Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington lobbyists and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Kiev's public relations blitz. By Dan Cohen in Washington, D.C. MintPress News Since the Russian offensive inside Ukraine commenced on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian military has cult

This is a pretty dense one. It's wild how explicit things get. For example:

Such Russian clichés like "referendum in Crimea" or "will of the people of Crimea" are absolutely unacceptable.

The document deems unacceptable the terms “Civil war in Donbass,” “Internal conflict,” “Conflict in Ukraine” and “Ukrainian crisis” to describe the Ukrainian military’s war with the breakaway republics of the Donbass region.

Proper wording is critical. While highlighting the situation in Ukraine, a clear reference must always be done to Russia as an aggressor. We protect the entire Europe, not only ourselves, as Putin will not stop in Ukraine.

...these “verified sources that objectively cover what is happening in Ukraine” are anything but independent. Most of them are tied to the U.S. and European governments and billionaire foundations.

It's amazing how directly the language filters through to places like :reddit-logo: too. How much of it is actual paid shills, and how much of it is people internalizing this stuff verbatim?

  • Neckbeard_Prime [they/them,he/him]
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    3 years ago

    If Desert Shield/Desert Storm were any indication, it started off with a shitload of paid shill accounts from PR firms, followed by people repeating talking points verbatim as the PR firms continue to stir the shit and steer the narrative.

    I'm curious how long it will take before they start going after social media influencers, or if they will even need to bother in the first place since the PR/disinfo campaign has already swept up so much of public opinion that it may just happen on its own organically. Non-zero chance that we get a 2-hour Contrapoints video essay in which she extols the virtues of Ukraine in their struggle to get Russian election interference out of their gubbermint, with a few asides involving hand-wringing about Right Sector and Azov being "just a few bad apples." In other words, a John Oliver-tier lib take with set dressing, several costume changes, and punching left (via ridiculing "Tabby" over a NATO encirclement "whataboutism"/strawman).

    ...Hey, who left this lathe here?

    • voice_of_hermes [he/him,any]
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      3 years ago

      I’m curious how long it will take before they start going after social media influencers....

      What if I told you you're already about two weeks behind?

      Contrapoints...punching left (via ridiculing “Tabby” over a NATO encirclement “whataboutism”/strawman).

      LOL. Jesus. I thought I was the cynic. Can't seriously say it's all that far-fetched though, unfortunately. 😩

        • invo_rt [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Some of the videos I saw from the "content creators" involved were some of the most ham-fisted propaganda reads I've ever heard

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        15 days ago

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  • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Russia’s air force bombed military installations adjacent to where the foreign fighters were sleeping. Having fled to neighboring Poland, a Spanish fighter described the bombing as a “message” that could have killed thousands.

    Similarly, an American fighter who hid in an ambulance to escape the frontlines warned that Ukrainian authorities were killing foreigners who decided not to fight, calling it a “trap.”

    :jesus-christ:

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    One document inside the dossier delineates acceptable language on the conflict with Russia as determined by the Ukrainian government.

    :19::84:

  • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    the phrases information warfare and stratcom should be replaced by "making shit up"

    this war is fyre festival repeating itself as farce