I wouldn’t be too quick to say it wasn’t effective; and that says a great deal about us. But I would point out that switch has been flipped, and the power is off."Our fear of Russian domination over digital discourse may have always been a little overblown."
— Joe Bernstein (@Bernstein) March 3, 2022
More sanity from @fmanjoo! https://t.co/yox9FGRyH0
What effect that’ll have is the next question. But I think the power of digital discourse was always a bit overblown. Remember when truck convoys were going to bring the West to its knees because Ottawa would inflame New Zealand would inflame Paris would inflame America? All because social media? Yeah, not so much.This is extraordinary https://t.co/An3hJVJlbV
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) March 5, 2022
Sure you are.'Oh, we're gonna do something': Organizers play coy as caravan prepares to converge around DC https://t.co/Ty9hbC5pmV
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 5, 2022
One can’t help but think there was never much there there to begin with.Russia’s business ties to the West took 30 years to build and one week to shatter bhttps://t.co/iZVR1THbxH
— David J. Lynch (@davidjlynch) March 5, 2022
Superior numbers don’t mean anything if the soldiers don’t want to fight, the equipment is shot, and supply lines are non-existent. Although there is still power in social media:Ignatius: Putin squandered his superior numbers and firepower, and underestimated Ukrainian resistance - The Washington Post https://t.co/Uz5RezSkfc
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) March 5, 2022
Don’t think the Kremlin has much to do with that.People around the world have booked over 60,000 nights in Ukrainian Airbnbs as a way to get aid to residents during the Russian attack https://t.co/qq0OYIeMtP
— Catherine Lucey (@catherine_lucey) March 5, 2022
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