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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by CameronNemo on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:29AM (#30450740)
Russians who read HN are probably in the minority though, right?

And yeah not everyone listens to propaganda, and there is going to be a lot of diversity of opinion, but propaganda does work and a large percent of the population are going to get duped.

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by epgui on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:35AM (#30450791)
That's the thing that people don't understand about propaganda: the reason it's bad and scary is that _it works_.
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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by epgui on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:35AM (#30451310)
Corollary (because I’m not sure I was explicit enough): propaganda most certainly has worked on me without my even realizing, a great many times I am sure, and it most certainly has worked on you as well, dear HackerNews reader. Don’t make the mistake of thinking you’re immune, or too clever.
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