cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/3977938

“While Kremlin officials argue that they are “saving” the children by removing them from their homes, international watchdogs have called the forcible removal of Ukrainian kids — including infants as young as four months old — a war crime.”

  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    What do you define as propaganda? Does it need to be untrue or misleading? Because this article and many others regarding Russia are true and not misleading, but still does accomplish a geopolitical purpose of decreasing the credibility and influence of Russia.

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      1 year ago

      They’re a tankie trying to derail the conversation into “Russia isn’t that bad, it’s just propaganda”.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, it intentionally confuses the untrue or misleading definition of propaganda with the anything that promotes interests is propaganda definition.

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        1 year ago

        I come from another thread where another bullshitter is propping up the only talking point they have, that it’s all Western propaganda and that I should hate the US because they said so. They couldn’t handle being asked for reliable sources and is now resorting to insults. They’re so transparent and unimaginative, I can’t.