Ironically, it is said Orwell based his 'Ministry of Truth' on the BBC, from his time working there during WW2.
Do you believe this particular reporting on the 1984 library to be bogus?
It's the standard BBC propaganda puff piece when dealing with enemies of the state...
So you what does that really mean? That this library and these people might not even exist, or what do you specifically mean?
It's hardly earth shattering news is it, more suitable for the back pages of the Readers Digest. I am a fan of Orwell's writing, Burmese Days, The Road to Wigan Pier, Down and Out in Paris and London are classics.
Well it might not be earth shattering but it's interesting to see the pararells between 1984 and modern day Russia
Needn't look further than Orwell's birthplace to find parallels.
This article has an interesting view about what the many years of propaganda has done to the minds of the people:-
Foreign phone scammers triggered a wave of arson attacks in Russia – now the regime wants to block Whatsapp
Google Translation
Weak Russian resilience
Some experts believe that ordinary Russians easily fall victim to fraud due to state propaganda.
Putin's propaganda machine has bombarded his own people with emotionally charged disinformation for the past 20 years. The result is a nervous citizenry that lacks critical thinking and easily overreacts to the slightest provocation.
Ukraine recognized this weakness early on and is now exploiting it with full force."
Following your Logic one would expect to find the Russians with the highest rates of Covid vaccinations, which has proven to be injurious and deadly : COVID-19 vaccines | WHO COVID-19 dashboard
Russia stands at 61% vaccinated, much lower than most of the west. Of course if one can believe WHO figures.
I don't believe one can make a proper assessment as to the state of state propaganda in russia based on covid when there are things like historical revisionism, foreign policy justifications (the west as an existential threat...), economic messaging, cultural identity etc
But I believe I understand that you can't say anything bad about Russia...
How about 61% of Russians are sheeple for getting vaccinated?
You'll have to explain this whole logic of yours because I'm not quite getting it...
Well 61% of Russians had at least 1 covid vaxx, and therefore believed their Government propaganda on Covid. Finland 82% believed it was "safe and effective". UK 79%. China was 90%. Which countries on this list do you think believe their Government propaganda most? Its not nuclear science.....
It's not nuclear science, but as I mentioned earlier, I don't believ that you can't determine how 'propagandistic' a government is from just one data point like covid. Propaganda varies over time, topics, and contexts. A country might push hard on one narrative while being more transparent on others. A deeper analysis would need multiple factors and timeframes.
Does that make any sense, please?
Well on an issue of life and death, the Russians seem to be better off than most of the west it seems. They don't even register for boosters as a %, but I know what you are saying.
Some things in life are important, others not so much, not getting jabbed is up there near the top in importance.
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All humanity is brainwashed and the only people we can wake up is ourselves.
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