How very, very perceptive of you, as usual . . . :-)
"We're seeing this now in the narrative of plucky Georgia being bullied by the evil Russian bear . . . And people fall for it."
I'm not sure people are entirely falling for it. However much the White House blustered, Putin's accusation that the whole affair had been hatched there to benefit McCain seems not to have been rejected elsewhere with the usual vehemence. Whether his accusation is true or not (I wouldn't know) is beside the point; it seems to be being accepted as of status "within the bounds of plausibility".
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Date: 2008-08-29 01:35 pm (UTC)"The best lies are the lies people want to hear."
How very, very perceptive of you, as usual . . . :-)
"We're seeing this now in the narrative of plucky Georgia being bullied by the evil Russian bear . . . And people fall for it."
I'm not sure people are entirely falling for it. However much the White House blustered, Putin's accusation that the whole affair had been hatched there to benefit McCain seems not to have been rejected elsewhere with the usual vehemence. Whether his accusation is true or not (I wouldn't know) is beside the point; it seems to be being accepted as of status "within the bounds of plausibility".