Originally Posted by goalie
Originally Posted by Triggernosis
It amazes me at the number of people who buy in to all of the "conspiracy/backroom deals/somebody's making money/great reset" theories instead of believing that Putin just wants his former land (Ukraine) back - simply to obtain it's resources and expand his "power". Why is that concept so difficult to grasp? I'll tell you why - it's to simple, that's why.


It's more than that. The "believers" are invested in the narrative. To admit they were/are wrong would be an existential identity crisis, so they choose mental gymnastics instead.....

100% spot-on!