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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe 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.

been going on for a long time
leftieNanner
(15,911 posts)Then who is?
That doesn't make any sense.
texasfiddler
(2,198 posts)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.
blm
(114,029 posts)that are telling him this propaganda.
CaptainTruth
(7,517 posts)world wide wally
(21,836 posts)Ilsa
(62,664 posts)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
(4,555 posts)And a few others are saying the Ukraine is corrupt and so Putin is rescuing the Ukrainians from their evil government.
Beausoleil
(2,976 posts)Garbage out
D_Master81
(1,986 posts)Of course you’d have to ignore Putin himself to believe Russia isn’t behind this. People like this make your head hurt.
superpatriotman
(6,674 posts)And is really angry with Germany.
Needless to say I walked away from the conversation because it was way above my pay grade.
Carlitos Brigante
(26,837 posts)durablend
(8,331 posts)Clearly who else?
TheRealNorth
(9,629 posts)
muriel_volestrangler
(103,370 posts)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.
Nevilledog
(53,952 posts)He's an idiot, at best.
Irish_Dem
(67,187 posts)NightWatcher
(39,360 posts)Maybe he should stop reading things ending in blogspot.jimbo.hellyeah.com and try NYtimes or cnn.