Poor Man's Propaganda
Millions of Russians Surrender by Phone & Text - Newsweek
The Russia-Ukraine War has produced abysmally transparent and unconvincing propaganda. Recall the mysterious “Ghost of Kiev” who allegedly shot down five Russian aircraft in a single day. Since this occurred at the start of the war we can safely assume that this pilot, if real, had next to nothing in terms of actual combat experience. Yet he shot down five Russian fighters? Then there’s the more recent tale of a frail old man who, with nothing more than a WW II era rifle, shot down another modern Russian jet fighter.
I won’t even get into the regular news stories of beautiful and glamorous Ukrainian supermodel-types who engage in brutal trench and urban warfare without ever getting their hair mussed or uniforms soiled.
Now Newsweek reports of a Ukrainian hotline set up recently to enable Russians to phone in their personal surrenders without having to leave the comfort of their own homes.
According to Newsweek’s trustworthy source at the Ukrainian Ministry of Bad Propaganda, over 1.2 million Russians have already used the new hotline called “I Want to Live, Comrade!” to formally surrender. Keep in mind, these are Russians residing on the Russian side of the front lines.
Now this does sound fantastical, doesn’t it?
Actually, the Ukrainians stole this hotline idea from the Axis Powers which set up similar hotlines during WW II. IIRC, some 12 million British called the German line, named “Tell Mr. Hitler That You Are Done With the War,” to surrender by phone. In addition, 28 million American civilians called or texted Emperor Hirohito to let him know they were surrendering. I'm tempted to call the Ukrainian line myself and ask Zelensky for mercy.
Okay seriously, why would Russian citizens, who tend to be highly nationalistic and patriotic, wish to surrender to an enemy who appears to have run out of steam militarily? If one dares to open their eyes and ears, they will find former military personnel who paint a different picture of the war from the American MSM version. According to them, Ukraine has shot its bolt and there’s next to nothing left.
I’m hoping for a quick end to the war so that hundreds of thousands of lives can be spared. A cessation will hopefully also be the end of news about the sweat-pants wearing ragamuffin grifter Zelenskyy (not a typo).
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Poor Man's Propaganda
Millions of Russians Surrender by Phone & Text - Newsweek
DEC 23
The Russia-Ukraine War has produced abysmally transparent and unconvincing propaganda. Recall the mysterious “Ghost of Kiev” who allegedly shot down five Russian aircraft in a single day. Since this allegedly occurred at the start of the war we can safely assume that this pilot, if real, had next to nothing in terms of actual combat experience. Yet he shot down five Russian fighters? Then there’s the more recent tale of a frail old man who, with nothing more than a WW II era rifle, shot down another modern Russian jet fighter.
I won’t even get into the regular news stories of beautiful and glamorous Ukrainian supermodel-types who engage in brutal trench and urban warfare without ever getting their hair mussed or uniforms soiled.
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Now Newsweek reports of a Ukrainian hotline set up recently to enable Russians to phone in their personal surrenders without having to leave the comfort of their own homes.
According to Newsweek’s trustworthy source at the Ukrainian Ministry of Bad Propaganda, over 1.2 million Russians have already used the new hotline called “I Want to Live, Comrade!” to formally surrender. Keep in mind, these are Russians residing on the Russian side of the front lines.
Now this does sound fantastical, doesn’t it?
Actually, the Ukrainians stole this hotline idea from the Axis Powers which set up similar hotlines during WW II. IIRC, some 12 million British called the German line, named “Tell Mr. Hitler That You Are Done With the War,” to surrender by phone. In addition, 28 million American civilians called or texted Emperor Hirohito to let him know they were surrendering. I'm tempted to call the Ukrainian line myself and ask Zelensky for mercy.
Okay seriously, why would Russian citizens, who tend to be highly nationalistic and patriotic, wish to surrender to an enemy who appears to have run out of steam militarily? If one dares to open their eyes and ears, they will find former military personnel who paint a different picture of the war from the American MSM version. According to them, Ukraine has shot its bolt and there’s next to nothing left.
I’m hoping for a quick end to the war so that hundreds of thousands of lives can be spared. A cessation will hopefully also be the end of news about the sweat-pants wearing ragamuffin grifter Zelenskyy (not a typo).
Thanks for reading Planet FUBAR! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
My preferred adjectives are:
Erudite, virile, fabulous, witty; tall, dark, & handsome; distinguished, loyal, trustworthy, visionary, courageous, adventurous, dreamy, desirable, scholarly, mischievous, congenial, laconic, philosophical, cuddly, indefatigable, and indomitable.
Please use at least one in any reference to me.