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RikerT_USS_Lolipop t1_iu6vo3m wrote

At the beginning of the Iraq war they televised air strikes in black and green night vision. It was called Operation Shock and Awe. They seriously tried to turn that war into an action movie for people to watch on tv and get hyped. They also got Godsmack for Navy commercials.

It's not that there is something wrong with you. They know exactly what they are doing.

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SurturOfMuspelheim t1_iu6s60v wrote

So you supported the American actions that killed millions in the middle east, South America, and continue to harm people today? The millions in weapons support to cause more deaths (And push American foreign policy!) but the sheer lack of humanitarian aid?

I mean, why didn't you just attack the US Government? Oh, because you care about your life, friends and family? Or is it just propaganda?

Stupid fucking argument. The Governments of Russia and Ukraine are responsible for this shit, not the people.

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D3Seeker t1_iu6s2ws wrote

I believe theres a point where until they started to dig in and come out with what was really going on, it all just washed over many folk.

I suppose also, depending on ones age back then, there was still a healthy dose of distant naivete if we weren't close to epicenter of things.

A case of "this stuff we learned about in history class is just that, history, when truthfully similar was unfolding right before our eyes (and arguable at a time when the media wasn't AS skewed as it is now, which in a way makes it a bit worse)

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