The most interesting thing for me was how the West and Russia were clearly fighting two very different wars. The west fought a propaganda war primarily focused on the media and manipulation of public opinion. It was very successful within the west, but largely failed in the rest of the world. Meanwhile, Russia primarily focused on fighting a war of attrition and used propaganda in support of material conditions that were developing. While The west managed to control the narrative early on, the material reality ultimately ended up asserting itself, and now the whole narrative is starting to collapse.
You have to wonder where they get this capture-the-flag mentality because it sure as shit didn’t work in Afghanistan or Iraq, it didn’t work in Vietnam either.
This is why it was so funny to see people saying shit like “a
Ha ha, the Russians couldn't take Kiev right away, they're gonna lose!”War isn’t a game of capture the flag, you don’t pull off one decisive action that makes the other side go “Well fuck, we’re done now”
It’s all logistics, it’s territory control, it’s knowing when to push forward and when to hold
Ukraine was fucked from the get-go
The most interesting thing for me was how the West and Russia were clearly fighting two very different wars. The west fought a propaganda war primarily focused on the media and manipulation of public opinion. It was very successful within the west, but largely failed in the rest of the world. Meanwhile, Russia primarily focused on fighting a war of attrition and used propaganda in support of material conditions that were developing. While The west managed to control the narrative early on, the material reality ultimately ended up asserting itself, and now the whole narrative is starting to collapse.
You have to wonder where they get this capture-the-flag mentality because it sure as shit didn’t work in Afghanistan or Iraq, it didn’t work in Vietnam either.
It’s easier to just say you won than to actually win
It’s taking the ball and going home, but you’re stealing the ball