Thread by @ggreenwald

War Propaganda About Ukraine Becoming More Militaristic, Authoritarian, and Reckless

greenwald.substack.com/p/war-propagan…

Every useful or pleasing claim about the war, no matter how unverified or subsequently debunked, rapidly spreads, including by US news outlets, while dissenters are vilified as traitors or Kremlin agents.

No matter your views, having falsehoods ratified is dangerous and harmful.

Even if you're certain you have apprehended the moral dimensions of this conflict, that only takes you so far - as was true of 9/11 or Saddam. Especially with calls for no-fly zones, regime change and "crippling" sanctions, vital debates remain, which require space to question.

All humans are susceptible to propaganda. It's most potent when about war, and when -- as now -- the societal consensus is close to absolute. It's vital to hear, to seek out, alternative ways of thinking. I highly recommend this analysis by @fbfsubstack:

niccolo.substack.com/p/fuck-it-russ…

I realized during Russiagate: history repeats itself because so many who didn't live through it don't know what happened. After 9/11, every dissenter was called a traitor. @davidfrum & @Liz_Cheney built their career on this. Exactly what's happening now, but so many don't know.👇

A huge portion of the viral stories that people spent the first week mindlessly passing around -- many of which ended up ratified in major media outlets -- either had no evidence, reason to believe they were false, or were debunked. Again, no matter your views, this is dangerous:

Here's a good thread that, with evidence, shows that so many of the most shared and viral stories either lacked any evidence, were of doubtful veracity, or were outright false. This account has been very balanced, skeptical and cautious in its analysis:

https://twitter.com/RussiaUSA/status/1497573556305158145