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[-] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 28 points 6 days ago

This feels like a page from the “Chinese spy balloon” handbook. Crank up the propaganda and fear-mongering to max at the start, and then slowly ratchet down after everyone’s already lost interest and the damage has been done. Six months from now I wouldn’t be surprised if a report from the Dutch government was quietly released that actually spoke the truth about what happened.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago

God I hate that balloon thing. People are still convinced they were spy balloons. I hate it I hate it I hate it

[-] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago

People are also convinced China is stuck in the 1950’s and that everybody there struggles to eat.

[-] Speaker@hexbear.net 23 points 6 days ago

I'm sure this is a great relief for the 17 Westoids who read Middle East Monitor.

[-] DivineChaos100@hexbear.net 1 points 6 days ago

Is there a problem with MEM?

[-] LeZero@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Speaker is not pointing a problem with the Middle East Monitor I assume, just that it's not really read by white westerners

[-] DivineChaos100@hexbear.net 4 points 6 days ago
[-] Yukiko@hexbear.net 21 points 6 days ago

Doesn't really matter. The whole point was the initial claim. Everyone hears the initial claim, not the apology that follows. They know this too, and that's the point.

[-] Fishroot@hexbear.net 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

No shit, but it's useless if there isn't going to be accountability for the party involved to propagate this shit

Also green left mayoress propping up Right Wing talking points

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago

They're only admitting this now because it's out of the news cycle.

[-] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago

I'm mostly surprised they actually admitted it

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago

Yeah no shit, I watched footage of Mexicans kicking other unconscious Mexicans in the head over fucking soccer. Israel is made of crybabies

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