r/europe • u/kyoukidotexe Europe • 2d ago

News Russia launches propaganda campaign in Europe “Russia is not my enemy”

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4028250-russia-launches-propaganda-campaign-in-europe-russia-is-not-my-enemy.html
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u/Mars_target Denmark 2d ago edited 2d ago

But it is.

Good, let them waste their money on this.

Edit: I see a lot of replies with people giving examples of russians doing this with success. I am from Denmark, and in my echo chamber, we are fairly united with a broad political coalition that sits heavy on the center. We are not vulnerable to Russia propaganda as much as in countries with powerful right-wing parties. We hate Russia and what they represent with a passion, and I think that is partially why we dont see a lot of influencing campaigns here because they know its a waste. But yes, it would be foolish to underestimate them.

More F16s to Ukraine!

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u/TheIncredibleHeinz 2d ago

It's really not a good idea to ignore this, it's unfortunately effective in parts of the population. Russian propaganda has mastered the art of exploiting the indifference of the West, we really need to stop brushing it off as if it wasn't a problem, because it is.

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u/nanna_ii 2d ago

Agreed. I am afraid they are sowing in very fertile grounds because there is already dissatisfaction with the current state. I am seeing support for Putin even in a nordic country. It's a minority but it's the same kind of crowd as MAGA, they are anti-immigrant, anti-lgtbq+, anti-science, conspiratorial and black & white thinking. I have no doubt they use these topics to deliver their propaganda.

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u/ItsFisterRoboto 2d ago

Absolutely, this works for them everywhere they try it. From Brexit to the rise of maga, the fingerprints of this manipulation are clear and people keep saying "it doesn't work" when it clearly does and clearly is.

Under every vaguely political video on YouTube, every news article and social media post, there are 100s of comments from fake accounts designed to divide people, make them feel angry and make them believe an alternate reality. It is working.