Harry Potter and Russian Propaganda

Comment: Very good article with a satirical bent.

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"So, I just want to ask: who it is that the authors of this report intend to oppose? Russia Today and Sputnik? But all the Western media already oppose them. They don’t need any further motivation. There are hundreds of Western television networks versus Russia Today, which is all alone, and if Russia Today broadcasts Russian Propaganda, I don’t get it why people in the West buy this propaganda instead of pure democratic truth – and to such an extent that people in the West have to be rescued from it."

RT

The life of a Westerner today is fraught with peril: doping Russian athletes steal their medals, Russian hackers hack their emails, and polite Russian soldiers are always looking for a chance to invade and annex something. 

 

But even those Westerners who are not athletes and who don’t use email still feel helpless, because they have this horrifying Russian Propaganda coming at them from every side and chasing them every step of the way, even in their sleep. 

In the West, everybody, even little children, know that there is such a thing as Russian Propaganda. They know Russian Propaganda is worse than heroin and crack. They know one dose changes you forever, turning a handsome intellectual into a degenerate drunkard with bad teeth. The only thing they did not know up until recently was how to resist Russian Propaganda – and whether it is even possible. Kind of like nobody knew how to resist He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named – until Harry Potter figured out a way. 

In this case, it is the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and the Legatum Institute who stepped up to the role of Harry Potter, publishing a joint report on how to resist Russian Propaganda. Western civilization can breathe a sigh of relief. The solution they provide is simple, effective and democratic. 

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