Thoughts on this?
Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t invade Ukraine in 2022 because he feared NATO. He invaded because he believed that NATO was weak, that his efforts to regain control of Ukraine by other means had failed, and that installing a pro-Russian g
I do agree that in retrospect, the war doesn't make much sense for Russia. As the article speculates, Putin must have thought that Ukraine was weak enough to be conquered in a matter of weeks, and that the west wouldn't intervene, since it also didn't intervene in the case of Crimea and Donbas.
In my opinion? Yes.
It's not for you or me, it's for novices, people who will turn away the second you discredit any of the famous anti-government protests or deny the Uyghur genocide. They need to take small steps, or else they will be overwhelmed by disbelief. I speak from experience, as I went through the exact same thing, having been raised on a liberal diet my entire life.
And of course, all those points you've raised are valid. It is mainly the social credit system facts which were presented here surprisingly honestly and in a well-informed manner.
Still better than the usual fearmongering. I've shared this video mainly since it seems like an acceptable learning material for normies.