“Don’t Poke the Bear”: The Most Powerful Disinfolklore

‘Don’t poke the bear’ may be the most powerful piece of Disinfolklore ever propagated. A retired U.S. army lieutenant-colonel explained what that meme meant. It was / is a tenet of senior policy professionals on the current U.S. president’s National Security Council as well as of policy and military advisers throughout NATO never to attack ‘the Bear,’ a disarming Disinfolklore-conveying moniker for Russia. This troll which worms its way into the minds of those to whom we entrust our security persuades them that Russia under no circumstances should be attacked.

Source: (III) Trigger, Experience, Reaction

Trolls like ‘Don’t Poke the Bear’ or Lavrov’s Speaking in Tongues concocted proverbs here are all there is. American National Security Advisers’ minds are colonised by Disinfolklore trolls like ‘Don’t Poke the Bear.’ That is what affects their Moods / Intentions / Motivations / Attitudes. And it’s why they won’t properly arm Ukraine. It’s the Disinfolklore.

Source: Data-Resistant Mental Archetypes of a Potemkin State

Trigger: Russia invokes nuclear threat. Experience: fear. Reaction: NATO refuses to arm Ukraine. The TER cycle runs at the level of heads of state and national security advisers. “Don’t poke the bear” is a troll so effective that those who repeat it do not know they are doing a Disinfolklorist’s work.

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