Posted February 27, 2015

Yes it was. As everyone should know (especially the Russian government surely does) the intelligentsia is more resistant to propaganda and tends to behave more ethically than angry mobs of poor peasants. That these kinds of people tend to join the Ukrainian government rather than the separatists kinda supports the notion that the people loyal to the Ukrainian government are the good guys. If you don't acknowledge that fact you know little about your own country's history and modus operandi.
Thanks for giving me a good laugh, gods know I needed it. You mentioned history, so let me ask you a question, were Nazis in Germany and Fascists in Italy all uneducated poor peasants? Or were they the good guys?
Given enough time, any person can be indoctrinated by propaganda if it is well-planned and there are enough resources to organize it. In case of Ukraine I see no lack in any of those factors.
Post edited February 27, 2015 by Sanjuro