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Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value by Arubis on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:18PM (#30495974)
I keep wondering this also. I’ve seen this line trotted out on social media _constantly_, and it’s utterly absent from more reputable publications.

Are there real sources here? Not hypothetical—I’d be interested if you have them-but in their absence, this smells like the sort of thing you want your adversary to believe: “He’s a madman! He could do anything!”

(As a related aside, it’s bizarre and uncomfortable knowing there’s certainly amped-up information wars going on right now, that we’re all likely exposed, and not necessarily being able to differentiate.)

Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value by colordrops on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:51PM (#30496198)
Just watch this and it all makes sense:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If61baWF4GE&t=408

Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value by dukeofdoom on Monday February 28, 2022 @12:47AM (#30496818)
Or watch this ... more melodramatic version:

https://www.tiktok.com/@melisa_stewart_2.0/video/70694164468...

Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value by x86_64Ubuntu on Monday February 28, 2022 @03:48AM (#30497771)
Kind of reminds me about the enemies during the GWOT and how they were portrayed. They were always being portrayed as bloodthirsty maniacs who were beyond the cusp of reason and ABSOLUTELY had to be attacked.