‘Intelligence Updates’

Social media is a core component of the Imaginary War. Academic research shows #Twitter is home to a massive pro-Ukraine bot army, endlessly pumping out pro-Kiev, anti-Russian messaging. The same is no doubt true of every #social-media platform. This helps create the illusion of nigh-universal support for #Ukraine globally, when outside the West, populations and governments are either neutral, or outright supportive of #Russia, perceiving the conflict to be a strike against #NATO, and Western imperialism.

“This is supposed to be a David and Goliath story. But David and Goliath is a crap story if the giant wins…Predictable, a bit disheartening and not really a story at all, just the way the world works. Besides, a Western audience wants to see the good guy win, both to mete out justice and to enjoy victory by proxy. Ukraine’s anguishing self-defence is not a novel. But it’s not satisfying our fictional appetites.”

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