Russian propaganda machine was full force in America during the 2016 election and I’m sure it still is quite active to an extent in the states. What’s the general feel for Russian propaganda in Ukraine? Are there many Russian-supporting Ukrainians? Do many of them change opinions once Russia is in their towns?

Uhh I should note that I’m quite ignorant on the subject and if my question makes you irritated - I’m sorry I don’t mean to start anything.

    • AnyProgressIsGood@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 years ago

      To deny Russia’s propaganda involvement is to have your head burried in the sand. Id suggest checking out the Mueller report

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆English
        43·
        2 years ago

        To pretend that Russia’s propaganda involvement plays a significant impact in US elections is contrary to the facts. I’d suggest you check out the Mueller report yourself, because it fails to show any actual substance.

        Furthermore, other countries, such as Israel, play FAR bigger role in influencing US elections. Same goes for US oligarchs and large corporations. The fact that liberals in US continue to focus on Russia, while ignoring this shows that this is not rational adult behavior.

        Finally, it’s worth noting that US itself does far greater interference in elections and politics across the globe.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆English
        45·
        2 years ago

        The amount of money Prigozhin spent influencing the election in US is laughable compared to the overall campaign spending. If spending a few hundred thousand bucks could swing the election in US, that would be absolutely incredible. And once you actually read the article I linked you’ll realize that a new study of Russia-based Twitter posts by New York University researchers buries the liberal canard that Russian bots played any significant role in swinging the 2016 election for Donald Trump.

        I know blueAnon love their Russiagate conspiracy theory, but it’s factually wrong and you gotta learn to deal with reality.

        • TheOublietteEnglish
          22·
          2 years ago

          you gotta learn to deal with reality.

          New Lemmy users: “you wanna bet?”

          • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆English
            36·
            2 years ago

            It’s pretty amusing to see how all the same people who make fun of qanon end up exhibiting exactly same behavior when it comes to conspiracies. Really shows that people aren’t all that different in the end, they just choose to believe different narratives and get upset when facts run contrary to them.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
        35·
        1 year ago

        Everything I say comes from western media sources, western academics, and western military experts. The fact that somebody would call that Russian propaganda is frankly surreal. The only thing that’s surprising here is that rational discussion of the situation in Ukraine is evidently no longer possible, and anybody who points out obvious and well documented things ends up having a bunch of trolls go after them. This sort of behavior should absolutely not make its way to the fediverse from the cesspool of reddit.