Active conflicts ALWAYS have ACTIVE INFORMATION OPERATIONS.
Be skeptical. Just like how there is always a teddy bear in the rubble in Gaza, don’t take any “smoking gun” evidence at face value, from either side. Period.
At this point I don’t believe a damn word I read. I’m half convinced there isn’t a war. One day after I made a comment that a random twitter user could allege that one side is using white phosphorus and half the people reading would believe it without question, Israel was accused of using white phosphorus.
It’s tiring. Kill every combatant on both sides and let the civilians live in peace.
Sadly, that’s another objective for some types of information operations (not all, but some): believe nothing, trust no one. That is actually one of the primary objectives of Russia’s propaganda machine, which is why their state media gives conflicting accounts of the same story.
But that is not what I’m suggesting anyone does. I’m saying take in the information, mentally archive it, wait, and continue observing.
Active conflicts ALWAYS have ACTIVE INFORMATION OPERATIONS.
Be skeptical. Just like how there is always a teddy bear in the rubble in Gaza, don’t take any “smoking gun” evidence at face value, from either side. Period.
I agree. Too many people see only what they want.
At this point I don’t believe a damn word I read. I’m half convinced there isn’t a war. One day after I made a comment that a random twitter user could allege that one side is using white phosphorus and half the people reading would believe it without question, Israel was accused of using white phosphorus.
It’s tiring. Kill every combatant on both sides and let the civilians live in peace.
Sadly, that’s another objective for some types of information operations (not all, but some): believe nothing, trust no one. That is actually one of the primary objectives of Russia’s propaganda machine, which is why their state media gives conflicting accounts of the same story.
But that is not what I’m suggesting anyone does. I’m saying take in the information, mentally archive it, wait, and continue observing.
The first thing that dies in war is the truth.