I thought this article was worth reading. It’s about the disinformation war being waged on us by authoritarians around the world. It’s one of the big reasons why I believe we should support Ukraine against Russia. Delivering a big L to Putin will put China on notice and hopefully help clear up our own bad actors domestically. Right now many are just flooding the zone with **** (we see it here everyday on this website) that cause people to become disconnected from reality (vaccines are bad, Trump won, mail in ballots are bad, nationalism is good). Normal everyday Americans don’t benefit from when rich billionaires and authoritarian leaders wage disinformation wars against their society. It makes it really hard for government to serve its citizens (which is what many of the rich in America want. It’s hard to regulate them, raise taxes, and provide social services to the poor and needy when no one can agree what reality is).
Give it a read!
Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.
www.theatlantic.com