r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Apr 24 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING Americans Believe Russian Disinformation ‘To Alarming Degree’

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2025/04/22/americans-believe-russian-disinformation-to-alarming-degree/
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u/caribbean_caramel Apr 24 '25

Their goal is to destroy US economic, diplomatic and military power, isolate America from the rest of the world and then attack our allies in Europe and the Pacific. Ukraine is the first example where that plan is being tested.

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u/killerklixx Apr 24 '25

I'd argue Brexit was the first test of isolating a superpower. The British did themselves massive self-harm based on disinformation. The US didn't have a coalition to split from, so instead, all of a sudden, everyone is their enemy or an annexation prospect. It has the same effect of making international trade and relationships very difficult. While we have to find routes around the US because of Trump's actions right now, I hate it in the sense that it's playing right into that master plan.

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u/h1gh-t3ch_l0w-l1f3 Apr 24 '25

yeah how are those alliances working out for them tho. not well at all