PATRICK LAWRENCE: New Year’s Notes on Purported Leaders
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It is no use hoping for any alteration in the collective West’s course so long as today’s “purported leaders” remain in office. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News “Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.” So did Chinese…
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: New Year's Notes on Purported Leaders

It is no use hoping for any alteration in the collective West’s course so long as today's "purported leaders" remain in office.  By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News “Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.” So did Chinese peasants celebrate their distance from the Forbidden

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@lemonde l'avion abattu par la #russie de la #malaysianairways , c'est parce que les passagers étaient #russophobes. Tous les opposants à #poutine abattus ou empoisonnés, c'est parce qu'ils se droguaient ou qu'ils étaient #neonazis ! On attend quoi d' #istamboul ?

The #Right love accusing someone of "#Russophobia" disorientates the other in a debate.

The #left & #right LOVE accusing, say, pro-Ukrainians of being #Russophobes: cos they see it's power to disorientate & also cos it feeds THEIR need to feel superior to those showing appropriate compassion & good judgement by supporting #Ukraine.

"Russophobia" gets weaponised by #Ruschist state, its disinfo "#warriors" & gullible #westerners: 2/

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“Russian abductions in 🇺🇦 - a 🧵. I've met 100s of elected leaders in areas inside/close to occupation forces. Not only I (but US👇🏽) warned of this. Same model used in occupied Lugansk (also worked there) & Donetsk: abduction, torture, murder of elected/activists. How 🇷🇺 rolls! 1/”

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Let's decode "#Russophobia" - coined by #Ruschist diplomat Tyuchev.

A very successful troll, now integrated into Ruschist internal & external targeted #disinfo ops.

Key to weaponised Ruschist #trope portraying Ruschia as a victim of the Westerners' unconscious colonial outlook.

Ruschist accusation of #Russophobia: Embeds Ruschist sense of superiority over its imagined "#West."

Western #Leftists & #Rightists "feel" guilty when accused of being #Russophobes.

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