mass program of civic education through schools, universities, and public advertising. Such a program should relentlessly emphasize the threat that Russia’s influence poses, clearly label it as an ongoing war, and give the public tools for understanding and countering Russian attacks in their varied forms
That’s the only really sound method they laid out imo. We can do it grassroots too, it doesn’t all have to be top-down organized and funded, it’s also on us a little bit.
The idea of flooding them with our own propaganda is interesting, but their information spaces are more tightly controlled than ours. It’s easier to reach those of them that come onto our turf, but those people will already be on guard.
But yea, there’s a war on. Whether we like it or not. We may be limited in how we can fight the physical side of it, but are far less constrained where this type of shit is concerned.
That’s the only really sound method they laid out imo. We can do it grassroots too, it doesn’t all have to be top-down organized and funded, it’s also on us a little bit.
The idea of flooding them with our own propaganda is interesting, but their information spaces are more tightly controlled than ours. It’s easier to reach those of them that come onto our turf, but those people will already be on guard.
But yea, there’s a war on. Whether we like it or not. We may be limited in how we can fight the physical side of it, but are far less constrained where this type of shit is concerned.