@spectrumecons - I have to say, this is the longest post I've ever seen on HIVE, and I read every word! I live a world away from Europe, and have been following it on the news, but I very much appreciated the way you broke down the conflict into the various wars taking place. I only wish my vote was larger to reward the effort.
The social war, or perhaps moral war - long term may well prove to be the most disastrous. It was only last year it looked like Russia was going to integrate with the US more than ever before, but now - I think they've set up many, many years of ideological divide. Indeed, the images coming from the public may permanently stain the Russian image in the minds of everyone in our generation.
Speaking of which, I wonder, those around during the Cold War - have they forever maintained a distrust of Russia, or did the distrust subside with the fall of the USSR? I don't know the answer, but it's an interesting question.
Willing to put money on it, the next James Bond film they make, the Russians will be back to the enemy state.
Have a good one, Tim
Hi Tim, it was great that you read the whole post. It might be the longest post I have written on Hive. I would normally divide my content into 2 or 3 parts. This time I kept it as one.
I believe the divide between Russia and the west has been set back at least a generation. The media have really pushed Russia as the absolute villains of this war. Censorship has meant that many people have not been able to access alternative information on this war. I had to dig quite hard and I still have many questions.
The Russians will be villains again in the Bond films. I'm sure lots of other films will portray them in that light as well. I expect the western version of the documentary of this war will be the same.
In Australia where I am, it's rather interesting the reporting that we're getting. Obviously the Russians are depicted as the aggressors, and our politicians have all sorts of buzz words for the news each night.
The more interesting, perhaps more interesting, part of this is how China is being reported on. Russia rarely rated a mention on our nightly bulletins prior to the last month, but China is on the news every night - a lot of fear about when China will invade Taiwan, and then come and get us. A lot of the framing of the Ukraine invasion is in direct comparison to a potential Chinese invasion - and what this means for the US.
If the news is reporting about Russia bombing XYZ, the follow up comment is, 'What did China have to say about this, or not say about this? What does it mean that China won't actively support the West?'
Anyways, after two years of nothing but COVID lockdowns on the news, and no news because of LOCKDOWNS, the silver lining, if you could call it that, is variation in news content.