Simplicius offer's a brilliant critique of the neocon [[Institute for the Study of War]]'s cognitive warfare (ISW manufactures most of Western talking points and propaganda): "They outline what is in their mind the gravest threat of all: that Russia could single-handedly change America’s perception of itself, nay, change the very idea of what America is...", a reversal of roles of sorts, as the US altered Soviet society's perception of itself in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [https://simplicius76.substack.com/i/140019998/part Brilliant prose. Read if from there until the end]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky didn't kill himself'']]</sup> 22:07, December 25, 2023 (EST)
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Simplicius offer's a brilliant critique of the neocon [[Institute for the Study of War]]'s cognitive warfare (ISW manufactures most of Western talking points and propaganda): "They outline what is in their mind the gravest threat of all: that Russia could single-handedly change America’s perception of itself, nay, change the very idea of what America is...", a reversal of roles of sorts, as the US altered Soviet society's perception of itself in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [https://simplicius76.substack.com/i/140019998/part Brilliant prose. Read if from there until the end].
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Note: Simplicius is connected with [[Russian military Intelligence]]. So in the absence of contacts between the Russian Foreign Ministry and State Dept (Blinken and Lavrov), you are seeing a very open, real-time exchange of ideas between high-level unofficial organs representing the warring parties. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky didn't kill himself'']]</sup> 22:07, December 25, 2023 (EST)