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Zelensky's Use of Social Media Is Tipping the Scales Towards Democracy
Townhall.com ^ | April 23, 2023 | Ken Blackwell

Posted on 04/23/2022 3:47:07 AM PDT by Kaslin

Right now, the fight for control of Ukraine is taking place in the skies above Kyiv and in the streets of Mariupol. However while the conflict between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the sky and on the land has ground to a stalemate, Vladimir Putin and his virtual war machine dedicated to sowing disinformation are decidedly losing the information war.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine marks the first major conflict in Europe to take place in the age of social media, an online space that Vladimir Putin has spent decades working to dominate. Over the years, Putin has carefully constructed an enormous virtual apparatus designed to confuse, disorient, and dishearten his opponents, and he’s effectively used deception and disinformation to weaken democracy abroad, all while cementing his own power in Moscow.

While Putin has earned a reputation as a master manipulator of the online world, his disinformation efforts in Ukraine have fallen flat, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has flipped the script to use social media to protect democracy against advancing authoritarianism.

Zelensky, a performer-turned-politician, has used the virality of platforms like Twitter and his mass following on sites such as Instagram to flash a bright spotlight on the war in Ukraine and rally global support to his side. Before the conflict even started, official Ukrainian government Twitter accounts made news for posting memes to draw attention to brewing Russian aggression. Since Putin’s armies have poured into Ukraine, President Zelensky’s steady stream of inspiring pictures, moments, and videos, including his now-famous request for ammunition instead of evacuation, have continued to keep attention on the war.

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1 posted on 04/23/2022 3:47:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
Challenging times bring out the best and worst in people.

Zelensky staying in Kyiv, despite being offered a way out, asking for weapons and vowing to continue to fight.

2 posted on 04/23/2022 4:08:00 AM PDT by tlozo (Trump-the Russian invasion of Ukraine is " truly a crime against humanity")
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More nonsense from Ken Blackwel and Clownhall, ConservativeInc. Social media is a corrupt, highly censored, left-wing venue where alternative opinions aren’t allowed.


3 posted on 04/23/2022 4:21:44 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Kaslin

Too bad he’s got actual Nazis in his regime


4 posted on 04/23/2022 4:24:13 AM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: Kaslin

It will last for a few months.

By Fall, the economic situation will deteriorate globally due to the sanctions, and there will be a considerable backlash.


5 posted on 04/23/2022 4:26:23 AM PDT by FarCenter
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To: Kaslin

Over the years, Putin has carefully constructed an enormous virtual apparatus designed to confuse, disorient, and dishearten his opponents, and he’s effectively used deception and disinformation to weaken democracy abroad, all while cementing his own power in Moscow.

Sounds like the Dems, with the help of Big Tech and the Dem controlled FedGov agencies like DOJ and FBI, controlling the narrative, quashing opposing voices, and cementing their own power.


6 posted on 04/23/2022 4:27:58 AM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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To: Kaslin

What sort of democracy are we getting tipped toward? If it’s the Biden-Soros-EU version, forget it.


7 posted on 04/23/2022 4:31:39 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: Socon-Econ

Whatever democracy there is to be in Ukraine is up to the Ukrainians. It is no business of the Russians.


8 posted on 04/23/2022 4:34:48 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Kaslin

There are still nutjobs out there like Tucker Carlson, linking Zelenskyy INCREDIBLY to Biden and globalists. I was a big Carlson fan but now I can’t stand the sight of him.


9 posted on 04/23/2022 4:37:13 AM PDT by ZULU (HOOVER, FREEH, MUELLER, COMEY, WRAY, SUCCESSION OF STATISTS)
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To: tlozo

Zelensky staying in Kyiv, despite being offered a way out, asking for weapons and vowing to continue to fight.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Biden offered to send Kamalala to Ukraine.

Zelensky told him, “I need weapons, not a B.J.”


10 posted on 04/23/2022 4:42:52 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: ZULU
I was a big Carlson fan but now I can’t stand the sight of him.

Nah, Tucker is right; Just as he has been all along. It sounds more like somebody got all moist and hero-worshippy over one of the two creeps leading either of the mafia nations involved, drank the MSM cool aid, and is living in:


11 posted on 04/23/2022 4:46:26 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Kaslin

This Democrat NWO promoting piece needs a barf alert.


12 posted on 04/23/2022 4:48:53 AM PDT by Codeflier (I am just going to assume you are a Democrat if you call me a Putin supporter and ignore you.)
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To: Petrosius

Whatever democracy there is to be in Ukraine is up to the Ukrainians. It is no business of the Russians.
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1. What happens on Russia’s border is as much the business of Russia as what happens on our border is our business.
2. Sure, the Ukrainians ought to be able to adopt the Biden-EU version of democracy, but we do not have to support that choice.


13 posted on 04/23/2022 4:54:36 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: Kaslin

Good to know Ken Blackwell is a NPC, who believes all the propaganda. Zelensky is clearly backed by the global Deep State. I don’t have a dog in that fight. It’s just two dictators slugging it out, harming us and the people of their regimes.


14 posted on 04/23/2022 4:58:45 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Hold on, y'all, 2022 is going to be a ride you won't soon forget!)
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To: ZULU

You are ignorant. Zelensky is a globalist.


15 posted on 04/23/2022 5:00:23 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Hold on, y'all, 2022 is going to be a ride you won't soon forget!)
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To: ZULU

He is linked to Biden and his socialists. US has been basically running Ukraine. Ever heard of Victoria Nuland? What’s a matter, Bad Ole Tucker rained on your opinion parade?

The worst part of your post is the use of “Incredibly”. LOL Hardly unless you live under a rock.


16 posted on 04/23/2022 5:02:08 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: Socon-Econ
1. What happens on Russia’s border is as much the business of Russia as what happens on our border is our business.

Requiring a Russian invasion? Ukrainians were not trying to enter Russia, before Putin's invasion.

17 posted on 04/23/2022 5:08:10 AM PDT by tlozo (Trump-the Russian invasion of Ukraine is " truly a crime against humanity")
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To: Socon-Econ

Great let’s invade Mexico


18 posted on 04/23/2022 5:22:44 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: tlozo
Zelensky staying in Kyiv, despite being offered a way out,

Its been well established that Zelenski did NOT stay in Kiev and made broadcasts using a green screen to make it appear he did. Not until the Russians withdrew from their positions around the city did Zelenski reappear in Kiev.

ZELENSKY´S GREEN SCREEN EXPOSURE WATCH IT!!!

19 posted on 04/23/2022 5:42:49 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera )
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To: Kaslin

Speaking of Ukraine, the Epoch Times has never had an article on the ongoing war over there. Peculiar.


20 posted on 04/23/2022 6:23:30 AM PDT by cymbeline
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