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BadGimp

(4,015 posts)
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:23 PM Feb 2022

The Ukraine disinformation has begun...

I just got off the phone with an old friend (who's always been a hard-right ideologue), and when I asked him what he thinks about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine he informed me that there is adequate evidence that it is not Russia behind the invasion based on what he has been reading.

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The Ukraine disinformation has begun... (Original Post) BadGimp Feb 2022 OP
begun? Kali Feb 2022 #1
If Russia's not behind the invasion leftieNanner Feb 2022 #2
I bet his view hasn't changed one bit since this thing started texasfiddler Feb 2022 #3
Ask hm if he'd bet his house on his 'news' sources blm Feb 2022 #4
Everything the Right says is the opposite of reality. Proven once again. CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #5
Somebody better let Putin in on that or he will sound delusional. world wide wally Feb 2022 #6
Except Pootin wants this and had 190,000 Ilsa Feb 2022 #7
Kook relatives on FB say Biden has attacked the Ukraine JenniferJuniper Feb 2022 #8
Garbage in Beausoleil Feb 2022 #9
Of course D_Master81 Feb 2022 #10
I was told Russia just wants a pipeline superpatriotman Feb 2022 #11
Sooooo..... the Klingons, perhaps? WTF does that even mean?! nt Carlitos Brigante Feb 2022 #12
Must be libruls behind it durablend Feb 2022 #13
Antifa obviously TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #16
That's not disinformation, that's mental illness muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #14
Should be old ex-friend. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #15
Who the heck does he think is behind the invasion of Ukraine? Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #17
fucking right winger blaming Hillary, just like tucker told her? NightWatcher Feb 2022 #18
That makes no sense at all. nt BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #19

texasfiddler

(1,990 posts)
3. I bet his view hasn't changed one bit since this thing started
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:27 PM
Feb 2022

It doesn't matter with these people. I have sister that doesn't believe the QANON folks at Dallas were real. They can't accept anything that hurts their own narrative.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
7. Except Pootin wants this and had 190,000
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:35 PM
Feb 2022

troops at the border. No one else wanted it.

Geez, sometimes the Japanese Empire bombing Pearl Harbor is just the Japanese Empire bombing Pearl Harbor.

JenniferJuniper

(4,510 posts)
8. Kook relatives on FB say Biden has attacked the Ukraine
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:44 PM
Feb 2022

And a few others are saying the Ukraine is corrupt and so Putin is rescuing the Ukrainians from their evil government.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
10. Of course
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:53 PM
Feb 2022

Of course you’d have to ignore Putin himself to believe Russia isn’t behind this. People like this make your head hurt.

superpatriotman

(6,247 posts)
11. I was told Russia just wants a pipeline
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:54 PM
Feb 2022

And is really angry with Germany.

Needless to say I walked away from the conversation because it was way above my pay grade.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,306 posts)
14. That's not disinformation, that's mental illness
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 04:00 PM
Feb 2022

Russia says it's invading; it claims it has justifications. Saying Russia might not be behind it is like denying the existence of Belgium. Your friend needs to see a therapist.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
18. fucking right winger blaming Hillary, just like tucker told her?
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 04:55 PM
Feb 2022

Maybe he should stop reading things ending in blogspot.jimbo.hellyeah.com and try NYtimes or cnn.

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