Anyone in this demo is dying with a Harry Potter book in hand
No they're not. Plenty of people went through this shit after 9/11. What was originally seen as this unprompted assault on a peaceful nation gets revealed, year after year, as a particularly notable salvo between the Old Empire and its colonies. The propaganda was successful in the moment, but time will reveal the contradictions and erode trust in the institutions that spawned it. By the end, the entire framework of the conflict has crumbled and people talking about "The War on Terror" with open disgust.
People get older, their material conditions change, and they put the HP books aside.
It just doesn't shape US domestic policy, because we don't live in any kind of democracy. The fact that large numbers (even a majority) of the public oppose something doesn't do anything to change it. Ukraine propaganda merely smooths over the edges of dissent until it is harmless to the body politic. It doesn't matter whether we support or oppose Ukraine, because we're all just passive observers to the horror.
No they're not. Plenty of people went through this shit after 9/11. What was originally seen as this unprompted assault on a peaceful nation gets revealed, year after year, as a particularly notable salvo between the Old Empire and its colonies. The propaganda was successful in the moment, but time will reveal the contradictions and erode trust in the institutions that spawned it. By the end, the entire framework of the conflict has crumbled and people talking about "The War on Terror" with open disgust.
People get older, their material conditions change, and they put the HP books aside.
It just doesn't shape US domestic policy, because we don't live in any kind of democracy. The fact that large numbers (even a majority) of the public oppose something doesn't do anything to change it. Ukraine propaganda merely smooths over the edges of dissent until it is harmless to the body politic. It doesn't matter whether we support or oppose Ukraine, because we're all just passive observers to the horror.