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saubeidl parent
You're inverting my point.

I was saying that the narrative of a single truth was western propaganda and that the world is more nuanced than that.

There's many truths. That simple dichotomy "truth vs propaganda" is a staple of the western approach to propaganda.


wiseowise
I have an exercise for you:

One country illegally occupies quarter of another country in 2014 and launches full blown invasion in 2022.

Question: how many truths are there?

saubeidl OP
It depends on your ideology. If you believe in international law, sovereignty and self-determination of peoples, as I do, you will have a different truth than if you believe in dominionism, might makes right, panslavism and historical revisionism as the majority of the Russian population does.

That's exactly my point, your truth is a reflection of your world view and your ideology.

It is silly to assume one's truth as universal and doing so kills all nuance.

wiseowise
Philosophical ramblings are irrelevant when it comes to international law.
saubeidl OP
International law is irrelevant when it comes to people's perception of truth.
wiseowise
So the only truth is people's perception of truth?

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