I’ve wondered how people ran happily into their doom in WW1/2, and thought nowadays with all the information readily available they’d not fight and die for some grand illusion of some asshole wearing a crown or whatever Putin wears. But I was wrong. I don’t understand how they’re not on his ass, noose ready. Instead they cheer for him. Of course not all Russians, but enough to let him keep destroying their own future.
That’s really hard for me to grasp. If my government would start some shit like that we’d collectively laugh and replace them.
Answer: state propaganda. A well crafted one. For every “but this is obviously true” they present you with 5-10 of “but look, there is also this, so we might never really know, therefore it’s most likely not true”. Most people are not well educated and trust this shit.
I’ve wondered how people ran happily into their doom in WW1/2, and thought nowadays with all the information readily available they’d not fight and die for some grand illusion of some asshole wearing a crown or whatever Putin wears. But I was wrong. I don’t understand how they’re not on his ass, noose ready. Instead they cheer for him. Of course not all Russians, but enough to let him keep destroying their own future.
That’s really hard for me to grasp. If my government would start some shit like that we’d collectively laugh and replace them.
Answer: state propaganda. A well crafted one. For every “but this is obviously true” they present you with 5-10 of “but look, there is also this, so we might never really know, therefore it’s most likely not true”. Most people are not well educated and trust this shit.