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Re: Ask HN: Aren't you afraid of a possible world conflict?

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Post by esperent »

surrTurr wrote: post #4

It seems like there's a difference between the discourse online and IRL. Whenever I talk to people online, I get this picture of people not really caring and, depending on the bubble, even being excited for conflict. However, when talking to people IRL, they are much more "conservative" in their opinions, and also more afraid. What's closer to the truth? Tweets or real life conversations? I mean on one hand, there's…

> What's closer to the truth? Tweets or real life conversations?

Why do you think either is close to the truth?

Re: Ask HN: Aren't you afraid of a possible world conflict?

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Post by euroderf »

mnky9800n wrote: post #6

russia is currently invading ukraine using russian and north korean soldiers with the aide of iranian and chinese weapons. russia has supported pro russian candidates in elections using social media propaganda through chinese apps like tiktok helping people like hungary’s viktor orban or 2016s donald trump get elected. they also likely will get an unknown romanian pro russian leader elected as well. russia has suppor…

> old weapons to ukraine

AFAICT this is not a serious problem. Russia is in many cases fighting with junkyard scrapings. https://x.com/Jonpy99/status/1860694569102258607

Re: Ask HN: Aren't you afraid of a possible world conflict?

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Post by skwee357 »

The thing is, I no longer trust any news source. They all exist to serve their agenda, while rarely providing the real picture. So there is no way for me, as a regular citizen, to truly know what happens in the world or a particular regional conflict.

So while I do worry that there might be a bigger war, I also realize that the picture painted by the news, or the "promises" that different country leaders make, are meant to serve two goals: (1) keeping the general public in constant fear, and (2) making them (the leader) appear strong/decisive in a regional/international arena.

Re: Ask HN: Aren't you afraid of a possible world conflict?

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Post by mnky9800n »

euroderf wrote: post #13
mnky9800n wrote: post #6

russia is currently invading ukraine using russian and north korean soldiers with the aide of iranian and chinese weapons. russia has supported pro russian candidates in elections using social media propaganda through chinese apps like tiktok helping people like hungary’s viktor orban or 2016s donald trump get elected. they also likely will get an unknown romanian pro russian leader elected as well. russia has suppor…

> old weapons to ukraine AFAICT this is not a serious problem. Russia is in many cases fighting with junkyard scrapings. https://x.com/Jonpy99/status/1860694569102258607

It doesn't matter what Russia is fighting with. The war is not about winning, it is about war profiteering. Both for Putin and the West. While the West gives out fat new contracts to build new weapons, Putin has stolen much of the grain produced in Ukraine and launders it through ship to ship transfers then sells to Egypt and other countries. This has made billions for Putin in the last year alone.

Putin wins if the war ends and he wins if it continues. The only way he doesn't win if he no longer gets to play the game.

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