Thread

1. saddat · 1790105271 · focus · HN ↗

   But luckily Germany saved the world by shutting down their power plants for good

   1. ekjhgkejhgk · 1790105610 · focus · HN ↗

      Tinfoil hat, I know, but I'm convinced that Germany hating nuclear power was a Russian influence operation.

      1. anticodon · 1790496415 · focus · HN ↗

         I always wonder how western population is so brainwashed that you always explain everything using two mutually exclusive ideas:

         1. "Russia is insignificant infinitely small nothing. It's economy is less than economy of Texas!"

         2. "Putin and russians are controlling all the world. They bought every world leader, everyone from Trump to Xi is controlled by them! Anything bad that happens in the world from USA to Africa is directly staged by Russia!"

         1. Marha01 · 1790506135 · focus · HN ↗

            There is nothing contradictory about a country that is a relative shithole having a very effective propaganda machine. Russia puts a lot of their resources into foreign propaganda, and it shows. It is still a shithole when it comes to economy and standard of living.

            IMHO, democratic countries should do the same. I want pro-Western, democratic, liberal propaganda bots to flood the internet, just like the Russian ones do. But I guess liberal governments are just too good to use the same weapons. It could be their downfall.

         2. xienze · 1790511484 · focus · HN ↗

            You have to remember that people on the left side of the political spectrum fancy themselves as the intellectual elite. They've never been wrong about anything, and if in hindsight it appears that way (like shutting down nuclear plants), well, surely that was because of a highly sophisticated brainwashing operation by Russia.
         3. wiseowise · 1790581217 · focus · HN ↗

            You just need to use a little brain, that’s all, no brainwashing needed.

            > "Russia is insignificant infinitely small nothing. It's economy is less than economy of Texas!"

            It is insignificant on a large scale war against united West, short of using nukes. At the same time it doesn’t mean they can’t terrorize Europe for decades or slowly chip it bit by bit.

            Think of it as a delinquent, poor neighbor constantly throwing shit to your back porch, and alternating between threatening you with a knife and a grenade (nuke). Constantly trying to bride, and recruit citizens of your home for its goals.

            > Putin and russians are controlling all the world. They bought every world leader, everyone from Trump to Xi is controlled by them! Anything bad that happens in the world from USA to Africa is directly staged by Russia!

            I don’t think anyone in their right mind thinks that Xi is bought by Russia. On the contrary, it is widely believed that modern Russia is China’s vassal.

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.