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It’s Ukraine gaslighting time!
American Thinker ^ | 28 Feb, 2022 | Terry Paulding

Posted on 02/28/2022 4:21:13 AM PST by MtnClimber

Oops! Nobody’s agreed to the narrative yet, so…?

They’re all scrambling, visibly uncomfortable, all the pundits coming on all the talk shows on cable news, contradicting one another and stepping on one another’s narrative. The hosts have become so used to having a storyline to parrot, they can’t stand it. They’re practically begging to be told the “right” tack to take! But Ukraine/Russia isn’t following a path that anybody predicted.

Biden and his administration are no help at all given he’s the one who practically invited Russia to come on in, then got upset about it. It’s not clear whether we’re heading into WW3, watching a mild skirmish that will end soon, whether Putin has lost his marbles or is being crafty and smart, or helping “free” some break-away sections of the country. It’s not clear whether Zelensky is an installed puppet (apparently by the WEF), or the brave patriot he’s currently appearing to be, ready to stand and fight for his country.

The various retired US military generals and other “experts” making the talk show rounds aren’t helping, either. One lays out the scenario that restricting Russia from the SWIFT banking system will break Putin. Another demands we set up a no-fly zone. Yet another, says that it’s all historical—that the whole thing started before the year 1000, and we just don’t understand. Another says that since Ukraine was in bed with Hitler in WW2, it’s still a hotbed of Nazi sentiment, and Putin is just weeding that out, at long last.

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TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: propaganda; putinsbuttboys; putinworshipper; putinworshippers; ukraine
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1 posted on 02/28/2022 4:21:13 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

I sure hope the dead Russian soldiers were vaccinated.


2 posted on 02/28/2022 4:21:45 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on mycreen name for my FR home page.)
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The hosts have become so used to having a storyline to parrot, they can’t stand it. They’re practically begging to be told the “right” tack to take!

I guess the FAX machine in the Biden basement went down...

3 posted on 02/28/2022 4:26:54 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Fauci is a despicable little turd)
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To: COBOL2Java

I guess the FAX machine in the Biden basement went down...

/\

Actually

I guess the FAX machine in the Obama basement went down...

3rd term dontchaknow.


4 posted on 02/28/2022 4:29:01 AM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: MtnClimber

Once upon a time, the News consisted of — “Here’s what happened yesterday ...”

Nowadays, the News consists of — “Here’s what we want you to believe today ...”

And it’s painful if The Narrative is not well-defined, because then we have to believe 3 or 4 contradictory things all at the same time. Drives people crazy.


5 posted on 02/28/2022 4:29:48 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Weak people see themselves as victims; such people should not be in charge of anything.)
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To: cuz1961
I guess the FAX machine in the Obama basement went down...

Actually, Bronco Bama's in the basement with Lunch Bucket Joe. Gotta keep him signing things...


6 posted on 02/28/2022 4:32:45 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Fauci is a despicable little turd)
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To: MtnClimber

The classic name for the confusion is “fog of war.” And war offers endless complications and uncertainties because, as Clausewitz observed, “Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.”


7 posted on 02/28/2022 4:40:00 AM PST by Rockingham
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To: MtnClimber

Where this is headed is months of war. Unfortunately, that makes Brandon a war time POTUS and the Dems will benefit tremendously from that in the midterms. MAGA must get on the Ukraine support bus or we will get run over by it in November and 2024. It’s that simple.


8 posted on 02/28/2022 4:45:19 AM PST by lodi90
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To: lodi90

If Biden commits troops to this conflict he is done because the Trans group in charge if our military is a joke. Nobody in America wants us involved here except the establishment.


9 posted on 02/28/2022 4:54:14 AM PST by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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Biden doesn’t have to do anything. It’s be like the campaign. He’s just sit in Delware eating pudding while the world focuses on Ukraine.


10 posted on 02/28/2022 5:06:09 AM PST by lodi90
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To: lodi90; Liz; SunkenCiv; Red Badger; Kaslin; BenLurkin; LS; Lazamataz; SJackson; ...

But, you don’t understand.

Biden’s handlers (er, Biden) WANT HIM to be the “wartime President” being the only one bravely standing against Trump’s (er, Putin ) capitalist dictatorship while supporting the brave Ukrainian Freedom Fighters.

That, or the Peacetime President who earned his Nobel Peace Prize negotiating against Trump (er, Putin) in support of the brave Ukrainian Freedom Fighters!

But Putin attacked anyway. Then he is not wiping them, so Biden can’t quite rescue the Ukrainian forces. Now, he looks even worse, with no control of anything.

And, YES. Today’s mass media talking heads don’t have their pre-printed focus grouped approved common talking points and teleprompter scripts. Without their DNC approved gospel, they are lost.


11 posted on 02/28/2022 5:09:22 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: MtnClimber

But Ukraine/Russia isn’t following a path that anybody predicted.

No plan survives contact.


12 posted on 02/28/2022 5:15:03 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Robert A Cook PE

Brandon doesn’t have to lead here. Germany just increased their defense budget above 2% effect immediately for gosh sakes. Brandon just has to make a few speeches and go back to his basement. Fake News will take care of the rest.


13 posted on 02/28/2022 5:17:26 AM PST by lodi90
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To: MtnClimber

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14 posted on 02/28/2022 5:19:05 AM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: MtnClimber

Turn off the TV and it becomes peaceful. They are all mixed up because this ain’t our war.


15 posted on 02/28/2022 5:22:34 AM PST by dforest (Freaking insane world.)
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To: MtnClimber

Probably what killed them. Anyway, they won’t get Covid.


16 posted on 02/28/2022 5:29:56 AM PST by jmacusa (America. Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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To: lodi90

“Unfortunately, that makes Brandon a war time POTUS and the Dems will benefit tremendously from that in the midterms.”

No, not even if American troops get involved. And Biden as a wartime president is a recognizable disaster from the start.

“MAGA must get on the Ukraine support bus or we will get run over by it in November and 2024.”

Is there anyone in the United States not rooting for the people of Ukraine?


17 posted on 02/28/2022 5:32:21 AM PST by odawg
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Is there anyone in the United States not rooting for the people of Ukraine?


Trump was at CPAC talking about the border yesterday. My neighbors at the pool were talking about Ukraine. Russian tanks running out of gas in particular. The world has changed.
We need to adjust tactically to avoid electoral wipe out for MAGA candidates.


18 posted on 02/28/2022 5:38:46 AM PST by lodi90
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To: lodi90

And basically Mitt Romney is now a serious threat to run in 2024, and before I would have written him off, not so sure about that now.


19 posted on 02/28/2022 5:39:59 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Robert A Cook PE

Good podcast by Robert Barnes last night. Check out VivaBarnes.

The fake news is thick. First there was “Kiev has been retaken by Ukrainian forces.” Less than 24 hours later, “Kiev is surrounded.” Then just a few hours later, the mayor walks back the statement.


20 posted on 02/28/2022 5:40:44 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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