• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPM
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    3 months ago

    All that said, Russian propaganda isn’t magic brainwashing that entirely prevents rational thought.

    You could say that about fundamentalist religion too, and yet there are a whole lot of extremists out there of various religions and a big part of it is that they were indoctrinated from birth.

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      3 months ago

      I could and I do. Being born into religious fundamentalism is no more a moral get out of jail free card than being born on Russian soil. In both cases you got dealt a rough hand, but you’re still responsible for your actions. Supporting atrocities isn’t ok, no matter what your upbringing was.