On a sidenote, I heard Rambo movies in Russia were labeled as "comedy".
I wish I could see one from the 70's/early 80's, when we still liked (or at least were ignorant of) Saddam. "Pro-business, Law-and-Order Iraqi Leader is our Last Bastion Against the Russkies" vs. "It's Time to Bomb Saddam" just to hammer it home to my libs.
I really feel the same, no one is budging one milimetre from their position. And it is so frustrating, is this what it was like during the invasion of iraq? Is it going to be another 15 years of people ignoring any materialist analysis of the conflict in favour of some ideological vision?
It probably helps that Cold War brainworms have infected the majority of Americans and so Russia being the big bad makes it a lot more digestible. Iraq was just viewed as a weak and poor arab nation that may have hosted terrorists (according to the public).
Edit: Also want to add that you should study up on indigenous societies and how they were structured. The future is bleak and communal groups are going to be what makes or breaks it for survival. Some sort of community with structure will be essential to protect yourselves and others while also maintaining some form of order in what's likely to be a chaotic environment.
I know exactly what you mean. It turns out the "tankies" had the right idea all along.
The lib opinion on Ukraine might change, just like the lib opinion on Iraq changed. You'd just have no (widespread) accountability for or reflection on horrendous takes or what produced this media narrative.
