Day 20, Phase 3
Weapons, weapons, weapons
Upon recovery from a bit of cred squidginess following the gush1 a day before yesterday about fascist Russia’s genocidal campaign in Ukraine, it occurs to me that, somewhere in the gaping void that is the revenue model for news content about head-turning acts of invasive barbarity, there lie previously ignored possibilities.
It is at best fiscally irresponsible – at worst it is thinking inside the box – to let such opportunities go untapped, for art’s sake, at least.
Given the ease with which in-depth exclusives are uploaded to websites by award-winning publications, why would it not follow that Ukraine’s public diplomacy could be conducted on these pages, to which millions of people click every single day?
Just look what Fred has managed to achieve at his institute for understanding war.
Modifications of extant rants to suit the needs of American arms suppliers are only a couple of regular expressions away:
Just consider the many ways in which self-aggrandizing bullshit can be given timeliness and vitality for a for an ocean of idiots nodding right along.
The past exists to be exploited, possibilities are many and prices are negotiable. Ambitious and forward-thinking politicians (those with established ties to multinational investment bankers, please) can contact me at the usual addresses.
Day 17, Phase 3. War-adjacent Content Milling (May 25, 2022)