Estonia, which shares a border with Russia, is working to combat the hold Russian state media holds over some of its population — even after blocking many Russian media sources.
Back in the 1980s people in Tallinn would watch Finnish TV in order to have a window to the world;
Those claiming that “both sides lie” are missing the key fact that one of the sides imprisons anyone who gives an opposing view;
trust takes time to build, whereas fear gets an immediate response, this is why propaganda and Facebook are so effective, they strive for the immediate fear-based response;
Ummm… Estonia is not Russia’s eastern neighbor. It’s at the other end. Also, there are a lot of Russian speakers in former parts of the Soviet Union, because, during the Soviet era, particularly Stalin’s, people were forcibly moved out of those countries and replaced with Russians;
People forget the Baltics were the first to break off from the Soviets, and they are the EU. Just because people speak Russian, doesn’t mean they are loyal to Russia, any more than Irish people are loyal to England;
Propaganda works coz many people WANT to believe it. Kind of dependent to get a superpower feeling, like in USSR times. Understandable, but the amount of hate towards Ukraine and Ukrainians is terrible. Check also Russian-speaking FB groups around the EU, so many propaganda supporters. Its a real weapon, we should take it seriously;
Both sides are correct about the cause of the ship sinking. The Russians just won’t admit to how the fire started: Viewers’ Comments.
