Data-Resistant Archetypes Block All Counter-Evidence

But sometimes we form what I call data-resistant archetypes. And this is one of the main goals, I think, of this information attack, the so-called peace process, which is to archetype Russia as strong at a time when we know it’s at its weakest, and to archetype Ukraine as weak, as a supplicant. It needs big daddy America to come in and save it or a mummy to come in and save it.

Source: Podcast Disinfolklore Universe Episode 1

Data-resistant archetypes as the GOAL of targeting, not a side-effect. The peace process example shows how the archetype “Russia is strong” persists despite all evidence of Russian military failure.

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