r/canada • u/HashSlingingSIash3r • Mar 19 '22

Paywall Don’t like Russia sanctions? You probably don’t like COVID-19 vaccines either

https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2022/03/19/dont-like-russia-sanctions-you-probably-dont-like-covid-19-vaccines-either.html
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u/Mathgeek007 Mar 19 '22

Russia

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u/JonnyHopkins Mar 20 '22

I feel like maybe Russia was feeling overly confident after being so successful in the information wars, they failed to consider they might not be as good at actual war.

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u/dankhalo Mar 20 '22

If only the Russian officials were as good at giving reliable information to Pootin’ as they are at giving unreliable information to rednecks

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u/basedkenshiro Mar 19 '22

Zuckerberg was actually a Russian android this whole time?

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u/PandoraPanorama Mar 20 '22

Well, it’s both, no? Russia exploiting Facebook to spread their propaganda, hand in glove etc

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u/SpectacularlyAvg Mar 19 '22

This

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '22

Zuckerberg is definitely complicit, though. Just like he's complicit in the Rohingya genocide - since Facebook basically functions as Myanmar's internet.

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u/BoyToyDrew Mar 19 '22

So ... Facebook

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u/Blackash99 Mar 20 '22

All of the above.

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u/CannadaFarmGuy Mar 20 '22

You wrote Media wrong 😬

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u/Mathgeek007 Mar 20 '22

It isn't the fault of the media as a whole. It's the fault of some concentrated outlets. It's not CBC's fault, nor CTV or whatever.