The West’s Latest Copium Is That Russia’s Gains Increase The Danger To Its Own Troops, by Andrew Korybko

Who knew winning was so dangerous? From Andrew Korybko at korybko.substack.com:

The targeted Western audience is made to believe that it might be a blessing in disguise that Russia is once again on the offensive after the spectacular failure of Kiev’s counteroffensive last summer since this supposedly imbues the West with a renewed sense of urgency to ensure that Ukraine won’t lose.

Russia’s victory in Avdeevka proved that Ukraine is back on the defensive and that the worst-case scenario from the West’s perspective of Kiev’s total defeat can no longer be ruled out. This provoked such panic among their leaders that they reportedly discussed conventionally intervening in their proxy’s support last week even though many have since denied their French counterpart’s revelation about this. In order to manage the public’s perceptions, however, they just released a new batch of “copium”.

This internet neologism refers to a false narrative concocted by one’s side in order to artificially inflate their supporters’ hopes in the face of inconvenient facts. It combines coping with opium to suggest that such information warfare products are highly addictive because they play to the target audience’s wishful thinking expectations. Most copium relies on some variation of the “5D chess master plan” conspiracy theory to imply that even undeniable setbacks are part of a master plan for victory.

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One response to “The West’s Latest Copium Is That Russia’s Gains Increase The Danger To Its Own Troops, by Andrew Korybko

  1. Utter the words…draft lottery.

    Let’s go Brandon!

    Yes we can/si se puede!

    Free citizenship for all replacements and first dibs on purging deplorable kulak untermenschen bitter clinger scum…step right up, comrades.

    This is the make citizenship of the FUSA worthless plan.

    No shirking good New Civility hive borg citizens and you must register with selective service at age 18 and all recruiting offices are now open!

    Wunderwaffen are only as good as the operators and the plan for 404 is depopulation.

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