I belong to a based family, but the brainwashing that Putin is Hitler reincarnated, is rampant. Because I offer an alternative reason as to why this is happening, I am now labeled a Putin lover. I can't even... Lord, give me strength to keep cool and not explode on those that I love.
I just don't understand how those who know the media has lied to us repeatedly for years now - especially the past five, suddenly believe they're telling the truth? I have pointed out that there is propaganda on both sides and that those loudest about Ukraine are the most corrupt in our country, but it falls on deaf ears. "Putin is going to start WWIII, the US needs to take him out now!" is the subject the latest family group text. I have chosen to not engage this time. Is Putin truly a bad guy? For years all we have heard is Russia bad, Putin bad, and the fact that it comes from the Corporate media alone gives me pause. While I do not know the whole story, I know in my gut that the main narrative is nothing but a ball of lies. Proving this, however, is only as successful as the willingness of others to consider a different reality. My hope is that he (and Trump) are truly taking out the trash and all of this comes to light very soon.
It's so annoying how everyone is totally obsessed by this. I am just not commenting on anything right now in real life, except with my immediate family who all see things the same way I do (Thank God).
My boss said to me the other day "Your parents must be so emotionally devastated from Russia invading Ukraine", and I was confused as to why he brought up my parents and then he said "because they lived through WW2 in Holland - it must be bringing back all sorts of memories" and I just said that I haven't talked about it with my parents because my Mom's been in the hospital (she actually has - myocarditis - got the booster in December).
He's super confused as to why my parents aren't weeping and gnashing teeth. A few weeks ago my Dad told me he doesn't believe anything on the news anymore, it's all propaganda.
Your parents are Nicki Minaj level of super based. I'm jelly.
Yeah, it's been interesting to watch their slow redpilling.
Today my Mom told me that her Ukrainian orderly at the hospital (in Canada) said that his brothers were killed by Nazis and she and my father talked about it and wondered what he meant because the Nazis were 80 years ago, so when I mentioned that the Ukrainian government is made up of Nazis my Dad goes "Oh, so that's why Putin said he was de-nazifying Ukraine!".
I've never been more proud lol.