RE: Putin's internal propaganda. If Ukraine poses such a national security threat to Russia...

[Tom Rinaldo]

enough of a threat to initiate a "special combat operation" against it using close to 200,000 "peacekeepers", then why is combat only taking place inside of Ukraine? Why would a "Nazi controlled government" that had been seriously threatening Russia suddenly allow almost all of its cities be besieged without taking any "special combat operations" directed against Russia, inside Russia, in return? If Ukraine is too weak to take any offensive actions against Russia while the very existence of its current government is gravely threatened, how can it represent a threat that had to be immediately dealt with by a 200,000 member "peacekeeping force?"

It is amazing what utter crap Russia's state media is ramming down the public's throat. It is amazing that they still have some success in peddling it. How much longer can that work?

[Pachamama]

1. If you can explain why a large percentage of Americans believe that TFG won 2020 and other lies like

…that, then you have your answer as to how there could be Russian population believing the illogical bullshit being fed to them…

[Tom Rinaldo]

3. Yes, the same mind manipulation techniques are involved

This time though, inside of Russia, real life consequences blow back is immediate and severe. Young men are dying at an alarming rate, family savings are vanishing, costs are rocketing, the economy is cratering, and most of the so called civilized world is shunning Russians.

America's MAGA zombies for the most part haven't felt real life repercussions for having bought into mega lies.

[Pantagruel]

4. "America's MAGA zombies for the most part haven't felt real life repercussions..."

You mean the ones that survived needlessly contracting CV-19?

[Tom Rinaldo]

6. Yep, them's the ones

The only MEGA's who figured out those consequences (if they ever did) are the ones who died from them, plus maybe a few of the loved ones of the deceased.

The world's retaliation for Russia's Ukraine invasion though kind of qualifies as "the mother of all pocketbook issues" for most Russian citizens, and those are harder to remain in denial of.

[underpants]

5. A. Repetition B. It's also "here's the official story" so people know what's expected of them

to say and what is not to be said. C. Putin likes seeing his monkeys dance for him just like Trump does.

[Firestorm49]

2. Putin is preaching to his "deplorables". His loyalists of 30 some percent. Sound familiar?