoring that the Soviet Union got dissolved and had a friendly western handpicked succesor at that point. So no more threat to UA, no? NATOs purpose was also a reaction to the creation of Soviet Russia, but what was it's purpose after the dissolution of the SU? Why join and expand NATO when everyones friendly now?

                    • ex10n@lemm.ee
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                      11 months ago

                      If everyone was friendly, why did Ukraine not give Russia their soverign land? The people of Ukraine voted for Zelensky fighting Russian influence for this exact reason. NATO continues to exist to promote stability and peace in the EU full stop. They're a defensive pact to deter outside aggression. Ukraine believes joining this pact will protect them from Russian aggression. Much like Finland and Sweden. Come on now, even Switzerland has chosen the side of Ukraine here.

                      • carl_marks_1312 [comrade/them]
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                        11 months ago

                        If everyone was friendly, why did Ukraine not give Russia their soverign land?

                        Everyone was friendly right after the dissolution of the SU. With the prospect of NATO expansion and initially friendly Russia getting declined 3 times into the alliance they added 1 and 1 together.

                        The people of Ukraine voted for Zelensky fighting Russian influence for this exact reason.

                        Zelenski got voted for because he promised an end to the civil war in donbas https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30414955 https://www.france24.com/en/20190416-russian-speakers-ukraine-candidate-talking-language

                        a defensive pact

                        Like in Yugoslavia?

                        • ex10n@lemm.ee
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                          11 months ago

                          Zelensky was voted for many reasons, this is surely a component of it! His charismatic effect and desire for sovereign governance are others.

                          • carl_marks_1312 [comrade/them]
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                            11 months ago

                            Yeah but the protection of the Russian minority was a key mandate.

                            You want to talk about historical context yet fail to contextualize anything shown to you. Your "spurring debate" is actually just bad propaganda

                            • ex10n@lemm.ee
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                              11 months ago

                              Exactly! Ukraine's goals aim to unify a diverse population! Majority and minority alike. It's a beautiful resistance movement towards outside Russian aggression negatively impacting the lives of the Russian minority in Eastern Ukraine!

                                • ex10n@lemm.ee
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                                  11 months ago

                                  To my knowledge it was a direct policy decision from Putin. It'd be nice to have a free and fair election to see some positive change towards this poor decision making.

                                    • ex10n@lemm.ee
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                                      11 months ago

                                      Similar to the reasons Moldova, Georgia, and the Kuril Islands were occupied. Russian expansionism.

                                        • ex10n@lemm.ee
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                                          11 months ago

                                          NATO only expands with mutual agreement between the parties involved. If a sovereign country feels the need to join NATO, just follow their reasoning to learn about the historical context.

                                          • carl_marks_1312 [comrade/them]
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                                            11 months ago

                                            NATO was a reaction to Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union was a reaction to NATO. If the Soviet Union fell, who was the great enemy? What was it's purpose, if not for keeping western global hegemeny. NATO historically has always been the agressing force. Learn about history to get a proper context, lib.