And then Ukraine happened. I realize this is probably the same logic that Holocaust or Sandy Hook deniers use, but it really is fascinating just how many people can be fooled by propaganda or group think. Even when the facts are staring in their faces they just don’t want to hear it.
I had a similar eye-opener moment being in Hong Kong during the riots.
It was nothing like how the media was portraying it. But even friends overseas wouldn’t believe me when I told them hos fucked the coverage was.
The amount of power the average person gives the media over how they perceive the world is terrifying.