Iran war: We spoke to the man making Lego-style AI videos that experts say are powerful propaganda
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"Slopaganda" is too weak a term to capture how powerful this "highly sophisticated" content is, one expert says.
  • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
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    6 months ago

    The overriding message of these videos is that Iran is resisting what it sees as an almighty global oppressor: the United States.

    For decades the USA have been the Bad Guy in the “Larger Middle East” mostly for their complete lack of understanding how societies work. So many times. In every country except Israel. This is the ultimate fuck-up. I’m not a friend of the guns blazing approach to secure oil, but even that could’ve worked if they’d just put a little more effort into understanding the people they’re invading.

    Cheesus, do I hope they get fucked over good. Not the soldiers of course but the USA itself.

    And I fucking hate the Iran regime and all religious states. But the USA are making it all too easy for them to portray themselves as the good guys.

    When we push back - citing US officials who say the airman is now receiving treatment in Kuwait - he claims: “Only 13% of what Mr Trump says is based on facts.”

    And why should they tell only facts in their videos if the leader of the biggest military of the world (by budget) is so obviously lying as soon as he opens his mouth.

    • Magnum, P.I.@infosec.pubEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I also hope that the soldiers that go abroad to kill for money will not be fucked over, since they are basically good guys.

      • ajikeshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        no soldier serving in the us military since trump took power can be considered “a good guy” anymore

    • Andy@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Wow that’s… kinda fire. Ngl.

      I’m not a big fan of the IRGC, but that’s a banger of a diss track.

      • fiat_lux ⛓️‍💥@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Damn, that’s no exaggeration, I wasn’t prepared for the quality of that.

        I’m going to have the hook “your government is run by pedophiles, they ordered you to die for Israel” stuck in my head for a while. Those are not words I ever expected would be catchy lyrics, but here we are.

        • ajikeshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          yeah… irans propaganda game is incredibly strong… doesnt help that they have such weak targets as well