In the global media space—be it Western think tanks, Ukrainian telethons, or Russian state propaganda and independent bloggers—what is happening on the front lines and in the rear is described in an extremely primitive, two-dimensional plane.
We are presented with convenient, easy-to-understand pictures: here is a map, here are arrows, here are state borders, here are cities, enterprises, and logistics hubs. Within the framework of this flat perception, the war is presented as an ordinary exchange of strikes. Analysts eagerly argue over whose drone is more effective, claim that “the war of cities and strikes on infrastructure will not decide the outcome of the war,” and assert that “everything will be decided directly on the line of contact.”
Behind this superficial noise lies a catastrophic lack of understanding of how historical processes, global systems, and social structures function. Things are not merely “not good”—everything is fundamentally wrong. (далее…)
