Twitter exec for Middle East is also part-time British army 'psyops' officer

Re:Twitter exec for Middle East is also part-time British ar... by diminoten on Monday September 30, 2019 @12:28PM (#21117079)

Sounds like one particular viewpoint that, while somewhat relevant, doesn't actually shed much light into this vastly different (both geographically and temporally) situation.

Don't close your mind just because you know of one instance of the thing being discussed; you anchor yourself to a specific point in time.

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Re:Twitter exec for Middle East is also part-time British ar... by 5trokerac3 on Monday September 30, 2019 @12:44PM (#21117219)

"Winning hearts and minds" isn't a bad thing on its own - NATO forces are objectively better than islamic extremists like ISIS and the Taliban - but acting like our military is wholly altruistic is naive at best and purposefully disingenuous at worst.

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Re:Twitter exec for Middle East is also part-time British ar... by diminoten on Monday September 30, 2019 @01:54PM (#21117925)

No one here was acting like anyone's military was wholly altruistic...

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Re:Twitter exec for Middle East is also part-time British ar... by navigatesol on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:52PM (#21118511)

>Don't close your mind just because you know of one instance of the thing being discussed; you anchor yourself to a specific point in time.

Person with zero experience lecturing someone who actually performed the role, in service of the country, is such a HackerNews thing.

Bonus points for referring to their real-life experience as "somewhat relevant".

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Re:Twitter exec for Middle East is also part-time British ar... by diminoten on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:56PM (#21118548)

The fact that you think this person performed the PsyOps role means your lack of reading comprehension undermines your scolding tone.

But please, tell me more about what a "HackerNews" thing this is.

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